Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer

Eurofins; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international life sciences company is seeking a Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer in London. This role involves leading infrastructure design and support across the UK and Europe, requiring travel to multiple sites and the ability to implement secure, high-performing systems. Must have extensive experience in infrastructure roles and strong technical skills. A competitive salary and multiple employee benefits are offered.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Company Pension Plan

25 days annual leave

Employee Recognition Schemes

Perkbox Access

Learning and Study Support

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a Senior IT Infrastructure role.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and support of enterprise infrastructure systems.
• Act as a senior escalation point and mentor for the IT Infrastructure team.
• Oversee incident/request management, change approvals, and SLA/KPI reporting.

Skills

Senior IT Infrastructure experience

Windows Server 2019/2022

Active Directory Tiering

PowerShell

Security tools expertise

Tools

VMware

Citrix

Commvault

Veeam

Qualys

SentinelOne

BeyondTrust

Job description

Eurofins Scientific is an international life sciences company, providing a unique range of analytical testing services to clients across multiple industries, to make life and our environment safer, healthier and more sustainable. From the food you eat, to the water you drink, to the medicines you rely on, Eurofins laboratories work with the biggest companies in the world to ensure the products they supply are safe, their ingredients are authentic, and labelling is accurate.

Eurofins is dedicated to delivering testing services that contribute to the health and safety of society and the planet, and to its corporate responsibility to protect the environment and ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion across the entire network of Eurofins companies.

Eurofins Forensic Services (EFS) laboratories are amongst the most advanced analytical facilities in Europe, enabling the company to offer a complete and comprehensive range of independent and innovative forensic testing solutions to police forces, legal and criminal justice organisations throughout the UK and Europe.

Job Description

Working hours are Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm.

Please note, this role will require travel across our Eurofins UK Forensics sites positioned in Heathrow, Warrington, Tamworth and Abingdon therefore a full UK driving licence is essential.

You may also be required to travel overseas within Europe.

As aSenior IT Infrastructure Engineeryou will lead the design, implementation, and support of enterprise infrastructure systems across the UK and Europe. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with leadership responsibilities, acting as an escalation point for the local IT team and ensuring the delivery of secure, high-performing, and resilient infrastructure services.

• Infrastructure Leadership: Act as a senior escalation point and mentor for the IT Infrastructure team; manage apprentices and support recruitment and performance reviews.
• Technical Delivery: Design, deploy, and maintain core infrastructure including:
  • VMware (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, vSAN)
  • Citrix (XenApp/XenDesktop, ADC/NetScaler, WEM)
  • Storage (FC and SAS SANs – Dell Unity, ME)
  • Backup (Commvault, Veeam)
  • Windows Server, Active Directory, SCCM, Intune
• Operational Excellence: Oversee incident/request management, change approvals, and SLA/KPI reporting.
• Security & Compliance: Implement best practices, support audits, and manage tools like Qualys, BeyondTrust, and SentinelOne.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams (network, cloud, security, service desk) to deliver integrated solutions.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain technical documentation, SOPs, and monthly performance summaries.
• Support Coverage: Provide Level 1/2 support when needed; participate in on-call and out-of-hours support rotations.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience a Senior IT Infrastructure role.
• Windows Server 2019/2022, Active Directory Tiering, PowerShell
• Security tools: Qualys, SentinelOne, Zscaler, Umbrella
• PAM: BeyondTrust
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives

Additional Information

In return for your hard work and loyal service, we will offer you genuine career and salary progression through our Career Pathways programme, a competitive salary, and a selection of employee benefits via our flexible benefits menu which includes cycle to work, give as you earn, volunteering days, buy and sell holiday. In addition, we also offer the following:

• Life Assurance (3 times annual salary)
• Scottish Widows Company Pension Plan
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to a maximum of 30 days)
• Employee length of service awards and yearly recognition schemes, celebrating work anniversaries here at EFS.
• Employee technology scheme
• Discount vouchers and flexi reward points on our employee wellness hub
• Everyone who joins EFS will have access to Perkbox allowing you to save money all year round on a wide range of perks such as supermarket savings, days out or your daily coffee
• Learning and study support
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced company sick, maternity and paternity pay scheme
• Refer a friend scheme
• Subscription to mental health support and wellbeing.

Due to the highly sensitive nature of the work, applicants should note that security clearance is required for this role. To gain security clearance you must have five years continuous residency in the UK. Security clearance is undertaken by a third party to police personnel vetting standards (NPPV/3 and SC), as such any criminal convictions (including criminal convictions held by: you, your partner, parents, siblings, children (over the age of 10) and anyone living with you (who doesn’t fit these relationships)) may prevent you from gaining security clearance.

The organisation treats personal data collected during the recruitment process in accordance with its data protection policy. Information about how your data is used and the basis for processing your data is provided in the organisations applicant privacy notice.