ICT Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Oxford City Council; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days holiday

LGPS

Leisure membership subsidy

Flex scheme

Employee benefits scheme

Post-probation pay increment

Job summary

Oxford City Council is seeking an ICT Senior Infrastructure Engineer to own the Microsoft identity and device environment, ensuring secure, efficient delivery of core infrastructure services across council offices and community locations.

You will work in a hybrid Oxford-based role with exposure to Azure, O365 and Windows Server platforms, and you will help mentor junior staff while supporting partners such as Direct Services and Car Parks.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft-based identity and device management environments.
• Knowledge of cloud and virtualised services and security.
• Experience mentoring junior staff and working in a delivery team.

Responsibilities

• Own the Microsoft identity and device environment end-to-end.
• Ensure secure, reliable delivery of core infrastructure services.
• Support teams across offices, community locations and Direct Services.

Skills

Active Directory

Windows Server

Azure

O365

Tools

Microsoft 365

PowerShell

Job description

ICT Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Oxford/Hybrid 27/09/2026

Job details

Salary G9: £53,527 per annum full time (pro rata for part time) and a market allowance of £7,199 per annum, reviewed biennial (pro rate for part time).

Contractual hours: 37

Basis: Full Time

Region: Oxford

• Package: 29 days holiday
• LGPS, subsidised leisure membership, flex scheme (where appropriate), employee benefits scheme, post-probation pay increment.

Job category/type: Permanent

Date posted: 10/09/2026

Job reference: 002872

Attachments

• ICT Senior Infrastructure Engineer_G9_IT_Sept26_002872.pdf
• OCC Candidate Pack A4 - low-res single pages.pdf

Job description

Do you like a challenge and want to make a difference and feel part of a team in Oxford that has a vision and passion to do exactly that? If yes, then Oxford City Council has a new exciting opportunity for you to be part of achieving that vision. We’re an ambitious and successful local authority with an exciting agenda.

Oxford City Council is implementing big changes in the way we deliver core services. This development includes greater use of cloud and virtualised services and support for our internal Applications Team.

We are seeking a dedicated Senior Infrastructure Engineer to take ownership of our Microsoft-based user identity and device environment, ensuring the secure, efficient, and reliable delivery of core infrastructure services.

The Infrastructure Team provide critical Microsoft environment services for customers working in our offices and in the community as well as Direct Services, Car Parks and mobile locations and you will experience every aspect of technology to support a World Class City Council.

We need flexible and enthusiastic people to support our Active Directory Policy Management, Windows Server environment and support in O365, Azure cloud services and traditional infrastructure.

This is a post in a team of staff dedicated to supporting the Council customers including our commercial Housing and Direct Services Teams and as a senior post will help develop the more junior members of staff.

For an informal discussion or queries about the post please email Tom Whitley on [e-mail]

Note: All vacancies close at 23:59 on the stated closing date.