Senior Infrastructure Engineer | 3rd line | Azure | 365

The role will be onsite 3 days a week, 2 days a week from home.

£50,000 - £70,000 depending on experience

Position

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a critical role in managing and enhancing the core IT infrastructure to ensure seamless service delivery. You will oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of highly available, secure, and scalable systems. This role requires a proactive approach to infrastructure management, with a focus on automation, cloud technologies, and best-in-class service support to meet the evolving needs of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Infrastructure Management: Design, implement, and manage a resilient infrastructure using both on-premises and cloud solutions to support business-critical applications.
• System Performance and Availability: Monitor and improve infrastructure performance, ensuring high availability and reliability in line with SLAs.
• Automation and Scripting: Develop scripts and automate repetitive tasks to improve efficiency, leveraging tools like PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Security and Compliance: Enforce security best practices and compliance standards across all infrastructure, implementing robust defence mechanisms and threat detection systems.
• Disaster Recovery and Backup: Design and maintain disaster recovery strategies, ensuring quick and effective recovery in the event of a failure.
• Cloud Management: Work with cloud platforms (Azure) to optimize resources, cost, and scalability. Guide and support cloud architecture as needed.
• Technical Support: Act as an escalation point for complex issues, providing tier-3 support and guidance to junior engineers and other team members.

Experience:

• 5+ years in IT infrastructure roles.
• Strong 365 skills
• Microsoft Applications: Admin experience of Entra ID and BYOD implementation, Teams, Dynamics applications, SharePoint, and OneDrive.
• Cloud: Expertise with cloud platforms (especially Microsoft Azure).
• Security: Knowledge of security best practices.
• Database Management: Familiarity with databases, performance tuning, and backup strategies.