About Aptia

Aptia is a new force in the employee benefits and pensions administration services, on a mission to change the world of administration for the better.

In an underserved market, with huge potential for growth, Aptia serves 1,100 clients in the US and UK markets and will be supported by shared services in India and Portugal - helping more than seven million people live healthier and happier lives.

And we are expanding. Aptia Group is not only fuelled by our investors’ backing but also by our commitment to foster the growth and success of our people. At Aptia, we’re investing heavily in learning and development, paving unique career paths for our colleagues.

Specialist. Responsive. Thoughtful. These aren’t just words; they are the backbone of our business. Our team embodies our values daily, to surpass client expectations, evolve constantly and nurture genuine relationships for the long-term.

If you want to join a sector that never stands still, in a company culture that is agile and that will invest in your career development, we could have your perfect next role.

Job requirements

Role Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Windows Server Application Engineer to join our team. You will be responsible for monitoring and resolving components of applications and infrastructure. 

This role will ideally be aligned to any Aptia Office in the UK on a hybrid-working basis. This is a contract role until end of year 2025.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:
•    Deploying and supporting products for clients in the UK and internationally.
•    Creating new environments, carry out software deployments, and manage estates.
•    Working closely with the Technical Lead to enhance service delivery.
•    Providing support outside of normal office hours for issue resolutions and deployments.
•    Maintaining records of support issues and deployments.
•    Assisting with installations, configurations with various teams across the business.
 

Here’s what we’re looking for:

•    Support experience in a financial service regulated environment.
•    Experience handling MS .NET and IIS based windows and web applications is highly desirable.
 •    Excellent experience administrating applications on Window Servers (2012/2016/2019), including A good awareness of Microsoft .NET technology 

•    Good understanding of DNS and Load Balancing and Firewall concepts
•    AWS cloud experience is also desirable, including EC2, VPC, AWS Cloud Watch, Storage and Security Groups.
•    Strong experience in application troubleshooting e.g. reviewing Logs (IIS/Event Viewer/etc.) and various Internals tools, etc. 

•    A working knowledge of monitoring tools such as DataDog, Splunk, and others etc would be beneficial.

•    Knowledge on patching procedures for Windows OS, .NET, Java, etc. 

•    An understanding of SSL Certificate management

•    Good working knowledge of the industry standard, change management process
•    A relevant industry certification is desirable.  
 

How to apply

If you are interested in this role, then we’d love to hear from you. Please go ahead and click apply and submit your resume with appropriate contact information.

Aptia is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and equitable work environment. At Aptia, fostering an equitable and inclusive environment for all our people to flourish is a priority. We are an equal opportunity employer and aim to attract and retain the best people without attention to age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, political affiliation, race, religion, gender and sexual orientation.

If there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process to ensure it is accessible to you, we encourage you to reach out to us.