IT Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Heron Foods Limited; Kingston upon Hull; In loco; GBP 70.000 - 100.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Private Pension

Private Medical Cover

Income Protection

Life Assurance

Descrizione del lavoro

Heron Foods Limited in Melton is seeking an experienced IT Lead Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise infrastructure across data centers, cloud platforms, and store networks. The role focuses on robust security, scalable systems, and proactive technology leadership for a multi-site retail operation.

You will mentor a team of infrastructure professionals, drive automation, and deliver high‑performing solutions aligned with business needs.

Competenze

• Significant experience in a senior IT infrastructure role within a complex environment.
• Strong technical expertise across Windows/Linux servers, networking, storage, and virtualisation.
• Cloud experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Strong understanding of security and compliance.
• Experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills.
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience; industry certifications highly desirable.
• ITIL 4 Foundation.

Mansioni

• Mentor and support the IT infrastructure team.
• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise infrastructure across servers, networking, storage, and cloud platforms.
• Ensure robust standards, security, and best practices are followed.
• Oversee monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting of systems and networks. Deliver infrastructure projects aligned with business needs.
• Manage virtualisation and cloud environments (Azure, AWS, VMware).
• Maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Evaluate new technologies and manage vendor relationships.
• Produce clear technical documentation and ensure compliance.

Conoscenze

Senior IT infra

Windows/Linux

Networking

Storage

Virtualisation

Azure

AWS

GCP

Security & compliance

Automation & IaC

Leadership

Communication

Formazione

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

ITIL 4 Foundation

Descrizione del lavoro

Benefits

private pension scheme, private medical cover including cash benefit for dental and optical, income protection, life assurance, (plus lots more listed below).

Heron Foods is one of the UK’s fastest-growing food retailers with over 340 stores across England and Wales. As part of the B&M retail group, we are really going places, with new store openings planned month-by-month.

We’re looking for an experienced and forward‑thinking IT Lead Infrastructure Engineer to join our Store Support Centre in Melton. This senior role is central to designing, maintaining, and optimising the core infrastructure that keeps our business running across hundreds of locations.

You’ll mentor a team of infrastructure professionals, work closely with IT leadership, and take ownership of delivering secure, scalable, and high‑performing systems. If you thrive in a hands‑on technical environment and enjoy shaping future‑ready solutions, this could be the ideal next step.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor and support the IT infrastructure team.
• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise infrastructure across servers, networking, storage, and cloud platforms.
• Ensure robust standards, security, and best practices are followed.
• Oversee monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting of systems and networks. Deliver infrastructure projects aligned with business needs.
• Manage virtualisation and cloud environments (Azure, AWS, VMware).
• Maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Evaluate new technologies and manage vendor relationships.
• Produce clear technical documentation and ensure compliance.

What You’ll Bring

• Significant experience in a senior IT infrastructure role within a complex environment.
• Strong technical expertise across Windows/Linux servers, networking, storage, and virtualisation.
• Cloud experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Strong understanding of security and compliance.
• Experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Excellent communication, problem‑solving, and leadership skills.
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience; industry certifications highly desirable.
• ITIL 4 Foundation.

We encourage early applications, as we may close this advert once we have identified the right candidate.