Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer

MCS Group; Leinster; Hybrid; EUR 65,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

MCS Group is seeking an experienced Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer in Dublin for an initial six-month day-rate contract. The role covers on-prem and cloud infrastructure, including Azure, M365, networking, storage and virtualisation, with collaboration across cloud, security, service desk and applications teams.

You will support patching, upgrades and change management while maintaining secure, stable, scalable services and contributing to broader infrastructure modernisation

Qualifications

• Strong infrastructure engineering or technical operations experience in a complex environment.
• Deep knowledge of Windows Server, AD, DNS and DHCP.
• Hands-on Microsoft 365 across Teams, Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Intune and Entra ID.
• Solid Azure infrastructure experience including networking, identity and security.
• Experience with VMware, storage, backup technologies and core compute environments.
• Strong networking knowledge across LAN/WAN, routing, switching and firewalls.
• Experience working within ITIL-led incident, problem and change management.
• Proactive, customer-focused engineer able to troubleshoot complex issues independently.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain on-prem and cloud infrastructure, including servers, storage, virtualisation and networks.
• Administer and improve Azure services including VMs, storage, networking, identity, RBAC and security controls.
• Support Microsoft 365 services including Teams, SharePoint, Exchange Online, OneDrive, Intune and Entra ID.
• Manage Conditional Access, MFA, device compliance and modern workplace services.
• Monitor infrastructure performance, capacity and availability, identifying improvements to strengthen resilience.
• Complete patching, upgrades and configuration changes in line with change management processes.
• Act as an escalation point for complex Tier 1 and Tier 2 infrastructure issues.
• Support cloud migration, infrastructure upgrades and wider technology transformation initiatives.
• Work with third-party technology providers where required.
• Support vulnerability remediation, security controls and Zero Trust initiatives.
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks and support guides.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

DNS/DHCP

Microsoft 365

Azure

VMware

Storage & Backup

Networking

ITIL

Troubleshooting

Job description

Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer

Dublin | Hybrid | Initial 6-Month Daily Rate Contract

MCS Group is recruiting an experienced Infrastructure & Cloud Operations Engineer for an initial six-month day-rate contract.

This is a broad, hands-on infrastructure role supporting a modern enterprise environment across on-prem infrastructure, Microsoft 365, Azure, networking, storage and virtualisation. You'll work closely with cloud, security, service desk and applications teams to maintain secure, stable and scalable services, while supporting wider infrastructure modernisation projects.

The role

• Support and maintain on-prem and cloud infrastructure, including servers, storage, virtualisation and networks.




• Administer and improve Azure services including VMs, storage, networking, identity, RBAC and security controls.




• Support Microsoft 365 services including Teams, SharePoint, Exchange Online, OneDrive, Intune and Entra ID.




• Manage Conditional Access, MFA, device compliance and modern workplace services.




• Monitor infrastructure performance, capacity and availability, identifying improvements to strengthen resilience.




• Complete patching, upgrades and configuration changes in line with change management processes.




• Act as an escalation point for complex Tier 1 and Tier 2 infrastructure issues.




• Support cloud migration, infrastructure upgrades and wider technology transformation initiatives.




• Work with third-party technology providers where required.




• Support vulnerability remediation, security controls and Zero Trust initiatives.




• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks and support guides.

What we're looking for

• Strong experience in infrastructure engineering or technical operations within a complex environment.




• Strong knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS and DHCP.




• Hands-on Microsoft 365 experience across Teams, Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Intune and Entra ID.




• Good Azure infrastructure experience, including networking, identity and security.




• Experience with VMware, storage, backup technologies and core compute environments.




• Solid networking knowledge across LAN/WAN, routing, switching and firewalls.




• Experience working within ITIL-led incident, problem and change management processes.




• A proactive, customer-focused engineer who can troubleshoot complex issues and work independently.

Nice to have

• Azure certification such as AZ-104 or AZ-800.




• Microsoft 365 Administrator certification.




• PowerShell scripting or automation experience.




• Exposure to Azure Landing Zones, AKS, CI/CD, GitHub Enterprise or Infrastructure as Code.




• Experience supporting Microsoft Defender, Conditional Access or Zero Trust environments.

Please get in touch if you are an experienced Infrastructure Engineer open to a new day-rate contract in Dublin.