IT Infrastructure Engineer

Orion Electrotech; Bromborough; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy provider in the UK seeks an experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer for a contract role of 6-12 months. The role involves auditing and enhancing IT systems at various sites, focusing on cybersecurity and resilience solutions. Ideal candidates will have strong design skills and experience in industrial environments. This position offers full travel expense coverage and flexibility in the field.

Benefits

Outside IR35 tax status

Fully covered travel expenses

Flexible working conditions

Qualifications

• Proven experience in IT infrastructure design and resilience projects.
• Understanding of SCADA/OT systems and industrial networking.
• Strong knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Ability to work independently and deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Familiarity with RAMS, H&S, and industrial environments.

Responsibilities

• Visit sites across the UK to audit and assess IT infrastructure.
• Perform gap analysis on current hardware, networking, and security setups.
• Design and implement redundancy, failover, and cybersecurity solutions.
• Test systems and create documentation to support resilience efforts.

Skills

IT infrastructure design

Understanding of SCADA/OT systems

Disaster recovery planning

Independent working

Knowledge of RAMS and H&S

Job description

Overview

IT Infrastructure Engineer – Contract 6-12 months

Orion is partnered with a major renewable energy provider operating six biomass energy centres across the UK. We are recruiting an experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer to secure and strengthen site IT systems, ensuring maximum uptime and cyber resilience. This role suits an engineer with strong IT systems experience in industrial environments who enjoys auditing, designing, and implementing robust infrastructure solutions.

Benefits

• Outside IR35 - the worker will be self-employed for tax purposes
• 6-12 months duration
• Travel expenses fully covered (45p/mile & hotels)
• Flexible field-based role

Responsibilities

• Visit sites across the UK to audit and assess IT infrastructure
• Perform gap analysis on current hardware, networking, and security setups
• Design and implement redundancy, failover, and cybersecurity solutions
• Test systems and create documentation to support resilience efforts

Requirements

• Proven experience in IT infrastructure design and resilience projects
• Understanding of SCADA/OT systems and industrial networking
• Strong knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity planning
• Comfortable working independently and delivering end-to-end solutions
• Familiarity with RAMS, H&S, and manufacturing/industrial environments

How to apply

If you like the look of this Industrial IT Infrastructure Engineer role, please click apply or contact Jamie Garcia-Courtice at [e-mail] for further information.