Lead Infrastructure Engineer

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to enhance their server environments. This role involves managing both physical and virtual servers, ensuring system resilience and reliability. You will leverage your expertise in Windows, Linux, and cloud technologies like Microsoft Azure to provide exceptional infrastructure management. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will design and implement secure solutions while mentoring junior engineers. If you are passionate about maintaining world-class systems and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is your chance to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in managing physical and virtual server environments.
• Proficient in Windows and Linux system administration.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain physical server infrastructure and hardware components.
• Administer and optimise Windows and Linux systems.

Skills

Physical Server Management

Windows System Administration

Linux System Administration

MS Exchange Server

Microsoft Azure

SQL Server Management

Troubleshooting

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Collaboration Abilities

Job description

About the Role:
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Infrastructure Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role is ideal for a proactive professional with extensive experience in managing both physical and virtual server environments, ensuring the resilience and reliability of critical systems. You will work in a collaborative environment, supporting business operations through exceptional infrastructure management.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Manage and maintain physical server infrastructure and hardware components.
2. Administer and optimise both Windows and Linux systems.
3. Oversee MS Exchange Server operations, ensuring seamless communication across the business.
4. Leverage Microsoft Azure for cloud infrastructure management, ensuring robust and scalable solutions.
5. Manage SQL Server environments, focusing on replication, failover resilience, and database performance.
6. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and maintain secure and efficient infrastructure solutions.
7. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

Skills and Experience Required:

1. Proven experience in physical server management and hardware maintenance.
2. Strong proficiency in Windows and Linux system administration.
3. Hands-on experience with MS Exchange Server.
4. Solid knowledge of MS Azure cloud infrastructure.
5. Expertise in SQL Server management, including replication and failover resilience.
6. Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
7. Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
8. Preferably a Microsoft MVP or equivalent recognition.

If you're an accomplished infrastructure engineer passionate about maintaining world-class systems, we want to hear from you!