Infrastructure Engineer

PA Media Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading news agency in the UK seeks an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to ensure the stability and security of their technology infrastructure. This hybrid role involves supporting both on-premise and cloud environments, monitoring systems, and collaborating with various teams to optimize performance. The ideal candidate should have significant experience administering Linux/Unix and Windows systems, strong troubleshooting skills, and a customer-focused mindset. The position is based in Howden or London with some travel required.

Qualifications

• Significant previous experience administering Linux/Unix and Windows systems.
• Good understanding of storage, virtualisation, and key infrastructure technologies.
• Experience working in service-focused or operational IT environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support IT infrastructure across data centres and cloud platforms.
• Monitor systems, troubleshoot incidents, and resolve performance issues.
• Apply system updates, patching and hardening to keep the environment secure.

Skills

Linux/Unix administration

Windows systems administration

Troubleshooting

Customer-focused mindset

Tools

PowerShell

Azure

AWS

Nutanix

Job description

Overview

Role overview

About us.

PA Media is the UK’s national news agency, delivering trusted news and content to media, brands and businesses for over 150 years.

As a leader in digital and data-driven content, we help our customers stay ahead in a fast-changing world through reliable technology and innovative solutions.

Our values - Collaboration, Integrity, Innovation and Ambition - guide how we work together and support each other every day.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, just let us know, we’re here to help.

Role

About the role

We’re looking for a skilled and proactive Infrastructure Engineer to help keep our core technology running smoothly across on-premise and cloud environments.

In this role, you’ll support the stability, security and performance of our infrastructure, working closely with teams across technology to deliver reliable services to the business. You’ll play a key part in maintaining critical systems, solving complex problems, and helping us move forward on our digital transformation journey.

This role can be based in Howden or London (hybrid) with some travel to other sites or suppliers when required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support IT infrastructure across data centres, cloud platforms and office locations.
• Monitor systems, troubleshoot incidents and resolve performance issues within agreed SLAs.
• Apply system updates, patching and hardening to keep our environment secure and compliant.

Capabilities & Focus Areas

• Cloud & Virtualisation
  • Support hybrid cloud environments across Azure, AWS and on-premise systems.
  • Work with virtualisation and storage platforms to ensure scalability, security and reliability.
• Automation & Optimisation
  • Use automation and scripting (e.g. PowerShell) to improve efficiency and simplify infrastructure management.
  • Contribute to performance tuning, capacity planning and resource optimisation.
• Collaboration & Delivery
  • Work closely with network, DevOps, security and application teams to deliver stable infrastructure for production workloads.
  • Support the onboarding and management of third-party services and platforms.
  • Create clear technical documentation, runbooks and operational guides.
• Projects & Continuous Improvement
  • Act as a technical lead for infrastructure work where required.
  • Research and recommend technologies that improve resilience, performance or cost efficiency.
  • Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

About you

You’ll be someone who is curious, collaborative and committed to delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced environment. You’ll enjoy solving problems, improving systems and helping teams succeed.

You’ll bring:

• Significant previous experience administering Linux/Unix and Windows systems.
• Good understanding of storage, virtualisation, and key infrastructure technologies.
• Experience working in service-focused or operational IT environments.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and the determination to get to the root of an issue.
• Clear communication skills and a customer-focused mindset.

It would be great if you also have:

• Certifications in Linux, VMware or ITIL.
• Scripting and automation experience.
• Knowledge of hyperconverged systems such as Nutanix.
• Experience in agile delivery environments.
• Knowledge of Oracle Solaris systems