Infrastructure Specialist

Talent; England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in the United Kingdom is seeking an Infrastructure Officer to support modern, cloud-focused programs. This role involves maintaining the infrastructure and cloud services, ensuring high security and performance. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with server technologies, cloud services design, and networking principles. A hybrid working model is offered, promoting work-life balance and career progression. Excellent public authority pension and benefits included.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Excellent public authority pension

Strong progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have strong experience with server and storage technologies.
• Knowledge of LAN and WAN networks is essential.
• Experience with cloud services administration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance the organisation's infrastructure and cloud services.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor across the team.
• Optimize systems for efficiency, security, and scalability.

Skills

Strong experience with server, storage and backup technologies

Knowledge of LAN, WAN, VLAN, Wireless and voice networks

Infrastructure software administration and security monitoring

Cloud services design, support and administration

Database administration

Understanding of web hosting, SSL certificates and DNS

Experience with security tools

Solid understanding of Active Directory and Group Policy

Tools

Azure

Intune

Entra ID

Job description

Infrastructure Officer Role

Are you an experienced Infrastructure professional looking for your next challenge? Our client is seeking a skilled Infrastructure Officer to join their forward-thinking team on a permanent basis. You’ll support a range of modern, cloud-focused programmes within a secure and resilient digital environment.

What’s on Offer?

• Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office
• £35,000 salary
• Excellent public authority pension and benefits
• Supportive IT team with strong progression opportunities

Key Skills & Experience :

• Strong experience with server, storage and backup technologies
• Knowledge of LAN, WAN, VLAN, Wireless and voice networks
• Infrastructure software administration and security monitoring
• Cloud services design, support and administration
• Database administration
• Understanding of web hosting, SSL certificates and DNS
• Experience with security tools such as antivirus, email / web filtering, DLP and patching
• Solid understanding of Active Directory, Group Policy, SAN, business continuity and disaster recovery

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Knowledge of PSN, PCI-DSS, DPA and Information Governance
• Experience with Entra ID, Intune, Azure, Sentinel, Meraki and Purview
• Understanding of government procurement frameworks

The Role

You’ll help maintain and enhance the organisation’s infrastructure and cloud services, ensuring high security, availability and performance. You’ll play a key part in modernisation projects and act as a trusted technical advisor across the team.

If you’re passionate about cloud technologies, value work–life balance and want to make an impact within a progressive public sector organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

Builds and maintains IT infrastructure to support business operations. Optimises systems for efficiency, security, and scalability.