Senior Infrastructure Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer in Birmingham. This hybrid role involves leading infrastructure projects, mentoring junior engineers, and maintaining a VMware-based platform. The position offers a competitive salary and a great culture focused on training and career progression.

Benefits

Flexible working

Investment in training and certifications

Good benefits package

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in VMware – vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, etc.
• Solid background in delivering infrastructure projects end-to-end.
• Comfortable acting as a technical escalation point and mentor.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure projects across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Support Infrastructure Team Lead with mentoring and task planning.
• Maintain a VMware-based enterprise scale infrastructure platform.

Skills

VMware

Project Management

Mentoring

Tools

SCCM

Veeam

Cisco

Windows Server

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Client:

Uniting Ambition

Location:

birmingham, United Kingdom

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Other

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

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Job Description:

Birmingham (Hybrid – 1 day in the office)

Up to £60,000 + Benefits

We’re looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer with strong, hands-on experience in VMware to join an established IT team based in Birmingham. This is a hybrid role (1 day a week on-site) and will suit someone who enjoys a mix of project-based work (predominantly) and some BAU support (escalations).

The Role

You’ll take the lead on a range of infrastructure projects, working across on-prem and cloud environments. This is a senior-level role, so alongside the technical work, you'll be supporting the Infrastructure Team Lead with mentoring more junior engineers and helping with task planning and allocation. You will help maintain a VMWare based enterprise scale highly regulated Infrastructure platform whilst also helping with migrations into Azure.

What We’re Looking For

• Deep expertise in VMware – vSphere, vCenter, ESXi, etc.
• Solid background in delivering infrastructure projects end-to-end
• Comfortable acting as a technical escalation point and mentor

combined with a mix of the following:

• SCCM
• Veeam
• Cisco (routing/switching/firewalls)
• Windows Server (2012 – 2022)

What You’ll Get

Flexible working (1 day per week in the office)

A great culture (including investment in training and certifications) and rewards for service

Good benefits package and career progression opportunities

If you're an experienced infrastructure engineer who’s ready to step into a senior position with real impact, this could be the role for you.