Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Luxion Group; Eastleigh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic software company is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to oversee infrastructure systems with a focus on both cloud and on-prem solutions. The role involves team management and strategic planning to deliver robust and scalable services. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in an infrastructure environment and strong leadership skills. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including a bonus scheme and health care options.

Benefits

Bonus Scheme

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Health care scheme

Volunteer day

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Infrastructure Platforms.
• Skills in team leadership and management.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Infrastructure Platforms Team and oversee design and implementation.
• Drive continuous improvement and liaise with stakeholders.
• Support existing Infrastructure Engineers in operational tasks.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure

Active Directory

Cloud computing

Virtualization

Network hardware

Job description

Overview

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: 40hrs 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 their cost to serve, using smarter process automation.

Are you curious about what the future in tech holds? Do you have the drive to want to deliver great solutions for customers?

Then we have an exciting opportunity as a Lead Infrastructure Engineer, where we aim to provide you with a uniquely inclusive and diverse workplace, which showcases the extraordinary in all of us, by enabling you to be the best you can be.

Our promise is to put customers at the heart of everything we do; it\'s part of how we live and breathe at Procode. Our hugely passionate workforce puts them at the heart of every decision we make.

What does this role involve?

This role is responsible for management of the Infrastructure Platforms Team and overseeing the design, implementation and support of infrastructure systems. It blends strategic planning, people management, and technical expertise to ensure the delivery of robust, secure, and scalable infrastructure services, both on-prem and in cloud.

The Lead Infrastructure Engineer will champion best practices, drive continuous improvement, and act as a key liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders.

The role provides support for all Infrastructure Platforms related questions issues and topics and splits their time between a technical and leadership role. They assist and manage the existing Infrastructure Engineers in maintaining both on premise & cloud infrastructure for both project & service introduction activities.

The post holder is responsible for the design, procurement, installation, upgrading, operation, control, maintenance and effective use of IT infrastructure components (including network, storage, virtualisation and compute) and monitors their performance.

Who are we looking for?

Your extensive and varied Infrastructure Platforms experience will provide you with a solid base to grown from within this role.

Your skills in team leadership and management will allow you to support your areas ongoing professional and personal development.

Your excellent communications and scheduling skills will support the balancing of workload around project based work and operational needs.

Your stakeholder skills will enable you to successfully act as a bridge between internal departments and ensure best outcomes when working with suppliers and customers.

The technology environment includes: Server and Network hardware, Virtualisation, Storage, Server Operating systems, Active directory, DHCP, DNS, NTP, SNMP, Web services and databases, Security products, Automation and Configuration Management and/or IaC (Infrastructure as code) technologies at scale and Cloud computing (Azure)

This role will involve on-call working on a rota basis (24/7)

To be successful in this role you may be required to pass an enhanced security vetting process.

Our employees, just like our customers come from all walks of life, and we\'re fuelled in championing diversity, inspiring an inclusive culture, and enabling an environment where you can be your authentic self.

Benefits

• Bonus Scheme, made up of personal and company elements.
• Career progression, we\'re an expanding organisation.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Pension scheme, company contribution at 4% of your salary when you contribute 5%.
• The opportunity to win tickets to major outdoor events including, gigs and shows at arenas around the UK.
• We offer an EV car scheme. Qualifying terms and conditions apply.
• A health care scheme that includes dental, eye care, treatments, and diagnostics health consultations.
• Death in service - we pay three times your annual salary to your designated next of kin, giving them peace of mind should you sadly pass away during service.
• Employee Assistance Programme with access to counselling support, legal and financial advice 24/7 365 days a year, as well as a GP line and Your Care.
• We also offer all our staff a paid volunteering day every year. Plus, the chance to be involved in various fund-raising opportunities.

The Luxion Group comprises of the following companies - Luxion Group Ltd, Utilita Energy Ltd, Luxion Sales Ltd, Utilita Field Services Ltd, Procode Technology Ltd and Canary Care Global Ltd.