Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - Azure & On-Prem

Js-Group; Southampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave plus bank hols

Birthday off

Discretionary leave for Christmas

Holiday purchase scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Death in Service

Company sick pay

Training and professional development

Job summary

JS Group is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to join the Aspire HE Technologies division, delivering secure, scalable infrastructure across on‑prem and Azure in a hybrid environment. You will support and evolve critical systems, participate in CI/CD-driven deployments, and improve reliability and security.

You will work with Active Directory/Entra ID, Hyper-V, and modern hosting platforms, while contributing to documentation and cross‑team collaboration to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years' experience in an infrastructure or systems administration role.
• Hands-on experience with Active Directory and Entra ID.
• Microsoft Azure administration (VMs, networking, storage, identity).
• Good understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, firewalls.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates).
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Full, valid UK driving licence and willingness to travel to other sites.
• Experience in hybrid or multi-cloud environments.
• Awareness of security standards ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support core infrastructure services across on-premises and Azure environments.
• Manage and maintain Active Directory and Entra ID, including identity synchronisation and access management.
• Support and optimise Hyper-V virtualisation environments, including failover clustering, performance tuning, and capacity planning.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure, resilient infrastructure solutions.
• Monitor system performance and availability, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
• Respond to and resolve incidents across server, network, and end-user devices.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation.
• Collaborate with wider IT and Development teams to support ongoing projects and improvements.
• Provide technical guidance and support to colleagues and end users.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Independent working

Tools

Active Directory

Entra ID

Azure

PowerShell

Terraform

Bicep

ARM templates

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Networking

Fortinet

CI/CD

ISO 27001

Cyber Essentials Plus

Hybrid cloud

Disaster recovery

Job description

JS Group is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to join the Aspire HE Technologies division, delivering secure, scalable infrastructure across on‑prem and Azure in a hybrid environment. You will support and evolve critical systems, participate in CI/CD-driven deployments, and improve reliability and security.

You will work with Active Directory/Entra ID, Hyper-V, and modern hosting platforms, while contributing to documentation and cross‑team collaboration to drive continuous improvement.