IT Infrastructure Systems Engineer — VMware & Windows/Linux

Euro Car Parts Limited; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Enhanced Annual Leave

Exciting Career Growth

Life Assurance

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Gym Discounts

Healthcare Perks

Cycle to Work Scheme

Retail & Staff Discounts

Job summary

LKQ Europe is seeking an IT infrastructure systems engineer to support, maintain and improve our server and virtualization infrastructure across multiple European locations. The role covers Windows and Linux environments, with hands-on duties in configuring, monitoring, and provisioning infrastructure to meet LKQ standards.

You will work across Windows Server and Linux, manage Active Directory, and contribute to security, backups and disaster recovery efforts while collaborating with teams

Qualifications

• Experience in IT infrastructure support or systems administration in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Experience with Windows Server and Linux administration.
• VMware and Hyper-V experience.
• Microsoft Active Directory administration.
• Server hardware and backup solutions.
• IT service management and ticketing processes.
• Infrastructure monitoring with PRTG.
• Exposure to DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, routing and switching.

Responsibilities

• Configuring, installing, and maintaining server and virtualization infrastructure in line with LKQ global and European standards.
• Monitoring infrastructure platforms, identifying issues, and resolving incidents or escalating where appropriate.
• Providing first and second-line support for server and virtualization-related incidents and service requests.
• Performing patching activities, backup checks, and supporting security and compliance initiatives.
• Maintaining accurate technical documentation and following change management processes.
• Supporting audit, compliance, and reporting activities.
• Assisting with infrastructure builds, implementations, and operational readiness for new services.
• Collaborating with infrastructure, delivery, and implementation teams across Europe.
• Participating in a paid out-of-hours on-call rotation to support business continuity.
• Contributing to a collaborative team environment and a culture of continuous learning.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux administration

Active Directory

IT service management

Backup solutions

Server hardware

Incident handling

DNS/DHCP/TCP-IP

Certificate management

Disaster recovery

Cloud/hybrid infra

Hyperconverged infra

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

PRTG

Job description

LKQ Europe is seeking an IT infrastructure systems engineer to support, maintain and improve our server and virtualization infrastructure across multiple European locations. The role covers Windows and Linux environments, with hands-on duties in configuring, monitoring, and provisioning infrastructure to meet LKQ standards.

You will work across Windows Server and Linux, manage Active Directory, and contribute to security, backups and disaster recovery efforts while collaborating with teams