Pension Insurance Corporation plc

Principal IT Systems Engineer

Pension Insurance Corporation plc  •  London, GB (Onsite)  •  5 hours ago
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Job Description

At Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), we're looking for a Principal IT Systems Engineer to join our IT Operations and Engineering team.

This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role for an experienced engineer who combines deep infrastructure expertise with modern cloud and platform engineering capabilities. You'll play a key role in shaping and supporting our enterprise technology platforms across on-premises and cloud environments, acting as a trusted technical authority and escalation point across the business.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the senior technical authority and escalation point across infrastructure, cloud, identity and platform services.
  • Provide technical leadership and deputise for the IT Systems Team Manager when required.
  • Drive the design, resilience and continuous improvement of on-premises and cloud platforms.
  • Lead root cause analysis and resolution of complex technical issues and major incidents.
  • Influence engineering standards, architecture decisions and platform best practices.
  • Develop automation, Infrastructure as Code and reusable platform capabilities.
  • Provide technical oversight of third-party suppliers and solutions.
  • Mentor engineers and champion secure, resilient and automation-first ways of working.

Requirements

Skills & Experience

  • Extensive experience in Infrastructure, Systems or Platform Engineering within a complex enterprise environment.
  • Strong expertise in Azure and modern cloud technologies.
  • Advanced automation and Infrastructure as Code skills, including Terraform, PowerShell and Ansible.
  • Deep knowledge of Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID.
  • Strong understanding of platform engineering, CI/CD and observability.
  • Experience influencing technical direction and engineering standards.
  • Broad infrastructure knowledge across Windows, Linux, networking and enterprise platforms.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

  • Financial Services or regulated environment experience.
  • Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Intune and SCCM.
  • Hypervisor or hyperconverged infrastructure technologies.

DEI at PIC

At PIC, we believe that true innovation stems from embracing diverse perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to building a workplace where every individual, regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or socio-economic background, feels valued, heard and empowered to succeed. We hold ourselves accountable through ongoing initiatives, such as inclusive hiring practices, and equitable career development opportunities that support belonging and community. While we’re proud of our progress, we recognise there’s work ahead, and we remain dedicated to listening, learning and evolving together.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive base salary and the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan, upon joining us here at Pension Insurance Corporation, you will get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, 28 days' annual leave (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme and much more.

Pension Insurance Corporation plc

About Pension Insurance Corporation plc

The purpose of PIC is to pay the pensions of its current and future policyholders. PIC provides secure retirement incomes through comprehensive risk management and excellence in asset and liability management, as well as exceptional customer service. At year end 2024, PIC had insured 400,000 pension scheme members and had had a portfolio of £50.9 billion, accumulated through the provision of tailored pension insurance buyouts and buy-ins to the trustees and sponsors of UK defined benefit pension schemes. PIC has made total pension payments of £16.2 billion to its policyholders and has invested £13.8 billion in UK private investments, including housing and infrastructure, creating considerable social value. Clients include FTSE 100 companies, multinationals and the public sector. PIC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority (FRN 454345).

For further information please visit www.pensioncorporation.com

If you are a policyholder looking to contact your pension scheme administrator, you can find their contact details here: https://www.pensioncorporation.com/policyholders/administration-questions

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
London, GB
Year Founded
2006
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