IT Infrastructure Engineer (Microsoft)

If you’re an experienced Infrastructure Engineer looking for a broad, hands-on role, working across a diverse range of Microsoft infrastructure projects, this could be just the role for you.

You will report directly to the IT Director, within a small IT team of 7, supporting 150 users in this highly regulated and scaling company, where compliance and security is of paramount importance. It is predominantly a hybrid Microsoft environment spanning on-premise and virtual (VMWare x 14) servers, Azure, AD, M365, Entra etc.

Key responsibilities :

• Maintaining and improving their hybrid Microsoft estate centred around Windows Server, Azure and Microsoft 365 with Active Directory and Entra ID for identity services
• Planning and delivering a variety of infrastructure improvement projects, including server and platform upgrades and migrations
• Endpoint management and device compliance using Intune
• Patching and vulnerability management
• Optimising on-prem and virtual servers (VMware), storage (SAN) and backups (Veeam)
• Resolving escalated 2nd and 3rd line support tickets
• Helping to implement ISO 27001 and other compliance initiatives, inc. evidencing technical controls

Examples of current and forthcoming projects include: Upgrading VMWare 8->9; Migrating websites infrastructure to Azure; Improving Disaster Recovery (inc Azure Site Recovery); HP server refresh; Reviewing and improving Data Loss Prevention; Enhancing SFTP security. This role is targeted to be 80% infrastructure / 20% 2nd/3rd line support, but a little more time may be spent with support at the start, to help improve their capability.

Mandatory Skills

• Experienced and proactive Infrastructure Engineer, used to independently delivering and owning infrastructure upgrades, migrations and patching programmes
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation and project delivery skills
• Microsoft tech skills: Windows Server; Azure; Microsoft 365; Active Directory; Entra ID; Intune
• Also VMware, SAN storage and backup/recovery solutions (ideally Veeam)

Desired Skills

• SQL Server and Windows Server admin knowledge
• Experience working within regulated or security-focused environments
• Exposure to Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 or similar frameworks
• Relevant Microsoft or VMware certifications, although delivery experience is more important
• The ability and willingness to help/mentor less experienced Engineers

Package & Benefits

• Flexible working hours (7.5 hrs between 08:00-18:00) with the option to work longer hours to accrue an extra day’s leave each month
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
• Pension scheme
• Free healthcare, for you and your family
• Study support and professional development.
• Free on-site parking.

Other info:

• This is an office-based role in Godalming, Surrey, with the option to work from home one day a week (after probation).
• Occasional out-of-hours work will be required to support maintenance and project activities
• Due to the nature of our client’s work every employee must undergo basic criminal record and credit checks

This is a critical and influential role within an established, award-winning company, at the start of their two year journey to ISO 27001 accreditation.