Details:
- Salary: £60,000 - 78,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Cheltenham Gloucestershire
- Date: 10 hours ago
Description:
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.
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