Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer – Azure / M365 / VMware

Location: Wilmslow, hybrid (3 days onsite)

Contract: 12 Months contract (Inside IR35) (High chance of extension)

Day rate: £325-375 per day

Start Date: TBC

Overview

Are you an infrastructure engineer who's as comfortable in Azure as you are in a server room? This role covers both: a mostly cloud-based estate, plus an on-site datacentre that needs someone who knows their way around it.

We're working with a global business in need of an Infrastructure Engineer at their Wilmslow site to keep core infrastructure stable, look after the datacentre, own backups, and play a hands-on part in bringing an acquired business into the group. The role is three days a week on site, so you'll need to be within a reasonable commute of Wilmslow.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Azure, M365 and hybrid identity across the estate.
• Keep the Wilmslow datacentre running, including VMware, physical hardware, storage and routine audits.
• Own backup and recovery, making sure jobs run, restores work and DR is tested.
• Support technical integration of the acquired business, including identity, tenant and infrastructure migration.
• Monitor the health of critical systems and report trends to IT management.
• Write scripts to automate deployments and routine tasks.
• Create and maintain documentation and Standard Operating Procedures.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure and M365.
• Active Directory and Entra ID / hybrid identity.
• VMware administration and hands-on datacentre experience.
• Enterprise backup and recovery experience (e.g. Veeam, Rubrik, Commvault).
• Able to be on site in Wilmslow Tuesday to Thursday.
• Clear communication and the ability to work across teams.

Desirable

• Certificate management and PKI.
• Linux administration.
• M&A, carve-out or tenant separation experience.
• PowerShell scripting.
• Nutanix, SAN/NAS or Exchange experience.
• Experience in regulated, medical or manufacturing environments.
• Azure, VMware, MCSA/MCSE or ITIL certifications.

Why Join?

• A key role in a major acquisition and integration programme.
• A good mix of cloud, on-prem and project work.
• Real ownership of the datacentre and backup estate.
• Hybrid working, with Mondays and Fridays from home.