Senior Systems Engineer

Gravitas Recruitment Group UK; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

Gravitas Group, in partnership with a leading Higher Education organisation, is seeking a Systems Engineer for a 24-month fixed-term contract. The role emphasises enterprise automation, modernising deployment processes, and delivering scalable solutions across a large technology estate, with hybrid work and on-site days in Surrey.

You will design and develop PowerShell automation across Microsoft and infrastructure technologies, collaborating with infrastructure and platform teams to improve

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience developing PowerShell automation solutions from scratch.
• Experience with source control, repositories, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of Active Directory and Entra ID.
• Experience workflows with Okta Workflows, Power Automate, Azure Logic Apps, or similar.
• Strong infrastructure engineering background with automation focus.

Responsibilities

• Design and build PowerShell-based automation solutions across enterprise infrastructure.
• Develop and improve automated provisioning across Azure, VMware, Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365.
• Improve code management, version control, and deployment processes through repositories and pipelines.
• Build and enhance workflow automation supporting account creation and lifecycle management.
• Drive automation best practices across a complex technology environment.
• Produce technical documentation, testing, implementation, and operational handover activities.
• Provide technical expertise and escalation support for automation-related services.

Skills

PowerShell

Source control

Active Directory

Entra ID

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure automation

Tools

Azure

VMware

Microsoft 365

Okta Workflows

Job description

Location: Surrey (Hybrid 2 days onsite)

Salary: £58,000 + Excellent Benefits

Type: 24 Month FTC

I'm working with a leading Higher Education organisation seeking a Systems Engineer to join their infrastructure team on a 24-month fixed-term contract. This is an opportunity to play a key role in advancing enterprise automation, modernising deployment processes, and delivering scalable solutions across a large and complex technology estate.

This role is heavily focused on infrastructure automation and PowerShell development, rather than traditional identity management.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for designing, developing, and enhancing automation solutions across a range of Microsoft and infrastructure technologies. Working closely with infrastructure and platform teams, you’ll help improve provisioning, deployment, and account lifecycle processes while introducing modern engineering practices and automation standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build PowerShell-based automation solutions across enterprise infrastructure
• Develop and improve automated provisioning across Azure, VMware, Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365
• Improve code management, version control, and deployment processes through repositories and pipelines
• Build and enhance workflow automation supporting account creation and lifecycle management
• Drive automation best practices across a complex technology environment
• Produce technical documentation, testing, implementation, and operational handover activities
• Provide technical expertise and escalation support for automation-related services

What We’re Looking For

Essential Experience

• Strong commercial experience developing PowerShell automation solutions from scratch
• Experience working with source control, repositories, and CI/CD pipelines
• Good working knowledge of Active Directory and Entra ID
• Experience developing workflows using tools such as Okta Workflows, Power Automate, Azure Logic Apps, or similar platforms
• Strong infrastructure engineering background with experience automating operational processes

Desirable Experience

• Azure, VMware, and Microsoft 365 automation
• Infrastructure-as-Code experience
• Monitoring, alerting, and reporting tools
• Higher Education or large-scale enterprise environments
• Direct experience with Okta Workflows

Why Join?

• 24-month FTC with a highly respected organisation
• Opportunity to shape and improve automation practices across a large-scale environment
• Work on impactful projects with visibility across the business
• Hybrid working and excellent benefits package
• Collaborative team with a strong focus on innovation and continuous improvement