Infrastructure Engineer

2 days per week on site near Salisbury area £46,800 to £57,200 Are you ready to progress your career and be part of a successful Engineering team who are about to embrace the cloud. Are you driven, keen to learn and can offer the potential as well as proven skills in on-premises infrastructure. Our client will fund the training needed to gain the necessary qualifications if you don’t already have them! If the answer is yes this could be the role you’ve been searching for, read on ………… Firstly, before we begin ideally, you will hold active SC clearance. If you don’t the client will put you through clearance if you have lived in the UK for a minimum of 5 consecutive years prior to the application. The Role Initially this an on-premise focused role supporting all the on-premise infrastructure, servers and applications. Going forward, you will also be a need to support and assist in cloud activities as the business moves to a more cloud focused organisation. Primary Duties include: Oversee Active Directory, Azure AD, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and other core infrastructure services. Maintain and optimise Windows Server environments (physical and virtual). Manage and maintain storage systems including NAS and SAN. Work with the security team to ensure patching, hardening, and threat protection are maintained. Ensure backup, replication and disaster recovery strategies are in place and always working. Monitor performance and availability of on-premise infrastructure across the UK. Apply best practices in identity and access management, including conditional access, MFA, and role-based access control (RBAC). Ensure compliance with standards including ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, and NIST frameworks. Ideal Person: 3+ years of experience working in an IT Operations team, with a focus on Windows and Storage ITIL v4 Foundation Strong knowledge of: Windows Server (2016/2019/2022), Active Directory / Azure AD / ADFS, Virtualisation (Hyper-V), HPE Servers, Backup, DR, and monitoring solutions, SCCM / SCVMM Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, CMD) and automation, Knowledge of networking fundamentals (Firewalls, load balancers) Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (SolarWinds) Proficient in Microsoft operating systems and applications, including Windows Server 2016 to 2025, Windows 11, Microsoft Office 365. Strong knowledge and experience in Service Management / Service Desk tools to capture, manage, resolve and report on IT Service tickets (incidents, requests, problems, etc.) Strong analytical and problem-solving ability Excellent communication and documentation skills Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment Qualifications: Knowledge Cisco networks and firewalls. Hold the following certification or be willing to study for them: Microsoft Certified: (AZ-104) or (AZ-802) or (MCSA). Lots of excellent benefits we can discuss with you