Senior Infrastructure Engineer – 12 Month FTC
We're working with a well-established, globally respected professional services organisation to appoint a Senior Infrastructure Engineer on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a backfill role within a mature IT function, suited to an experienced engineer who can hit the ground running in a complex, enterprise environment.
While this is initially a fixed-term engagement, there is potential for longer-term opportunity depending on business requirements
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The role
This is a hands-on senior position focused on the stability, performance and resilience of the core infrastructure estate across on-prem and cloud environments. You'll operate as a senior escalation point, work closely with security and wider IT teams, and contribute to both BAU and improvement initiatives.
Key areas include:
* Enterprise server, storage and virtualisation platforms
* Hybrid infrastructure (on-prem and Microsoft Azure / M365)
* Backup, disaster recovery and business continuity
* Performance monitoring, troubleshooting and optimisation
* Supporting infrastructure projects and system enhancements
* Producing and maintaining clear technical documentation
The environment
* Large-scale, professional, security-conscious organisation
* Established infrastructure with high availability requirements
* Collaborative IT team with defined processes and standards
About you
* 5+ years' experience in a senior infrastructure or systems engineering role
* Strong hands-on background with VMware, Windows Server, Microsoft core technologies and enterprise hardware/storage
* Comfortable operating autonomously in a senior capacity
* Experience in regulated or professional services environments is advantageous
Why consider this role?
* Opportunity to work within a high-calibre, well-run organisation
* Interesting, enterprise-level infrastructure environment
* Strong benefits package
* Realistic scope for extension or longer-term opportunities
If you're an experienced Infrastructure Engineer open to a senior FTC role in a reputable organisation - and you value stability, professionalism and well-defined environments - we'd be keen to speak with you.