Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Cloud)

VolkerWessels UK Ltd; Hoddesdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

VolkerWessels UK is seeking an ICT professional to support and manage their cloud infrastructure. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in transitioning to cloud services, ensuring alignment with business goals. This full-time position is based in Hoddesdon and offers a competitive salary and benefits package alongside opportunities for development and wellbeing.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private medical care

Cycle to Work scheme

Training and development opportunities

Enhanced maternity benefits

Employee Assistance programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is essential.
• Microsoft Azure Administrator AZ104 certification needed.
• Technical qualification such as Degree in Civil Engineering or HND preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage secure and scalable cloud environments.
• Develop scripts for automating cloud/server functions.
• Collaborate with IT security to monitor cloud privacy.

Skills

Communication

Organisational

Stakeholder Management

PowerShell Scripting

Cloud Infrastructure Management

Active Directory Knowledge

Networking Knowledge

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or HND

Tools

Microsoft Azure

VMware

Microsoft SQL Server

Job description

VolkerWessels UK is a market leading contracting group of five closely linked businesses.

We provide integrated and ground-breaking solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, with specialisms in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

Reporting into our ICT Infrastructure Manager, you'll maintain and support our UK infrastructure, aiding in the transition to cloud services. A collaborative, proactive attitude is essential, as you will work closely with the business to ensure new technologies align with our strategic goals and ICT governance framework.

Our role

• Designing, deploying, and managing secure, scalable, and robust cloud environments.
• Implementing and optimising cloud infrastructure for best cost, performance, and security.
• Developing scripts for automating cloud/server functions.
• Developing & Maintaining integrations with our Azure environment.
• Collaborating with IT security to monitor the company's cloud privacy.
• Maintain and support the infrastructure technology stack to ensure optimal availability.
• Configuration, administration, installation, and maintenance of server hardware and software.
• Collaboration across the ICT department
• Key stakeholder in creation and delivery of technology roadmaps
• Manage projects end to end where required.
• Create and update in-depth documentation including LLD's.

About you

You'll have experience in a similar role coupled with Microsoft Azure Administrator AZ104 (essential).

You'll also have Advanced Entra ID, In depth active directory knowledge, In depth Dataverse knowledge, In depth Logic Apps Knowledge, as well as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

Essential:

• Knowledge of firewalls and routers,
• Windows Server,
• Intermediate Exchange Knowledge,
• Advanced M365 knowledge
• Microsoft OS troubleshooting
• VMware knowledge
• Remote Desktop Services
• SCCM / Intune
• Microsoft SQL server knowledge
• PowerShell scripting
• ISCSI SAN's
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.

Desirable:

• Network+
• CCNA/CCNP
• Fortinet products
• Rubrik would be desirable.

About you

• Technical qualification (example Degree in civil engineering or HND)
• Proven technical organisational skills
• Knowledge of the requirements and implementation of
• Ability to produce Work Package Plans, Task Briefing Sheets, and safe systems of work
• Knowledge of Safety, Quality and Environmental issues
• Experience in civil engineering

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That's what our business is about, that's how our people find satisfaction in their jobs.

This role is permanent, full time and based at our Hoddesdon head office. Please note that there will be on call expectations with this role.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
• Option to buy additional annual leave
• Private medical care
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
• Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
• Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
• Employee Assistance programme
• Mental health, physical health, and financial support
• 24/7 Virtual GP service

Fairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

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Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.