At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and support enterprise infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Company: Join a leading digital transformation programme with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Earn £64 per hour, enjoy hybrid working, and work on exciting cloud projects.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a dynamic, high-performing team.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in cloud and infrastructure transformation while enhancing your skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in cloud services, Kubernetes, and strong troubleshooting skills required.
Winsearch is recruiting for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join a major digital transformation programme supporting enterprise-scale infrastructure, cloud services and platform operations. This is an excellent opportunity for a senior infrastructure professional to play a key role in the design, delivery and ongoing improvement of modern hybrid platforms, working across cloud, on-premises and containerised environments. You'll be involved in supporting critical services while driving automation, modernisation and operational excellence initiatives.
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across a complex infrastructure landscape, ensuring systems remain secure, resilient, scalable and aligned with business objectives. Working closely with architects, security teams, application owners and service delivery functions, you'll support enterprise platforms while contributing to infrastructure transformation and cloud adoption programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy and support enterprise infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments.
- Administer and optimise Microsoft Azure services and cloud-native technologies.
- Manage and maintain Windows Server and Linux-based environments.
- Deploy, configure and support Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms.
- Develop and implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation solutions.
- Ensure infrastructure meets security, compliance, resilience and availability requirements.
- Monitor system health, performance and capacity across multiple platforms.
- Support backup, disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues and service incidents.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, standards and operational procedures.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical knowledge sharing.
- Support cloud migration, infrastructure transformation and technology refresh projects.
About You
We're looking for a technically strong Systems Engineer with experience operating within complex enterprise or large-scale infrastructure environments. You should have hands-on experience across a number of the following areas:
- Microsoft Azure administration and cloud services
- Hybrid infrastructure environments
- Windows Server and Linux platform support
- Kubernetes and OpenShift container platforms
- Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks
- Scripting and orchestration tools
- Infrastructure monitoring, alerting and observability solutions
- Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
- Infrastructure security and compliance best practices
- Cloud migration and modernisation programmes
Key Areas of Focus
- Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering: Deliver reliable, secure and scalable infrastructure solutions.
- Container & Platform Services: Support and develop Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.
- Automation & Continuous Improvement: Promote an automation-first approach across infrastructure operations.
Requirements
- Proven experience in a Senior Systems Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer or Platform Engineer role.
- Strong background supporting enterprise-scale cloud and infrastructure environments.
- Experience working with Microsoft Azure and modern container platforms.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to work effectively across multiple technical teams and stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
What's on Offer?
- £64 per hour (Inside IR35)
- Initial 6-month contract
- Hybrid working arrangement with 3 days per week onsite in Reading
- Opportunity to work on large-scale cloud and infrastructure transformation programmes
- Exposure to modern cloud, containerisation and automation technologies
- Collaborative environment with high-performing technical teams
If you're an experienced Systems Engineer looking for a contract opportunity where you can make a tangible impact across cloud, infrastructure and platform services, we'd be keen to hear from you. Apply today or contact Winsearch for a confidential discussion.
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