Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Nextech Group Limited; Greater London; In loco; GBP 55.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Company pension

Training and certification support

Clear progression into lead/architect

Descrizione del lavoro

Nextech Group Limited, a technology-led organisation, is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to shape a hybrid on-prem and Azure environment. This hands-on role offers project leadership and the chance to influence how infrastructure is built.

You’ll design, build, and support physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructure, lead migrations, and mentor junior engineers while maintaining security and documentation.

Competenze

• Proven experience in a senior or 3rd line infrastructure role.
• In-depth knowledge of AD, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy.
• Hands-on with VMware and/or Hyper‑V, Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Strong networking understanding (LAN/WAN, VPNs, firewalls).
• Experience with backup and recovery tools and IAM security.

Mansioni

• Designing, building and supporting physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure.
• Leading and delivering infrastructure projects, including on-prem to Azure migrations.
• Building and maintaining hybrid connectivity between on-prem and cloud.
• Installing, configuring and rebuilding servers, storage and core services.
• Escalation point for 1st and 2nd line support teams.
• Monitoring systems to keep everything available, secure and performing well.
• Improving backup, disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Finding ways to automate and simplify routine tasks.
• Writing and maintaining clear technical documentation.
• Mentoring junior engineers and sharing knowledge across the team.

Conoscenze

Senior infra experience

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Group Policy

VMware

Hyper-V

Azure

Microsoft 365

Networking

Backup & Recovery

IAM/Security

Documentation

Mentoring

Communication

Strumenti

VMware

Hyper-V

Azure

Microsoft 365

Descrizione del lavoro

About the role

My client is a growing technology-led organisation investing heavily in its infrastructure. They’re moving from a traditional on-premises setup to a modern hybrid environment across on-prem and Azure, and they need a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to help shape that.

This is a hands-on senior role with a real say in how things are built. You’ll lead projects, be the go-to escalation point, and help develop the junior members of the team. It’s a good opportunity for someone who wants to move beyond BAU and work on infrastructure that actually makes a difference.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing, building and supporting physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure
• Leading and delivering infrastructure projects, including on-prem to Azure migrations
• Building and maintaining hybrid connectivity between on-prem and cloud
• Installing, configuring and rebuilding servers, storage and core services
• Acting as the escalation point for 1st and 2nd line support teams
• Monitoring systems to keep everything available, secure and performing well
• Improving backup, disaster recovery and business continuity
• Finding ways to automate and simplify routine tasks
• Writing and maintaining clear technical documentation
• Mentoring junior engineers and sharing knowledge across the team

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience in a senior or 3rd line infrastructure role
• In-depth knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy
• Hands-on experience with VMware and/or Hyper‑V
• Practical experience with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365
• A good understanding of networking (LAN/WAN, VPNs, firewalls)
• Experience with backup and recovery tools
• Strong security awareness, including identity and access management
• A methodical, well-documented approach and strong attention to detail
• Confidence communicating with technical and non-technical people

Nice to have

• Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Bicep) or scripting (PowerShell)
• Certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, VCP, CCNA
• Experience in an MSP environment

What’s on offer

• Salary of £55,000 – £70,000, depending on experience
• Company pension
• Training and certification support
• Clear progression into lead or architect roles