Job Description
Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Milton Keynes (Hybrid with visits to Birmingham)
Hybrid / On-site role
Package: Competitive Based on Experience
Role: Permanent
Im recruiting for a leading global distributor of electrical and industrial automation products known for its strong focus on innovation sustainability and empowering its people. This company operates across multiple locations and delivers advanced technology solutions to a wide range of industries. We are looking for a proactive and experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join our IT team.
Reporting to the Helpdesk and Infrastructure Manager you will design implement and maintain resilient IT infrastructure with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity. This hybrid role is primarily based in Milton Keynes with regular travel to another other Birmingham office.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design deploy and maintain both on-premises and cloud infrastructure (Azure).
- Lead infrastructure upgrade projects and assist in developing new solutions.
- Manage and monitor servers storage systems (SAN/NAS) and network equipment including switches firewalls and wireless access points.
- Ensure high system performance availability and data integrity through proactive monitoring backups and disaster recovery testing.
- Support and enhance business continuity plans.
- Maintain accurate and comprehensive technical documentation; contribute to team knowledge sharing.
- Respond rapidly to incidents to minimize downtime and ensure swift recovery.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies and cybersecurity best practices.
- Work collaboratively within Agile frameworks participating in sprint planning stand-ups retrospectives and iterative delivery aligned with business needs.
Technical Skills & Experience:
- Proven expertise in designing and maintaining hybrid infrastructure environments (on-premises and cloud).
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Server cloud platforms and virtualization technologies.
- Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles and tools including firewalls IDS/IPS and endpoint protection.
- Experience with Palo Alto firewalls and security appliances (configuration monitoring threat prevention) is highly desirable.
- Proficiency in networking protocols such as TCP/IP DNS DHCP and VLANs.
- Hands-on experience with virtualization platforms like VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V (VM provisioning optimization high availability troubleshooting).
- Skilled in configuring and managing routers switches and firewalls.
- Experience with SAN and NAS technologies including provisioning tuning and backup strategies.
- Familiarity with LogicMonitor or similar infrastructure monitoring tools including dashboard creation and alert tuning.