Infrastructure Engineer - VMware, Azure & Hybrid Cloud

SAAB; Fareham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Workplace pension with 8% company

Private medical insurance

Death in service insurance

Share matching scheme

Maternity/Adoption & Paternity leave

Job summary

Saab UK is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to maintain and improve core IT services from Fareham. You will work across on-prem VMware, storage, servers, networking and cloud (Azure) environments, ensuring secure, reliable infrastructure and documented processes.

You will support Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online, Backup/DR, and collaborate with teams and suppliers on projects. Strong VMware, Windows Server, and networking skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting VMware virtualization platforms within an on-premises infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.
• Experience supporting backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
• Understanding of networking principles including VLANs, routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and wireless.
• Experience administering Microsoft 365 services including SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, and Exchange Online.
• Awareness of Microsoft Azure services such as VMs, storage, networking, identity, monitoring and backup.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve technical incidents using structured troubleshooting methods.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and clear technical documentation.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work independently or in a wider IT team.
• Experience in ITIL-aligned support environments and infrastructure change management.
• Relevant certifications in VMware, Microsoft, Azure, networking, or infrastructure technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational support for on-premises VMware environments, including VMs, hosts, and storage connectivity.
• Monitor and maintain server, storage, network, wireless, cloud, and infrastructure services for availability and security.
• Assist with Azure services including VMs, storage, networking, identity, monitoring and backup where applicable.
• Administer and support backup and recovery services, including testing and restores.
• Provide technical support for LAN/WAN, routing, switching, firewalls, VPN, wireless, and Azure networking.
• Support Microsoft 365 services (Exchange Online, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint Online).
• Maintain SharePoint sites, permissions, document libraries and configuration requests.
• Document infrastructure details and procedures; manage asset records and change activity.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve issues and drive service improvement.
• Ensure compliance with IT policies, security standards, and change control processes.

Skills

VMware virtualization

Windows Server

Active Directory

DNS and DHCP

Networking

Azure

Microsoft 365/SharePoint/Exchange

ITIL awareness

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

VMware certifications

Microsoft certifications

Azure certifications

Tools

VMware vSphere

SAN/NAS storage

Azure networking

SharePoint Online

Exchange Online

Job description

Saab UK is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to maintain and improve core IT services from Fareham. You will work across on-prem VMware, storage, servers, networking and cloud (Azure) environments, ensuring secure, reliable infrastructure and documented processes.

You will support Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online, Backup/DR, and collaborate with teams and suppliers on projects. Strong VMware, Windows Server, and networking skills are essential.