Server and Network Engineer in Fareham, Hampshire

IT Infrastructure Engineer

Working in the office in Fareham, with some remote working and trips to Whiteley, Hampshire and a basic salary to £55k plus excellent benefits scheme.

Stratospherec are proud to be working with a fantastic UK Saa S Fintech company whose IT systems are revolutionising the UK finance, retail and commerce industries.

Due to their sustained and continued growth they are looking to expand their IT Infrastructure team by hiring an Infrastructure Engineer with a strong Wintel, Networks and IT Infrastructure background and who is interested in learning Automation tools with their team.

They have a number of large IT projects for the next 24 months including building a new Datacentre and automating their IT Infrastructure deployments.

This role will mainly focused to in new IT projects.

They are looking for an Infrastructure Engineering mindset with an interest in using automation tools to streamline infrastructure deployment, management and monitoring, combined with a background in administering and building new IT infrastructures and improvements in IT systems from previous projects is going to be vital for this role.

Maintain and enhance IT infrastructure, including VMware ESXi, Linux, Microsoft Windows Server environments, and Netwrok Monitoring and networking components.

• Learn how to automate configuration management, infrastructure provisioning, and application deployment.
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance through proactive monitoring and automation.
• Maintain and improve local network environments, including Dell servers and Dell switch configurations.
• Strong technical expertise in Microsoft Active Directory (AD), Windows Server environments, and authentication solutions.

IT Security & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards, including PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials+, DORA, and ISO 27001.
• Secure high-value and high-risk data, such as cardholder (PCI) and personally identifiable information (PII).

Cloud & Dev Ops Integration (these tools and skills will be taught)

• Implement and optimize automation tools such as Azure Dev Ops (or other CI/CD pipelines), Terraform, Node-Red, and Packer.
• Deploy and manage monitoring tools (Zabbix, Solar Winds Sentry One, and other network/database monitoring solutions).
• Ensure secure cloud infrastructure management across Azure and AWS environments.

Collaborate with the Infrastructure & Security Manager to deliver projects from conception to implementation, ensuring adherence to time, cost, and quality objectives.

• Enforce compliance with IT security policies and regulatory requirements.
• Lead the annual security training program to ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards.

It will be useful to have some of the following skills and experience

• Experience with IT audits and compliance frameworks (CIS, PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials, NIST, ISO 27001).
• In-depth understanding of network security and compliance in regulated environments.
• Proven ability to secure high-value data (PCI cardholder data, PII) and implement security best practices.
• Strong networking knowledge (LAN, WAN, DNS, DHCP, VPN, TCP/IP).
• Experience with monitoring tools (Solar Winds Sentry One, Zabbix etc.).

* Desirable / bonus skills and experience

• Some interest in learning and using automation tools such as Azure Dev Ops, Terraform, Node-Red, Packer.
• Scripting and automation skills (Power Shell, Python, Bash, or similar).
• Some experience managing cloud environments (Azure, AWS).

This is an exciting new role for a growing IT Infrastructure team, within a successful and growing Saa S company, so if you are looking for an exciting challenging IT Systems and automation role, then please apply with your CV for immediate interview.

+++ Please note we can only consider local candidates and with full UK Passports or settled status visas or indefinite leave to remain visas