Lead Infrastructure Engineer

ZipRecruiter; Chandler's Ford; On-site; GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company in Chandler's Ford is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to oversee infrastructure systems. This role involves team management, strategic planning, and ensuring robust services both on-premises and in the cloud. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Infrastructure Platforms and excellent communication skills. Benefits include a competitive salary and a bonus scheme, as well as generous leave and healthcare options.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Career progression opportunities

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Healthcare scheme including dental, eye care

Pension scheme with 4% company contribution

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Infrastructure Platforms management.
• Ability to oversee design, implementation, and support of infrastructure systems.
• Proven skills in balancing technical and leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Infrastructure Platforms Team to support IT infrastructure.
• Design, procure, and implement IT infrastructure components.
• Champion best practices and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Team leadership

Excellent communication

Scheduling skills

Virtualization

Azure cloud computing

Network hardware

Tools

Active Directory

DHCP

DNS

SNMP

IaC technologies

Job description

Job Description

Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Title: Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Department: Procode IT

Location: Chandlers Ford with 2 days per week in Hutwood Court offices

Salary: Circa £75,000 plus bonus up to 15%

Hours: 40 hrs per week + on-call

About us

We are a dynamic software company established in 2006, with a vision of helping the energy and utilities sectors improve customer experience and lower costs through smarter process automation. We aim to provide an inclusive and diverse workplace, showcasing the best in all of us, and enabling you to be the best you can be. Our commitment is to put customers at the heart of everything we do.

Role Overview

This role involves managing the Infrastructure Platforms Team, overseeing design, implementation, and support of infrastructure systems. It combines strategic planning, people management, and technical expertise to deliver robust, secure, and scalable infrastructure services both on-premises and in the cloud. The Lead Infrastructure Engineer will champion best practices, drive continuous improvement, and serve as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders.

The role includes supporting all Infrastructure Platforms related questions and issues, balancing technical and leadership responsibilities, and managing existing Infrastructure Engineers in maintaining on-premise and cloud infrastructure for projects and services. Responsibilities include design, procurement, installation, upgrades, operation, control, maintenance, and monitoring of IT infrastructure components such as network, storage, virtualization, and compute.

Candidate Profile

Extensive experience in Infrastructure Platforms, team leadership, and management skills are essential. Excellent communication and scheduling skills are needed to manage workload and stakeholder relationships. Technical environment includes server and network hardware, virtualization, storage, server OS, Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, NTP, SNMP, web services, databases, security products, automation, IaC technologies, and Azure cloud computing.

Additional Information

This role involves on-call work on a rota basis (24/7). Successful candidates may need to pass an enhanced security vetting process.

Benefits

• Bonus scheme (personal and company elements)
• Career progression opportunities
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme with 4% company contribution
• Tickets to major outdoor events
• EV car scheme
• Healthcare scheme including dental, eye care, treatments, diagnostics
• Death in service (3x salary)
• Employee Assistance Programme (counselling, legal, financial advice, GP line)
• Paid volunteering day annually and fundraising opportunities

Qualifying terms and conditions apply.