Infrastructure Design Engineer - Leeds City Centre

Interface Recruitment UK; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major organisation in the IT sector, based in Leeds, is seeking an IT Infrastructure Design Engineer to support their growth and transformation. Responsibilities include designing core infrastructure, project management, and providing technical expertise. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Cloud solutions and strong communication skills. Competitive salary of £50k to £60k, along with benefits like a pension scheme and holiday entitlement.

Benefits

25 days holiday

5% pension contribution

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in designing, deploying and maintaining Cloud solutions.
• Experience with technical project planning and delivery.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the SME and provide technical expertise related to infrastructure.
• Design new core infrastructure and systems.
• Manage projects using Agile methodology.

Skills

Networking knowledge

Cloud solutions experience

WAN/LAN design

Technical project planning

Communication skills

Time management skills

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an IT Infrastructure Design Engineer to join this major organisation based in Leeds. The organisation is undergoing a sizeable transformation, with significant investment going into their IT Strategy and physical infrastructure. To support this growth, they are looking for someone to support the Head of IT in improving, designing and implementing IT strategy & change and to ensure that the new systems, networks and core infrastructure are designed effectively and delivered seamlessly through to the go live environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as the SME and Project Delivery for IT Infrastructure across the organisation and provide technical expertise related to infrastructure.
• Design new core infrastructure and systems.
• Act as the final escalation point and product expert for all IT services.
• Ensure that Infrastructure systems, services and processes are compliant with relevant accreditations.
• Take responsibility for new and ongoing IT projects; scope, plan and manage projects using Agile methodology.
• Investigate and recommend technical strategic solutions, keeping existing infrastructure up-to-date and efficient.
• Be comfortable learning new technologies and delivering the new tech with clever and well thought out project structure.

Required Skills / Experience

• Excellent knowledge of networking, server, storage and virtualisation technologies; with the ability to learn new tech.
• Proven hands-on experience of designing, deploying and maintaining Cloud solutions.
• WAN / LAN design and implementation.
• Experience of technical project planning and delivery.
• Previous experience in a similar Infrastructure position.
• Strong communication, organisation and time management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present to key stakeholders across the business.
• Enterprise level technical support and/or delivery.

Qualifications

• Enterprise level technical support and/or delivery.

Benefits and Details

• Salary: £50k to £60k pa; commensurable with experience.
• Work Hours: 37.5
• Region: West Yorkshire
• Location: Leeds city centre (office-based with some home working potential)
• Holiday: 25 days
• Additional Benefits: 5% pension plus your own input

Other

We are looking for a candidate within a commutable distance of central Leeds.