IT Infrastructure & Network Engineer

Salary: £45,000 - 45,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience administering Palo Alto firewalls
• Good knowledge of switches, VLANs, routing and network troubleshooting
• Infrastructure engineering experience across servers, storage, backups and virtualisation
• Strong Windows Server and Active Directory knowledge
• Experience with VMware and/or Hyper-V
• Experience supporting a multi-site infrastructure environment
• The ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and business users
• A proactive approach and the confidence to take ownership of infrastructure issues
• Experience with HPE infrastructure, Azure, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, PowerShell, Halo ITSM or manufacturing environments would be advantageous

Responsibilities:

• Administer and support Palo Alto firewalls
• Manage switches, VLANs and wider network infrastructure
• Support Windows Server, Active Directory and Group Policy
• Manage Hyper-V and VMware environments
• Administer HPE servers, storage and backup platforms
• Support Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Azure services
• Monitor infrastructure performance, resilience and security
• Resolve complex infrastructure incidents and escalations
• Support new-site integrations, migrations and infrastructure projects
• Maintain technical documentation and infrastructure standards
• Work closely with service delivery, security, ERP and development teams

Technologies:

• Active Directory
• Azure
• ERP
• Hyper-V
• Support
• ITSM
• Microsoft 365
• Network
• PowerShell
• Security
• VMware
• Windows
• Office 365
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Firewall

More:

We are a growing, multi-site organisation undergoing a major programme of infrastructure investment and modernisation. We are recruiting an IT Infrastructure & Network Engineer to join our centralised IT function and take hands-on responsibility for infrastructure supporting sites across the UK and internationally. This is a full-time onsite role in Sutton Coldfield, with a salary of £45,000. The position has a strong focus on Palo Alto firewalls and network switching, alongside Windows Server, virtualisation, storage and backup technologies, and offers involvement in major projects including new-site integrations, infrastructure upgrades and our migration away from VMware.

last updated 35 week of 2026