Senior Infrastructure Analyst - Legal Sector

Interface Recruitment UK; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Analyst to manage and improve its IT infrastructure. Responsibilities include administering systems hosted on-premise and in Microsoft Azure, providing expert guidance to colleagues, and collaborating with third-party service providers. Candidates should have experience in corporate IT environments, with a focus on Microsoft servers and Azure. The role offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and additional benefits including life assurance and private medical insurance.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Life assurance (4x annual salary)

Private medical insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible benefits including dental plan

Qualifications

• Experience in a corporate IT environment including server, network, and cloud.
• Knowledge of LAN, WAN, and VPN connectivity.
• Experience deploying and managing client software policies.

Responsibilities

• Administer and manage core IT infrastructure systems.
• Investigate and document new technologies.
• Provide expert support to IT Services team.

Skills

Azure - tuning, maintenance and improvement.

Problem-solving

Communication Skills

Proactive attitude

Experience with Microsoft servers

Education

Microsoft certification (MCSA, MCITP, MCTS)

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft InTune

Active Directory

Fortigate firewall

Veeam backup

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Analyst – Legal Sector

Leeds City Centre but mostly home based, Leeds, United Kingdom

MCSA / MCITP / MCTS or any other vendor related

Skills

Azure - tuning, maintenance and improvement.

Contact number

0113 299 0570

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Length of service holidays (1 day per year up to 5 years)

Additional Benefits

Life assurance (4x annual salary). Company sickness pay. Income protection. Private medical insurance

Region

West Yorkshire

Department / Location: Work from home, with expectation to be in office circa 1 day per week (moving forward)

Reports to: Head of IT

Hours of Work: 35 hours a week (between the hours of 09.00-17.00) – 1 hour for lunch (some flexibility may be required according to workloads).

Your Role

The ongoing success and growth of our company is built on having effective, reliable and well-managed IT infrastructure to support its mission-critical business systems.

As part of the IT Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for all aspects of our IT infrastructure as well as offering expert technical guidance and support to your colleagues in the IT Services team.

In addition, you will also undertake various project related tasks to ensure timely delivery of our technical projects.

You will be working within a team of 2 Infrastructure Analysts and will collaborate with other teams both within the company and wider group. Flexibility with working hours is essential, with overtime as and when necessary, and being part of the on-call rota to provide out-of-hours support

Your Tasks

• Administer, manage, and maintain core IT infrastructure systems and services hosted both on-premise and in Microsoft Azure
• Our infrastructure includes: high-availability Microsoft SQL server, Entra ID and Active Directory, Office 365, Microsoft InTune, local and wide area networks including Fortigate firewall and VPN solutions, physical and Azure desktop and server estate, Veeam backup, IP telephony.
• Investigate relevant new technologies
• Document existing and new IT infrastructure and associated processes
• Liaise and work alongside third-party service providers, vendors and group entities
• Define and implement appropriate test plans, disaster recovery and penetration tests etc
• Performance and cost optimisation and capacity planning
• Proactively find resolutions to known issues and improve “first time fix” levels
• Management of security solutions, including firewalls, endpoint protection, mail filtering, intrusion detection
• Maintain security by monitoring our systems for potential vulnerabilities, identifying risks, and taking action to mitigate them
• Support the Root Cause Analysis process for significant issues
• Provide first point of contact for all IT Infrastructure related escalation

Your Skills and Experience

Highly motivated, proactive, with a “can do” attitude

Service focused, having the ability to understand the requirements of customers, clients, and internal colleagues

Logical and analytical approach to problem solving

Can switch focus quickly, and juggle priorities as and when the need arises

Unfazed by obstacles and issues; remains focused to deliver whilst under pressure and despite setbacks

Good communication skills, both written and verbal, and able to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences at all levels

Keeps abreast of developing and emerging technologies

A proven track record in the administration of a corporate IT environment including server, network, and cloud environments

In depth knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server operating system roles and applications including Active Directory, Group Policy, File and Print services, IIS, WSUS and SQL Server and related security

Experience of Tenant level administration of 365 solutions and services

Knowledge and understanding of LAN, WAN, and VPN connectivity, including firewalls

Experience of Microsoft Azure configuration, optimisation and security

Broad understanding of Microsoft desktop operating systems and Microsoft Office applications

Experience deploying and managing client software and policies using Microsoft InTune

Working towards or holding of a Microsoft certification for Windows Server operating systems (MCSA, MCITP, MCTS) or other vendor related certification

Experience of industry frameworks and standards (ITIL, ISO 27001, PCI DSS etc.)

About us…

As one of the UK’s largest law firms, we play a crucial role in delivering real commercial results while preserving customer relationships. Recognised annually as one of the top-tier firms in the UK by The Legal 500, we are part of a wider group, operating in five geographies with over 9 million customer accounts.

This is an opportunity to join an organisation committed to a personalised, client-focused service. Our office is in Leeds city centre, offering proximity to local amenities.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including an excellent annual bonus scheme:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Length of service holidays (1 day per year up to 5 years)
• Life assurance (4x annual salary)
• Company sick pay
• Income protection
• Private medical insurance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible benefits including dental plan, gadget scheme, buy and sell holidays, gymflex, and give as you earn.

We have an employee recognition scheme and a charity foundation allowing employees to nominate registered charities for donations.

Apply now to shape your career path and join our talented teams. Benefit from fantastic training, support, and a great working environment.

Please note – we are an equal opportunities employer, authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority. Pre-employment screening includes credit, fraud, criminal record, and 5-year reference checks.