Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Our client is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join their team in Cheltenham to act as a Technical Lead and take on some team leadership and mentoring responsibilities.

The ideal candidate will be experienced with on-prem technologies such as VMWare, Hyper-V and be interested in new technologies and technology to contribute to Proof of Concept work.

Overall our client is looking for a keen and enthusiastic Infrastructure Engineer and they are happy to help develop the leadership skills.

Working Patterns and location – Hybrid – 3 days per week on site in Cheltenham town centre, 2 days remotely (although they can base people full time on site if required).

·        Plan, design, and implement physical and virtual IT infrastructure solutions for customer environments such as Proof of Concept work.

·        Act as Technical Lead, providing technical direction and mentoring to junior team members.

·        Deliver ongoing maintenance and support for deployed infrastructure, ensuring high availability.

·        Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues in a timely and well-documented manner.

·        Manage system health including patching, vulnerability management, backups, and hardware lifecycle.

·        Develop and maintain scripts and automation tools to streamline common system administration tasks.

·        Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all deployed, monitored, and supported infrastructure.

·        Ensure compliance with organisational security, privacy, and ethical standards at all times.

·        You'll be taking a Tech lead role, covering everything from design and implementation to automation and hands-on support across physical and virtual environments.

·        Proven experience delivering and leading IT infrastructure projects end-to-end.

·        Strong knowledge of networking technologies and vendors including Cisco, Juniper, HP, and Dell.

·        Solid experience with virtualisation platforms such as VMware and Hyper-V.

·        Hands-on scripting and automation experience using Ansible, Python, PowerShell, or BASH.

·        System administration experience across both Microsoft and Linux environments.

·        Experience with backup technologies such as Veeam or NetBackup.

·        Background in an MSP environment or similar would be fantastic, with exposure to varied customer infrastructure challenges.

·        A passion for technology and a desire to learn about new technologies.

·        Customer facing experience.

·        25 Days holiday (+Bank Holidays).

·        Company Car Scheme.

·        Healthcare Scheme.

·        Company Pension Scheme.

·        Training Package/Budget.

·        Great company advancement and support. 

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.

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