Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Arrows; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Hybrid working

Job summary

Arrows is hiring a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join a business-critical technology team supporting infrastructure across Europe and Asia. The role focuses on VMware, Windows Server, enterprise storage, DR and AWS, with a major programme migrating infrastructure to AWS and driving automation and resilience.

You will design, build, and support enterprise infrastructure across on-prem and AWS, lead modernization and cloud migration, and own DR/HA capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in VMware vSphere/ESXi and Windows Server environments.
• Proficiency with AWS services (EC2, IAM, VPC, S3) and hybridCloud setups.
• Strong automation skills using PowerShell or Python and IaC tooling.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, HA, and enterprise backup technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and support enterprise infrastructure on-prem and in AWS.
• Lead infrastructure modernization and cloud migration projects.
• Own HA, DR and business continuity capabilities.
• Administer VMware, storage and Windows Server environments.
• Develop automation using PowerShell, Python and IaC.
• Mentor other Infrastructure Engineers and collaborate across regions.
• Act as senior escalation point for complex issues.
• Participate in on-call rota for production systems.

Skills

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Windows Server

Active Directory

Entra ID

AWS (EC2/IAM/VPC/S3)

Hybrid cloud

Disaster Recovery

High Availability

Backup technologies

PowerShell

Python

Infrastructure as Code

Troubleshooting

Job description

Up to £160,000 + Bonus | Hybrid (4 Days in Central London)

We're partnering exclusively with a leading global investment bank to hire a Senior Infrastructure Engineer into a business-critical technology team supporting infrastructure across Europe and Asia.

The Opportunity

The environment is heavily focused on VMware, Windows Server, enterprise storage, disaster recovery and AWS. Over the next 12 months, you'll play a key role in a major programme migrating newly acquired infrastructure into AWS while helping drive automation, resilience and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and support enterprise infrastructure across on-premise and AWS environments


• Lead infrastructure modernisation and cloud migration projects


• Own High Availability, Disaster Recovery and business continuity capabilities


• Administer VMware, enterprise storage and Windows Server environments


• Develop automation using PowerShell, Python and Infrastructure-as-Code


• Mentor and support other Infrastructure Engineers within the team


• Collaborate with engineering teams across Europe, Asia and South America


• Act as the senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure issues


• Participate in an on-call rota supporting business-critical production systems

Required Experience

We're looking for engineers with strong experience across most of the following:

• VMware vSphere / ESXi


• Windows Server, Active Directory & Entra ID


• AWS infrastructure (EC2, IAM, VPC, S3)


• Hybrid cloud environments


• Disaster Recovery & High Availability


• Enterprise backup technologies (Veeam, Rubrik, Zerto or similar)


• PowerShell and/or Python


• Infrastructure automation and Infrastructure-as-Code


• Strong troubleshooting skills within complex enterprise environments

What's on Offer

• Salary up to £160,000


• Performance-related bonus


• Hybrid working (4 days per week in Central London)


• Opportunity to lead a major AWS cloud migration programme


• Exposure to large-scale, enterprise infrastructure supporting a global business


• Genuine technical leadership responsibilities without moving into people management


• A collaborative engineering culture with excellent long-term career progression

Please note:

This role requires someone who is comfortable working predominantly from the London office, enjoys collaborating closely with their team and is happy to participate in an on-call rota supporting critical production infrastructure.

If you're an experienced Infrastructure Engineer looking to work on enterprise-scale infrastructure within a globally recognised investment bank, we'd love to hear from you.