Senior Systems Engineer

Salary: £134,160 - 134,160 per year

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.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership across a complex infrastructure landscape, ensuring systems remain secure, resilient, scalable and aligned with business objectives.
• Work closely with architects, security teams, application owners and service delivery functions to support enterprise platforms and infrastructure transformation programmes.
• 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.
• Deliver reliable, secure and scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Support cloud adoption and governance initiatives.
• Improve platform availability, resilience and performance.
• Contribute to infrastructure modernisation programmes.
• Support and develop Kubernetes and OpenShift environments.
• Enable secure deployment of containerised applications.
• Improve platform automation and operational efficiency.
• Support platform lifecycle management and scalability.
• Promote an automation-first approach across infrastructure operations.
• Develop solutions that reduce manual effort and improve consistency.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across platforms and services.
• Enhance monitoring, reporting and operational processes.

Technologies:

• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• OpenShift
• Security
• Windows

More:

We are 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 a 6-month contract based in Reading with hybrid working, requiring 3 days onsite each week, paying £64 per hour inside IR35. You will work across cloud, on-premises and containerised environments, supporting critical services while driving automation, modernisation and operational excellence. We offer exposure to large-scale cloud and infrastructure transformation programmes, modern cloud, containerisation and automation technologies, and a collaborative environment with high-performing technical teams.

last updated 34 week of 2026