System Engineer - Higher Education

Systems Engineer - Higher Education

Location: Surrey (Hybrid 2 days onsite)

Salary: £58,000 + Excellent Benefits

Type: 24 Month FTC

I'm working with a leading Higher Education organisation seeking a Systems Engineer to join their infrastructure team on a 24-month fixed-term contract. This is an opportunity to play a key role in advancing enterprise automation, modernising deployment processes, and delivering scalable solutions across a large and complex technology estate.

This role is heavily focused on infrastructure automation and PowerShell development, rather than traditional identity management.

The Role

You'll be responsible for designing, developing, and enhancing automation solutions across a range of Microsoft and infrastructure technologies. Working closely with infrastructure and platform teams, you'll help improve provisioning, deployment, and account lifecycle processes while introducing modern engineering practices and automation standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build PowerShell-based automation solutions across enterprise infrastructure
• Develop and improve automated provisioning across Azure, VMware, Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365
• Improve code management, version control, and deployment processes through repositories and pipelines
• Build and enhance workflow automation supporting account creation and lifecycle management
• Drive automation best practices across a complex technology environment
• Produce technical documentation, testing, implementation, and operational handover activities
• Provide technical expertise and escalation support for automation-related services

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience

• Strong commercial experience developing PowerShell automation solutions from scratch
• Experience working with source control, repositories, and CI/CD pipelines
• Good working knowledge of Active Directory and Entra ID
• Experience developing workflows using tools such as Okta Workflows, Power Automate, Azure Logic Apps, or similar platforms
• Strong infrastructure engineering background with experience automating operational processes

Desirable Experience

• Azure, VMware, and Microsoft 365 automation
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience
• Monitoring, alerting, and reporting tools
• Higher Education or large-scale enterprise environments
• Direct experience with Okta Workflows

Why Join?

• 24-month FTC with a highly respected organisation
• Opportunity to shape and improve automation practices across a large-scale environment
• Work on impactful projects with visibility across the business
• Hybrid working and excellent benefits package
• Collaborative team with a strong focus on innovation and continuous improvement

If you're an experienced infrastructure engineer with a passion for automation and PowerShell development, please directly apply or send your CV to b.beeley@gravitasgroup.com