Lead Infrastructure Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Lead Infrastructure Engineer to enhance their IT department. In this pivotal role, you will lead AWS projects, drive automation, and oversee deployments, ensuring a resilient and scalable production environment. Your expertise will help foster the technical development of junior team members while contributing to the team's overall growth. If you are passionate about cloud technologies and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is tailor-made for you.

Qualifications

• Strong AWS experience required; Azure-only experience is insufficient.
• Comfortable with Linux servers, not an expert.
• Experience in separating environments into AWS accounts.

Responsibilities

• Lead AWS projects and drive automation initiatives.
• Oversee deployments to ensure a resilient production environment.
• Provide training and mentorship to junior team members.

Skills

AWS

Windows Server

Problem-solving

Analytical Skills

Critical Thinking

Linux Exposure

Tools

MariaDB

DynamoDB

Custom-built Deployment Tool

Job description

Role: Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Location:

Warrington - Hybrid (3 days in office / 2 days from home)

Client:

Maxwell Bond

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

2

Posted:

05.05.2025

Expiry Date:

19.06.2025

Job Description:

Role: Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Warrington - Hybrid (3 days in office / 2 days from home)

I am working with a prominent organisation seeking a talented Lead Infrastructure Engineer to strengthen their IT department. You will be essential in maintaining and enhancing their important infrastructure.

As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer, you will lead AWS projects, drive automation initiatives, and oversee deployments to ensure a resilient and scalable production environment that supports continuous growth. A key aspect of this role will involve providing training and mentorship to junior team members, fostering their technical development and contributing to the overall growth of the team.

• Predominantly Windows-based EC2 instances on AWS.

• MariaDB (main relational DB) and DynamoDB (NoSQL).

• Linux appliances are used in small but important parts of the estate.

• Use of a custom-built deployment tool (not standard Terraform or Ansible).

• Deployment automation exists but needs improvement and modernization.

• AWS services: Various (not all specified, but significant AWS integration).

Role Requirements:

• Cloud: Strong AWS experience required. (Azure-only experience is not sufficient.)
• Must be highly capable in Windows server environments.
• Needs some Linux exposure; not an expert, but comfortable with Linux servers.
• Help separate production, staging, dev, and test environments into separate AWS accounts.
• Move towards Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Soft Skills:

• Problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking abilities.
• Ability to work independently and troubleshoot issues with limited guidance.
• Experience supporting business-critical services with high availability requirements.
• Proactive attitude, collaborative spirit, non-corporate, non-political mindset.
• Some mentorship/leadership responsibilities (over junior infrastructure engineer).

This is an urgent role. If you match the skill set, please email your CV to [emailprotected] or call 0161 840 1025.