Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer

VIQU Limited; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer for a 12-month fixed-term contract based in Birmingham/Sheffield. This role offers a mix of project work and operational tasks, including Azure VDI rollouts and data center migrations, within a hybrid working model. Ideal candidates will have extensive infrastructure experience and strong knowledge of Azure and networking.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years' infrastructure experience required.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Azure and Microsoft 365.
• Background in financial services is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Deploying and managing Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Rolling out Azure VDI and supporting data center upgrades.
• Leading escalations from service desk on critical systems.

Skills

Azure

Microsoft 365

VDI

Server Builds

Networking

Education

Azure Admin Certification

Security+ Certification

Networking+ Certification

Tools

Veeam

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

GPO

Cisco Firewalls

Windows Server

VMware

Hyper-V

Job description

Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer 12-Month FTC £55,000 Birmingham/Sheffield Hybrid The Opportunity

• 12-month fixed-term contract (likely to extend)
  
• Key role in a 4-person infra team, reporting to the Infra Lead
  
• Mix of BAU and project work: Azure VDI rollout, data centre migration, site moves
  
• Flexible hybrid working: 4 days on-site (London preferred), 1 WFH - travel expensed when needed
  

What You'll Be Doing

• Deploying and managing Azure cloud infrastructure
  
• Rolling out Azure VDI (replacing RDS)
  
• Supporting data centre upgrades and office relocations
  
• Leading escalations from service desk on critical systems
  
• Integrating infrastructure post-acquisition (100 new heads)
  
• Documenting infra setups and driving operational improvements
  

Tech Stack

• Azure / Microsoft 365 / Windows Server / VMware / Hyper-V
  
• Networking - VLAN, VPN, Cisco firewalls, switches
  
• Veeam for backups / Active Directory / DNS, DHCP, GPO
  
• Azure Security, Compliance, Identity
  

What They're Looking For

• 8-10 years' infrastructure experience
  
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Azure, Microsoft 365, and VDI
  
• Confident with server builds, migrations, and network config
  
• Certs like Azure Admin, Security+, Networking+ desirable
  
• Background in financial services is a bonus (not essential)
  

Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer 12-Month FTC £55,000 Birmingham/Sheffield Hybrid
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