Infrastructure Engineer

VANRATH; Lisburn; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanrath is recruiting an experienced Infrastructure / Modern Workplace Engineer in Lisburn to join a large IT Operations function. The role focuses on senior technical ownership of enterprise workplace technologies, driving incident resolution and delivering design and implementation across Microsoft 365, Entra ID and related platforms.

Hybrid identity, Active Directory and collaboration tools like Teams and OneDrive are key areas.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in a specialist infrastructure, architecture or technical delivery role within a medium to large organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 administration and workplace platform operations.
• Strong technical expertise across Active Directory, Hybrid Identity and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Experience with Microsoft Teams, OneDrive and wider collaboration technologies.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of enterprise workplace technologies, ensuring platforms remain secure, resilient and fit for purpose.
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex incidents and problems, driving root cause analysis and service improvements.
• Design, implement and maintain solutions across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Active Directory and Exchange Online.
• Lead proactive maintenance, upgrades and patching while identifying opportunities to improve service performance and efficiency.
• Support infrastructure projects and technology improvements, working with internal teams and third‑party suppliers to deliver effective solutions.

Skills

Microsoft 365 administration

Active Directory

Microsoft Entra ID

Hybrid Identity

Microsoft Teams

OneDrive

Job description

• Job Title: Infrastructure / Modern Workplace Engineer
• Location:Lisburn
• Contract: Permanent, full-time
• Work Pattern: Monday-Friday, standard operational hours, full time in office

The Role

An established, large-scale organisation is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Specialist to join its IT Operations function.

Working within the Infrastructure Services team, you will act as a senior technical escalation point, taking ownership of complex incidents, driving service improvements and contributing to the design and implementation of technology solutions across the business.

What's in it for you?

You'll be joining an established IT function within a large, complex organisation, where you'll have the opportunity to influence technology decisions, contribute to major infrastructure projects and take ownership of enterprise-level solutions.

This is a varied position combining technical architecture, hands‑on operational support and project delivery, offering the opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing development of the organisation's workplace technology environment.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of enterprise workplace technologies, ensuring platforms remain secure, resilient and fit for purpose.
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex incidents and problems, driving root cause analysis and service improvements.
• Design, implement and maintain solutions across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Active Directory and Exchange Online.
• Lead proactive maintenance, upgrades and patching while identifying opportunities to improve service performance and efficiency.
• Support infrastructure projects and technology improvements, working with internal teams and third‑party suppliers to deliver effective solutions.

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in a specialist infrastructure, architecture or technical delivery role within a medium to large organisation.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 administration and workplace platform operations.
• Strong technical expertise across Active Directory, Hybrid Identity and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Experience with Microsoft Teams, OneDrive and wider collaboration technologies.