Senior Infrastructure & Systems Engineer (Hybrid)

Sudlows; Manchester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sudlows is actively seeking an Infrastructure & Systems Engineer to support, maintain and develop its internal IT infrastructure across Manchester and Oldham, with remote locations. The role focuses on infrastructure administration, platform engineering, cybersecurity, automation and project delivery.

Reporting directly to the Head of IT, you will take ownership of infrastructure projects, contribute to continuous service improvements and collaborate with the IT Service Desk to understand and

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of IT infrastructure experience.
• Strong Windows Server administration experience.
• Experience managing Active Directory and Group Policy.
• Experience with Hyper-V environments.
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 Hybrid deployments.
• Experience supporting and migrating SQL Server, IIS and Remote Desktop Services.
• Understanding networking: TCP/IP, switching, VLANs, WANs and VPNs.
• Exposure to patch management and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience with Microsoft Intune and device management.
• PowerShell and automation experience.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Windows Server infrastructure.
• Manage Active Directory, Group Policy and access controls.
• Support and maintain Hyper-V environments.
• Server migrations, infrastructure upgrades and refresh projects.
• Support and implement SQL Server, IIS and Remote Desktop Services environments.
• Maintain backup, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
• Monitor, patch and secure servers, endpoints and infrastructure platforms.
• Assist with Microsoft 365 Hybrid, Azure/Entra and Intune administration.
• Support network infrastructure including switching, VLANs, firewalls, VPNs and WAN connectivity.
• Manage cybersecurity controls, vulnerability remediation and endpoint protection.
• Contribute to Cyber Essentials Plus compliance and ongoing security initiatives.
• Develop automation processes using PowerShell and management tools.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, network diagrams and knowledge base articles.
• Act as a technical escalation point for the IT Service Desk team.
• Participate in infrastructure planning and project delivery activities.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

Hyper-V

Microsoft 365

Intune

Azure Entra

SQL Server

PowerShell

Automation

Networking

Security

Tools

Mimecast

Sophos XGS

VPN Technologies

Backup & Recovery

Job description

Sudlows is actively seeking an Infrastructure & Systems Engineer to support, maintain and develop its internal IT infrastructure across Manchester and Oldham, with remote locations. The role focuses on infrastructure administration, platform engineering, cybersecurity, automation and project delivery.

Reporting directly to the Head of IT, you will take ownership of infrastructure projects, contribute to continuous service improvements and collaborate with the IT Service Desk to understand and