Infrastructure Engineer

ig; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Private medical cover for you and your

Life insurance

Gym membership

Holiday buy/sell

Birthday & volunteering days

Job summary

IG in London is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to oversee and support virtualisation, storage, and backup systems. You will be the escalation point for critical incidents and troubleshoot complex problems while contributing to the maintenance and upgrade of the infrastructure.

The role requires extensive hands-on experience with Nutanix HCI, scripting, and automation, in a large-scale enterprise setting. A hybrid work model with three days in the office is offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience across virtualisation, backup & storage.
• Experience of mid- to large enterprise environments with thousands of servers.
• Knowledge of Nutanix Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI).
• Deploy and manage Nutanix HCI clusters (AOS, AHV, Prism Central/Element).

Responsibilities

• Oversee and support virtualisation, storage, and backup systems.
• Act as the escalation point for critical incidents and troubleshoot complex problems.

Skills

Virtualisation

Storage

Backup

Networking

Scripting

Tools

Nutanix HCI (AOS/AHV/Prism Central)

PowerShell

Python

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Job Title

Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Infrastructure Engineer - London

So, who are we?

IG is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.3m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions - built on scale, trust, and proof. We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real: genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that's rare in established businesses.

The bar is high - bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and we'll give you the platform to define what comes next. Join us at IG - the future gets built here.

Your team

This role is part of our infrastructure services team -- they are responsible for virtualisation, storage & backup systems.

Your role in the Team's Success

• Oversee and support virtualisation, storage, and backup systems.
• Act as the escalation point for critical incidents and troubleshoot complex problems.

What you'll do

• Maintain infrastructure by regularly updating to the latest software versions.
• Monitor vulnerabilities closely and implement timely patching and firmware upgrades.
• Adopt a proactive approach to minimise incidents and issues.

What you'll need for this role

• 10+ years' experience across virtualisation, backup & storage.
• Experience of mid- to large enterprise environments with 1000's of servers.
• Knowledge of Nutanix Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI
• Deploy and manage Nutanix HCI clusters (AOS, AHV, Prism Central/Element).
• Perform upgrades, patching, migrations, and lifecycle management (LCM).
• Good general infrastructure knowledge, including networking.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across compute, storage, networking, and virtualisation layers.
• Automate tasks using PowerShell, Python, Terraform or Ansible.
• Team player with good communication skills
• Create and maintain technical documentation and SOPs.
• Act as an escalation point for critical production issues
• Demonstrates a proactive approach coupled with an ongoing curiosity for continuous improvement.

The Perks

It really is more than a job. We think like a start-up, but we deliver like a FTSE 100 - so the bar is high, and we won't pretend otherwise. We work hybrid, which means three days in the office. We'll recognise your talent and make sure that you can still have a life - at work, and outside of it. Networks, committees, awards, sports and social clubs, mentorships, volunteering opportunities, extra time off... the list goes on.

• Competitive salary
• Flexible Benefits Package on top of your salary (12%)
• Private medical cover for you and your family
• Life insurance
• Contribution to gym memberships
• 25 Days holiday, with 1 additional day off to celebrate your Birthday & 2 additional days off a year for voluntary work (28 in total)
• The option to buy or sell holiday days
• A comprehensive global and local onboarding process
• Enhanced primary (maternity), secondary (paternity), and shared parental pay and leave, as well as a range of support and benefits for parents

Number of openings

1