Senior Infrastructure Engineer: Cloud Migrations & Automation

Education Support Professionals Ltd; Northwood; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% staff children fee remission

Pension up to 10% employer contrib.

Free lunch during term time

On-site parking

Pool and fitness facilities

Sick pay

Professional development opportunities

Beautiful campus environment

Job summary

St Helen's School in Northwood seeks an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to own and operate a hybrid, modern infrastructure. The role is hands-on, with leadership in cloud migrations, cybersecurity, and Microsoft technologies, reporting to the Director of IT.

You will mentor colleagues and drive continuous improvement across cloud and on‑premises services. The successful candidate will work with cross‑functional teams to deliver major infrastructure projects, ensure resilience, and

Qualifications

• Hands-on infrastructure engineering with focus on cloud and on-premise integration.
• Experience leading infrastructure modernisation and cloud migrations.
• Ability to mentor team members and drive technical standards.

Responsibilities

• Own cloud migration and Microsoft 365 optimisation initiatives.
• Lead infrastructure modernisation, DR enhancements and identity management improvements.
• Drive cybersecurity improvement projects across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Oversee automation and PowerShell initiatives to improve efficiency.
• Manage device management, software deployment and packaging.
• Serve as senior escalation point for complex infrastructure issues.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring within the IT team.

Skills

Hands-on infrastructure

Cloud migrations

Cybersecurity

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Automation

Tools

Azure

Azure AD / Entra ID

Microsoft 365

Intune

Hyper-V

SAN storage

PowerShell

Job description

St Helen's School in Northwood seeks an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to own and operate a hybrid, modern infrastructure. The role is hands-on, with leadership in cloud migrations, cybersecurity, and Microsoft technologies, reporting to the Director of IT.

You will mentor colleagues and drive continuous improvement across cloud and on‑premises services. The successful candidate will work with cross‑functional teams to deliver major infrastructure projects, ensure resilience, and