Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Cheltenham - Hybrid - Permanent 37.5 hours per week - £60,000 - £78,000 per annum

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).

The Key Responsibilities of a Senior Infrastructure Engineer:

• 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.

Below is a list of Key Skills required for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, however you will not be expected to have everything:

• 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.

Benefits/Perks:

• 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.

You will be required to hold a minimum of . If you do not hold an active , please familiarise yourself with the vetting process before applying.

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