Infrastructure Engineer

Ellison Institute of Technology; Oxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary dependent on experience +travel

Enhanced holiday

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Option to purchase 5 extra days leave

Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance (you, family

Employee discounts

Electric car scheme

Nursery

Salary Sacrifice

Cycle to Work

Family Planning

Neurodiversity support

Coaching & Therapy

Job summary

The Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT) is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement and support secure, scalable IT infrastructure across on‑premises, hybrid‑cloud and cloud environments.

You will work closely with Network Infrastructure, Cyber Security and Software Engineering teams to maintain core server, storage, virtualization, backup and cloud services supporting enterprise applications, scientific research and AI workloads.

Qualifications

• Experience administering Microsoft infrastructure, including Windows Server and Azure resources.
• Deploying and managing virtualised environments using VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter.
• Knowledge of server and storage hardware technologies.
• Strong understanding of core networking services, including DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, firewalls and VPN connectivity.
• Proven experience supporting enterprise IT infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking and cloud services.
• Experience with backup, disaster recovery, patching and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Experience with enterprise storage, SAN/NAS and backup solutions.
• Experience using scripting and automation tools, such as PowerShell, Bash or Python.
• Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring, alerting and incident resolution.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain server, storage, virtualisation and cloud infrastructure.
• Administer Windows Server, Linux and Microsoft Azure services, including identity and access-management components.
• Manage VMware vSphere, ESXi and vCenter environments.
• Support core infrastructure services including DNS, DHCP, backup, disaster recovery and monitoring.
• Manage server patching, upgrades, lifecycle replacement and capacity planning.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure incidents, problems and service requests.
• Maintain secure infrastructure configurations in line with cyber-security and audit requirements.
• Support hybrid-cloud connectivity and integration with OCI, Azure and other cloud services where required.
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks and operational procedures.
• Identify and deliver infrastructure automation, resilience and service-improvement opportunities.

Skills

Windows Server

Azure

VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter

Networking (DNS/DHCP/TCP/IP)

Backup & DR

Scripting (PowerShell/Bash/Python)

Documentation & troubleshooting

Tools

VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter

Microsoft Azure

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Job description

Join us at EIT

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas: Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Climate Change & Managing CO₂ Artificial Intelligence & Robotics This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org .

Your Role

EIT are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement and support secure, reliable and scalable IT infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid-cloud and cloud environments. Working closely with Network Infrastructure, Cyber Security and Software Engineering teams, you will maintain core server, storage, virtualisation, backup and cloud services supporting enterprise applications, scientific research and AI workloads.

Your Responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain server, storage, virtualisation and cloud infrastructure.
• Administer Windows Server, Linux and Microsoft Azure services, including identity and access-management components.
• Manage VMware vSphere, ESXi and vCenter environments.
• Support core infrastructure services including DNS, DHCP, backup, disaster recovery and monitoring.
• Manage server patching, upgrades, lifecycle replacement and capacity planning.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure incidents, problems and service requests.
• Maintain secure infrastructure configurations in line with cyber-security and audit requirements.
• Support hybrid-cloud connectivity and integration with OCI, Azure and other cloud services where required.
• Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks and operational procedures.
• Identify and deliver infrastructure automation, resilience and service-improvement opportunities.

Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• Experience administering Microsoft infrastructure, including Windows Server and Azure resources.
• Deploying and managing virtualised environments using VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter.
• Knowledge of server and storage hardware technologies.
• Strong understanding of core networking services, including DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, firewalls and VPN connectivity.
• Proven experience supporting enterprise IT infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking and cloud services.
• Experience with backup, disaster recovery, patching and infrastructure lifecycle management.
• Experience with enterprise storage, SAN/NAS and backup solutions.
• Experience using scripting and automation tools, such as PowerShell, Bash or Python.
• Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring, alerting and incident resolution.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation and communication skills.

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS or other public-cloud platforms.
• Experience using Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Knowledge of Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of cyber security controls, vulnerability remediation and privileged access management.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or container platforms.
• Experience supporting hybrid-cloud environments and cloud migration projects.
• Relevant technical certifications, such as Microsoft, VMware, Cisco or Oracle Cloud.

We offer the following benefits

• Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus.
• Enhanced holiday.
• Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year.
• You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July.
• Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%.
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection.
• Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan.
• Employee discounts.
• Electric car scheme.
• Nursery.
• Salary Sacrifice scheme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Family Planning.
• Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments.
• Coaching & Therapy services.

Working Together - What It Involves

You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate). During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme.