Senior Infrastructure Engineer

VIQU IT Recruitment; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

VIQU IT Recruitment is partnering with a growing organisation to hire an Infrastructure Engineer with a security focus. You’ll be the most hands-on technical person in a small IT team, responsible for both infrastructure and security, mostly improving and delivering projects with some reactive support.

The role covers cloud and Microsoft 365, with governance, vulnerability management and audits, and requires strong communication with non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Senior infrastructure experience with responsibility for improving IT and security estate.
• Experience with cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
• Understanding of security, risk and governance; comfortable working within change control.
• Relevant certifications or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Managing and improving cloud infrastructure alongside the Microsoft 365 technology stack.
• Patching, monitoring, backup and recovery (including testing restores/backups).
• Provide third level IT support when required.
• Implementing identity and access, including privileged access.
• Coordinating vulnerability scanning and organising penetration tests when needed.
• Supporting ISO 27001 controls, risk management and audit readiness.
• Managing third-party suppliers (eg AWS cloud partners).
• Depising for the Head of IT when required.

Skills

Senior infra experience

Cloud & on-prem infrastructure

Security governance

Project ownership

Communication skills

Education

Certifications in cloud / security (e.g. Microsoft/Azure/AWS/CompTIA/Cisco)

Tools

AWS

Azure

Microsoft 365

Job description

A growing organisation has partnered with VIQU to hire an infrastructure engineer with a security focus to join a small IT team of three.

This role will be the most hands‑on technical person in the team, looking after the infrastructure and security estate. Around 80% of the work is focused on improvement and project delivery, and about 20% is reactive support.

Responsibilities of the Infrastructure and Security Engineer

• Managing and improving their cloud infrastructure alongside the Microsoft 365 technology stack.
• Patching, monitoring, backup and recovery (including testing restores/backups).
• Provide third level IT support when required.
• Implementing identity and access, including privileged access.
• Coordinating vulnerability scanning and organising penetration tests when needed.
• Supporting ISO 27001 controls, risk management and audit readiness.
• Managing third-party suppliers (eg AWS cloud partners).
• Deputising for the Head of IT when required.

Experience required for the Infrastructure Engineer

• Experience in a senior a senior infrastructure focused role, with responsibility for improving the IT and security estate.
• Real experience across cloud and on premise infrastructure.
• Understanding of security, risk and governance, and comfortable working within change control.
• Relevant technical qualifications or equivalent practical experience (e.g. Microsoft, Azure, AWS, CompTIA, Cisco or cybersecurity certifications).
• Ability to take ownership of projects without needing a lot of direction.
• Strong communication skills to non technical stakeholders.