Senior Infrastructure Consultant

Trades Workforce Solutions; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT service provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Consultant to design and support enterprise networking solutions. This role requires strong experience in networking, security, and cloud technologies along with the ability to lead large-scale projects. You will work primarily from our HQ in Pocklington with flexible remote options available. Relevant certifications are preferred. The ideal candidate will possess strong consulting skills and be able to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in enterprise networking and cloud technologies.
• Deep experience in a consultancy setting leading infrastructure projects.
• Relevant industry certifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise networking solutions.
• Lead infrastructure migrations and transformation projects.
• Deploy and manage server infrastructures across environments.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Security

Cloud (Azure/AWS)

Client-facing consulting

Networking technologies

Education

Relevant certifications (CCNP, Azure Architect)

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Azure Local

Job description

About us:

In today’s digital era, leveraging IT empowers organisations of all sizes to innovate, evolve, and provide seamless, connected services to their stakeholders – whether they are employees, service users, customers, patients, tenants, or students.

At Phoenix, we specialise in providing IT solutions and managed services to meet the unique objectives of each organisation that we work with. Our approach focuses on modernising workplaces through the utilisation of cutting‑edge technologies such as cloud and hybrid infrastructure, AI, cyber security, collaboration, and productivity solutions.

So what does that mean?

Technology is complicated, and it changes fast. For our customers, that combination can be a real headache.

Our customers are busy doing really important things like saving lives, protecting people, building new products, and creating new services. To be really good at what they do, they need simple, honest, and expert advice on how technology helps them do it.

That’s what we do – we make the complicated simple.

Job Description – Senior Infrastructure Consultant

What will you be doing?

• Design, implement, and support enterprise networking solutions (LAN, WAN, WLAN, security).
• Deploy and configure routing, switching, and firewall technologies across multiple vendor platforms.
• Deliver high‑availability and disaster recovery network designs.
• Implement and manage server infrastructures across Windows and Unix environments.
• Deploy and support storage and backup solutions, including SAN and replication technologies.
• Deliver hypervisor solutions (VMware, Hyper‑V, Azure Local) and associated virtual networking.
• Lead large‑scale infrastructure migrations and transformation projects.

Why should you apply?

At Phoenix, our philosophy is simple – we aim to be the UK’s leading IT solution and managed service provider and that means we recognise that it’s our people who are the heart of everything we do.

We do this by providing the encouragement, support and skill development that you need to be the very best you can be at work. We are proud of our culture, so much so that we have developed our Culture Blueprint which you can read.

What are we looking for?

The right person for this role will have strong experience in enterprise networking, security, and cloud (Azure/AWS). They will have deep experience in a consultancy setting and have led major infrastructure projects.

You will have relevant certifications (e.g. CCNP, Azure Architect), strong client‑facing skills, and the ability to work independently.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Extensive hands‑on experience in enterprise networking, server deployment and storage solutions.
• Strong background in routing, switching, firewall and wireless technologies across multiple vendors.
• Proven ability to design, document and deliver complex network and infra architectures.
• Experience leading infrastructure projects, migrations and transformation programmes.
• Client‑facing consulting skills, with the ability to present technical solutions to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Industry certifications desirable (e.g. CCNP/CCIE, VMware VCP, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert).
• Ability to manage multiple client engagements independently.
• Flexibility to travel to client sites when required.

Practical stuff

Where is the role based?

Primary location is our HQ in Pocklington (YO42) but this role can be remote with occasional visits to the HQ and to customers.

How many interviews?

Following a screen with the Recruitment Team you can expect a two‑stage interview process, one online and one in‑person.

What about security clearance?

The ability to get SC clearance will be required for this role meaning you will have needed to be living in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.