Keyloop bridges the gap between dealers, manufacturers, technology suppliers and car buyers.

We empower car dealers and manufacturers to fully embrace digital transformation. How By creating innovative technology that makes selling cars better for our customers, and buying and owning cars better for theirs.

We use cutting-edge technology to link our clients systems, departments and sites. We provide an open technology platform that's shaping the industry for the future. We use data to help clients become more efficient, increase profitability and give more customers an amazing experience. Want to be part of it

Role overview:

Working as part of the Compute (Platform) Engineering team within the Infrastructure & Cloud Services organisation of Keyloop, we are responsible for the design, build and service ownership of robust, scalable, and secure IT infrastructure solutions across our on-premises data centre and public cloud environments

We are seeking an experienced engineer/architect to lead a core part of our infrastructure through generation of recommendations and thought leadership. It combines strategic architecture with hands-on technical leadership across our hybrid cloud services and technologies. This role ensures alignment with business objectives, compliance standards, and industry best practices while driving innovation and efficiency within Infrastructure Operations.

Key responsibilities:

Architecture & Design

Define and maintain enterprise grade compute infrastructure architecture (Operating Systems, Servers & Hypervisors, Backup/Data protection, Storage)
Design hybrid solutions integrating on-premises Data Centre and public cloud platforms (mostly AWS)
Create high-level and low-level designs, standards, and architectural blueprints
Ensure scalability, high availability, security and performance across all platforms

Infrastructure Engineering Oversight

Oversee core infrastructure domains. Act as a technical design leader and mentor to our infrastructure engineering SMEs:

Operating systems and components (Windows, Linux, AIX, IBMi, SCCM, AD, RDS, certs & cert management, hardening, configuration, patching)
Servers & virtualisation (VMware, Nutanix)
Storage (Enterprise arrays, FC SAN fabrics, AWS S3)
Backup & disaster recovery (AWS Backup, Rubrik, BRMS, data retention policies, legal requirements)
Privileged Access Management (BeyondTrust, IAM, Entra ID)

Ensure integration across environments and platforms

Security, Compliance & Risk Management

Embed security-by-design principles into all architectures
Ensure compliance with standards (e.g. ISO27001, GDPR, SOC frameworks)
Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies across infrastructure layers
Collaborate with security teams on governance and policies

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption
Drive automation and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices
Lead infrastructure simplification, modernisation and consolidation initiatives
Develop technology roadmaps aligned with business priorities

Operational Excellence

Ensure high availability, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning
Own capacity planning, performance monitoring, and technical debt management
Support operational teams with design handovers, escalation support, and continual improvements

Key skills/experience:

Services and Scalability

Proven experience in large scale data centre infrastructure architecture (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS) and cloud technologies (preferably AWS)
Design, build and service ownership of the infrastructure and tools used within our global data centre & cloud locations. Provide thought leadership across the technology spectrum. Work across our technology SMEs to deliver enterprise grade infrastructure and solutions
Owning capacity planning and technical debt, facilitating discussion and delivering meaningful improvements via KPIs

Leadership & Soft Skills

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Strategic thinking with a pragmatic, hands-on approach
Ability to influence decisions and drive outcomes across teams. Be comfortable debating technologies and processes, with the ultimate goal of harmonising to a single set of strategies and technology stacks
As well as being task driven, you have extensive experience of being accountable for project delivery. Working across multiple stakeholders to unblock initiatives and ensuring projects are delivered on time and to budget.
Work closely with application teams, DevOps, and security teams to deliver integrated solutions. Influence decisions and strategy across the business through persuasion and being able to clearly articulate needs and reasoning of designs/alternatives to move towards a desired outcome.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption were beneficial

Skillsets & Experience

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform/Ansible), with familiarity of DevOps practices and deployment pipelines
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Drive automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency. Ensure that we are operationalising infrastructure, technologies and solutions so that that they can be properly onboard into, and supported by, our hosting/infrastructure operations teams
Drive technology improvements and consolidations. Conducting technology, tooling and solution comparisons & POCs
Generate technology roadmaps and drive team projects to complete on time
Create and peer review design documentation & operational artifacts for our solutions and services
Experience of CIS standards for Operating System images and infrastructure. Security is at our core
Experience of infrastructure audits. Provide and maintain collateral & evidence generation to support ISO27001/SOC1/SOC2 audit processes

Why join us

We're on a journey to become market leaders in our space - and with that comes some incredible opportunities. Collaborate and learn from industry experts from all over the globe. Work with game-changing products and services. Get the training and support you need to try new things, adapt to quick changes and explore different paths. Join Keyloop and progress your career, your way.

An inclusive environment to thrive

We're committed to fostering an inclusive work environment. One that respects all dimensions of diversity. We promote an inclusive culture within our business, and we celebrate different employees and lifestyles - not just on key days, but every day.

Be rewarded for your efforts

We believe people should be paid based on their performance so our pay and benefits reflect this and are designed to attract the very best talent. We encourage everyone in our organisation to explore opportunities which enable them to grow their career through investment in their development but equally by working in a culture which fosters support and unbridled collaboration.

Keyloop doesn't require academic qualifications for this position. We select based on experience and potential, not credentials.

We are also an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We value diversity and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.

At Keyloop, AI is a daily ally: We encourage and train every employee to use our AI tools to boost their creativity and productivity.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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