Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Hunter Selection; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to lead high-impact projects and improve their IT environment. The role involves designing scalable infrastructure solutions, mentoring junior engineers, and embracing modern technologies while offering excellent benefits, including a generous holiday package and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holiday

Up to 6% matched pension

Performance related bonus

Health cash plan

Cycle to work scheme

Excellent learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong background in high level BAU support and project work.
• Expertise in cybersecurity best practices.
• Experience in designing and implementing scalable infrastructure solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure infrastructure solutions aligned to organisational strategy.
• Lead BAU operations across networks, firewalls, hosting platforms, and server endpoints.
• Own disaster recovery and business continuity planning, testing, and documentation.

Skills

Strong knowledge of Microsoft technologies

Deep understanding of identity management

Skilled in cloud networking

Experience with VMware vSphere/vCenter

Leadership and mentoring capabilities

Strong problem-solving skills

Excellent communication and strategic thinking

Education

Certifications such as ITIL, CCNA, Microsoft, VMware, or Citrix

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Birmingham (Hybrid) - 45,000- 55,000 + Excellent Benefits

I'm seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer with a background in high level BAU support and project work, to improve their IT environment. You'll be working on high-impact projects and help drive a forward-thinking digital strategy in a purpose-led organisation.

You'll be joining a collaborative Digital Services team, where you'll take ownership of core infrastructure services and mentor junior colleagues and helping the organisation embrace modern cloud-first technologies.

Benefits for the senior infrastructure engineer

• 25 days holiday + bank holiday
• Up to 6% matched pension, performance related bonus, online discount scheme
• EAP, online GO & mental health services, health cash plan, Cycle to work scheme. Accident insurance, sick pay insurance
• Excellent learning and development opportunities

Key responsibilities for the Senior infrastructure Engineer:

• Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure infrastructure solutions aligned to organisational strategy
• Lead BAU operations across networks, firewalls, hosting platforms, and server endpoints
• Proactively monitor systems, troubleshoot issues, and conduct root cause analysis
• Own disaster recovery and business continuity planning, testing, and documentation
• Act as a subject matter expert on infrastructure and cybersecurity best practice
• Mentor junior engineers and support wider Digital Services initiatives
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to deliver tailored solutions

What we're looking for in the senior infrastructure engineer:

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft technologies (Office 365, Azure AD/Entra, Intune, AVD, Windows Server)
• Deep understanding of identity management, SSO, MFA, RBAC
• Skilled in cloud networking, server/storage systems (Azure)
• Experience with VMware vSphere/vCenter and enterprise-level firewalls
• Certifications such as ITIL, CCNA, Microsoft, VMware, or Citrix preferred
• Familiarity with automation tools (Ansible, Terraform) is a bonus
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities
• Data-driven decision-making and performance analysis
• Vendor and stakeholder management
• Strong problem-solving and risk mitigation skills
• Customer-focused with an eye for service delivery improvements
• Excellent communication and strategic thinking abilities

If you are interested in this role or looking for something similar, please contact Alex directly on (url removed)

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

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