Infrastructure Specialist

Lorien; Altrincham; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus scheme

Hybrid working

Job summary

Lorien in Altrincham is hiring an Infrastructure Specialist to own and evolve our core infrastructure, including Azure workloads, VMware, and Microsoft 365. You will balance day-to-day operations with strategic project work, including in-house AI and automation initiatives.

You will also act as a third-line escalation point, collaborate with Cyber Security, and help shape platform evolution while benefiting from a hybrid working pattern and a company bonus scheme.

Qualifications

• Extensive enterprise IT infrastructure experience in a senior technical role.
• Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure experience from design to operations.
• Solid knowledge of Entra ID and Microsoft 365.
• Hands-on VMware virtualization experience.
• Good understanding of networking (TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, VPNs, LAN/WAN).
• Understanding of cloud and infrastructure security principles.
• Comfortable as a third-line escalation point and clear communicator.
• Autonomous, proactive and able to shape the platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and support Azure infrastructure (VMs, storage, networks, backups).
• Build secure, scalable Azure environments to host AI apps and services.
• Manage Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Intune and licensing governance.
• Support and maintain VMware estate, Windows Server, AD and Group Policy.
• Lead deployment, security, compliance and migration across Microsoft environments.
• Oversee enterprise storage, backups, DR and renewals.
• Automate processes with PowerShell and Power Platform.
• Provide third-line escalation for service desk and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Contribute to global infrastructure projects including acquisitions and integrations.

Skills

Azure experience

VMware virtualization

Entra ID

Microsoft 365

PowerShell

Power Platform

Networking knowledge

Security principles

Communication

Escalation handling

Tools

Active Directory

Intune

Azure Networking

Job description

Infrastructure Specialist - Azure, VMware & Microsoft 365
Altrincham (hybrid) - Salary £60,000

The role

My client, backed by VC always look to drive innovation across their global business, and the technology behind it runs on an estate we own and build ourselves. Now we are hiring an Infrastructure Specialist to join the specialist team in Altrincham and take shared ownership of our core infrastructure: Azure workloads, VMware virtualisation, Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.

This is a hands-on, senior role in a small, close team. You will split your time between day-to-day management of those environments and project work, including a growing programme of new Azure workloads hosting their own AI and automation tooling in-house rather than buying SaaS. You will act as the third-line escalation point for infrastructure, work closely with the Cyber Security team, and have a real say in how the platform evolves.

What you'll be doing

• Designing, deploying and supporting Azure infrastructure: VMs, storage, virtual networks, NSGs and private connectivity, RBAC, managed identities, Key Vault, Monitor/Log Analytics, Backup and resource governance
• Building secure, scalable Azure environments to host AI applications and services
• Managing Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Intune and Conditional Access, including compliance and licensing governance
• Supporting and maintaining our VMware estate, Windows Server, Active Directory and Group Policy
• Owning daily management of deployment, security, compliance and migration across our Microsoft environments, including email security
• Looking after enterprise storage (SAN/NAS), backup and disaster recovery, including upcoming renewals and potential platform changes
• Automating business and IT processes with PowerShell and Power Platform / Power Automate
• Acting as third-line escalation for the service desk and troubleshooting complex issues across cloud and on-prem
• Contributing to global infrastructure projects, including acquisitions and integrations

What we're looking for

• Extensive experience in enterprise IT infrastructure, with several years in a senior technical role, in an environment of similar scale
• Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure experience, from design through implementation into operational support
• Solid working knowledge of Entra ID and Microsoft 365
• Hands-on VMware (or Hyper-V) virtualisation experience
• Good understanding of networking: TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, routing, firewalls, VPNs, LAN/WAN and Azure networking
• Understanding of cloud and infrastructure security principles: identity, privileged access, least privilege
• Comfortable as a third-line escalation point and able to communicate clearly with non-technical colleagues
• A proactive, self-starting approach: you take ownership, see things through and come with ideas
• Broad technical scope across cloud and on-prem, with genuine autonomy to shape the platform
• Interesting project pipeline: in-house AI and automation workloads, M&A integration, backup and compliance modernisation
• Small, expert team that takes pride in its work
• Salary £60,000
• Company bonus scheme
• Hybrid working from our Altrincham office
• Development and progression opportunities