Oliver Sandercock

Infrastructure Engineer - Systems, Telecoms

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Portsmouth, PortsmouthMember since 31 August 2023

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An experienced, multi-skilled senior IT professional with 10+ years in an MSP environment with excellent problem-solving, logical, and analytical thinking capabilities looking for his next challenge in a Senior Infrastructure Engineer role. I have a demonstrable track record in the development, design, and implementation, of large-scale project work which require intensive resource solutions and excellent stakeholder management. I am a clear communicator, ensuring that all parties involved in project work understand the requirements and expectations, whilst doing so in a friendly and approachable manner that fosters teamwork, open-dialogue, and successful project completion.

Personal development is a core belief and I ensure that I keep apprised of the latest novel and technological development in my field to ensure that I enhance my core skillset whilst developing greater awareness of industry trends. I have SC level UK Clearance/BPSS and hold a recent DBS.

Experience

Technical Manager | Interpro Technology Solutions Ltd July 2021 to Present

I was the senior technical lead for the company and oversaw the implementation and deployment of managed projects for customers. This included providing advice, support, and implementation, for SMBs that required telecoms, systems, hosting, cyber security, networks, and application management.

Provide support and troubleshooting for all levels at the company and managing the day-to-day delivery and operation of ICT infrastructure across multiple sites. Installing, upgrading, operation, control, maintenance and effective use of Microsoft/Linux Server Services, physical and virtual.
Lead projects such as migration of on-site to cloud scenarios, such as Exchange/Active Directory to Office 365/Azure AD. Migration of 200+ websites onto new in-house Linux (CENTOS/Alma Linux) based virtual systems for customers that have PHP/MySQL technologies used.
Designing virtualisation environments and implementing HA and Replication for Security Cleared required clients from the hardware to the network topology and Cyber Security accreditations.
Implement workflows for automating Office 365 SharePoint data for efficient processing of data for third parties.
Project managing a new object storage backup solution for all customer’s systems that provided enterprise level protection from crypto virus using Veeam Enterprise. Providing a cost saving analysis spreadsheet that showed the differences between existing backup solutions.
Present and manage new data installations from CAT5/6 to MM/SM Fibre, working with third-party contractors ensuring that the customer’s requirements are kept.
Managing Multiple VMware ESXi servers, with vSphere HA Clusters. Maintaining regular patch management and updates when available.
Generate large DNS structures for our hosted platform, working with Windows DNS/BIND and registrar DNS servers.
Experience creating multi-tenant networks for service buildings, utilising multiple gateways, segregated VLANs and VoIP for users.

Senior Technical Engineer | Interpro Technology Solutions Ltd May 2015 to July 2021

My role in the company was to provide support for business infrastructures in client-server/telecoms/network environments.

Provide 3rd line support and managing the day-to-day delivery and operation of ICT infrastructure across multiple sites
Install, upgrade, operation, control, maintenance and effective use of Microsoft/Linux Server Services, physical and virtual.
Maintaining the security, integrity and confidentiality of LAN and WAN services, implementing secure network solutions that protect from internal and external actions.
Troubleshooting complex network issues using a variety of network tools, and provide quick responsive solutions.
Configuration, installation and general troubleshooting of Enterprise Grade Routers/Gateways/Firewalls and Switches, enhancing security with custom networks for VLANs and security policies. Build and maintain important relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including server/infrastructure-based suppliers.
Introduce and supply new technologies that can simplify and enhance businesses.
Create and implement Disaster Recovery Solutions.
Build/Design/Maintain Hosted telephony solutions from 10-150 seats.
Applying cloud solutions to clients that give users the ability to control their data and using continuity techniques for high uptimes of their systems.
Project managing new systems installations and amendments for existing infrastructures.