Infrastructure & Network Engineer

High Wycombe - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

At Oxford Instruments we enable the worlds leading industrial companies and scientific research communities to image analyse and manipulate materials down to the atomic and molecular level. With a sixty-year history and fourteen Queens Awards for Enterprise our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.

Were looking for an Infrastructure & Network Engineer to help ensure the reliability security and performance of our core IT estate. This is a great opportunity to work across onpremise and cloud environments supporting critical platforms that underpin our business and enabling innovation across multiple sites.

Reporting to the Senior Network Architect youll work closely with IT Operations Information Security Enterprise Applications and thirdparty partners to deliver resilient secure and wellrun infrastructure services.

What youll be doing

Supporting and maintaining enterprise network infrastructure including switching routing wireless and WAN technologies
Assisting with firewall configuration and network security controls
Administering and supporting Microsoft 365 services (Exchange Online Teams SharePoint Intune) and Azure AD
Supporting server environments including Windows Server virtualisation platforms storage and backup solutions
Troubleshooting and resolving escalated infrastructure and network issues
Contributing to infrastructure and security improvements across multiple sites
Supporting patching monitoring incident response and business continuity activities
Assisting with disaster recovery planning and testing
Maintaining accurate system documentation network diagrams and procedures
Monitoring performance and capacity to help improve reliability and resilience

What were looking for

You dont need to tick every box but you should be able to demonstrate strong experience in at least five of the areas below:

Enterprise LAN/WAN networking (routing switching VLANs WiFi)
Firewall administration and network security
Microsoft 365 and Azure AD identity management
Windows Server Linux virtualisation (VMware / HyperV) and storage
Client operating systems (Windows macOS Linux)
Troubleshooting complex infrastructure and network issues
Applying security best practice (patching hardening identity)
Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills
Experience delivering infrastructure or security solutions across multiple locations
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

Qualifications (desirable)

Industry certifications such as Microsoft Cisco (CCNA/CCNP) or CompTIA (Network Server Security)
Degree in IT Computer Science or a related discipline

Why join us

Youll be part of a team that values continuous improvement collaboration and doing things the right way. We offer the chance to work on meaningful infrastructure and security initiatives in a supportive environment where your ideas and expertise will genuinely make an impact.

Ready to apply
If youre passionate about building secure resilient infrastructure and want to grow your skills in a modern hybrid environment wed love to hear from you.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin or disability.

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