Infrastructure Operations Engineer

Edinburgh - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Starting salary:32255
Contract type:Permanent
Grade:3
Location:Longmore House (with hybrid working)
Working Hours:Monday - Friday
Interviews: To be held over MS Teams on 21-23 January 2026

Reporting to the Infrastructure Operations Manager you will share responsibility for infrastructure solutions/systems across a range of technologies. You will collaborate with teams across the organisation to design and support new solutions.

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Benefits of joining us at Historic Environment Scotland

Enrolment onto a Civil Service Pension scheme 28% employer contribution
25 days annual leave pro-rata (increasing to 30 days after 3 years) 11.5 public holidays
Reimbursement for relevant professional subscriptions
Support for further education and personal development
Study leave for work related courses
Flexible working hours (where appropriate)
Free entry to all of our properties (with up to three guests)
Free entry to English Heritage Manx and Cadw properties

Key Responsibilities of this role

deployment configuration monitoring and second- and third-line support of a wide range of infrastructure services including Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online Teams SharePoint OneDrive Azure AD) on-premises Active Directory virtualisation platforms (VMware) and backup solutions such as Commvault Cohesity and Druva.
managing monthly server patching endpoint protection and legacy on-premises technologies including SAN and physical servers.
managing DNS certificates and domains.
support basic Linux administration
liaise with third-party vendors to ensure service quality
lead on implementing cybersecurity standards and email security protocols such as DKIM/DMARC

Key requirements of the role:

In order for you to be successful in this post we will be looking for you to submit a cover letter which addresses how you can meet each of the essential and desirable criteria (in up to 1200 words) using examples of where you have demonstrated these criteria previously. Please ensure that you provide real life examples for each of the criteria to be considered for this post. You can use examples of how you have met this criteria from your work life home life education or volunteer experience.Please read our CV and Cover Letter Guidancefirst before completing as you will only be eligible for selection if you use examples of how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.

Essential:

Experience administering a Windows Active Directory Domain environment including Exchange group membership and AD
Basic experience managing Microsoft 365 and Azure cloud infrastructure
Working knowledge of Exchange Online Azure AD and Microsoft Teams
Understanding of virtual and cloud datacentre environments
Awareness of security best practices

Find out more aboutdesirableskills and experience in our full job description here

We are dedicated to building a workforce which is reflective of diversity within Scotland. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds regardless of age race gender or gender identity religious beliefs marital status sexual orientation disability or support of our Gaelic Language Plan we welcome applications from Gaelic speakers.

We want every candidate to have the best chance to succeed during the recruitment process. If you require your application in an alternative format please reach out to us via email ator call our Head Office at 0 and speak to a member of our People Team.

Please note that at this time we are unfortunately unable to provide sponsorship as part of the recruitment process therefore you must have current right to work in the UK to be considered for a post.

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DescriptionStarting salary:32255Contract type:PermanentGrade:3Location:Longmore House (with hybrid working)Working Hours:Monday - FridayInterviews: To be held over MS Teams on 21-23 January 2026Reporting to the Infrastructure Operations Manager you will share responsibility for infrastructure soluti...