Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Lead Cloud & On-Prem Ops

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Flexible working

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Southampton seeks a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to lead MCA server, hosting and cloud infrastructure. You will oversee MSP delivery, ensure security and resilience, and drive continual improvement across on‑premises and cloud environments.

You will collaborate with technical architects and internal stakeholders to translate designs into operational services and guide project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience driving technical governance and assurance over server, hosting and cloud infrastructure.
• Proven ability to work with MSPs and internal teams to maintain secure, available services.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365, Azure, AD/Entra ID and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for MCA server, hosting, storage, backup and DR infrastructure.
• Oversee MSP relationships for maintenance, monitoring, patching and lifecycle planning.
• Act as escalation point for infrastructure incidents and service requests.
• Coach IT colleagues and support knowledge sharing across teams.
• Ensure security controls and operational practices comply with policies and regulations.

Skills

Technical leadership

MS 365

Azure

Active Directory

Entra ID

Server infrastructure

Vendor management

Tools

Managed Service Provider

Microsoft 365 Suite

Azure

Active Directory

Job description

Government Recruitment Service in Southampton seeks a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to lead MCA server, hosting and cloud infrastructure. You will oversee MSP delivery, ensure security and resilience, and drive continual improvement across on‑premises and cloud environments.

You will collaborate with technical architects and internal stakeholders to translate designs into operational services and guide project delivery.