Infrastructure Engineer

Salary: £70,000 - 75,000 per year

Requirements:

• We ideally want someone with five or more years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure.
• We are looking for someone with a background in banking, financial services, or another highly regulated sector.
• We need strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• We want experience working within virtualised server environments.
• We need a broad understanding of infrastructure security principles.
• Experience supporting financial services applications within regulated organisations would be highly advantageous.
• Strong experience across most of the following technologies: Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware vSphere / vCenter, Microsoft 365, SQL Server, enterprise virtualisation, hybrid infrastructure, Veeam Backup & Replication, disaster recovery, infrastructure monitoring, Cisco networking, Fortinet firewalls, LAN/WAN, routing & switching, DNS, DHCP, EDR, endpoint encryption, data loss prevention, SIEM solutions, vulnerability management, SSL certificate management, and enterprise Dell server platforms.

Responsibilities:

• We manage Windows Server and Linux environments to ensure high availability and operational stability.
• We support and optimise VMware virtual infrastructure across production environments.
• We maintain enterprise backup, recovery and disaster recovery capabilities using industry-leading technologies.
• We monitor infrastructure performance and proactively resolve capacity, availability and resilience issues.
• We administer Microsoft 365 services and support hybrid infrastructure technologies.
• We manage Active Directory, Group Policy, identity administration and user access management.
• We support desktop operating systems, laptops, mobile devices and collaboration technologies across multiple office locations.
• We maintain endpoint security controls, encryption technologies and vulnerability remediation processes.
• We work closely with cyber security teams to strengthen infrastructure security and reduce operational risk.
• We support enterprise patch management and software deployment across server and desktop environments.
• We troubleshoot complex infrastructure, networking and systems issues while acting as a senior technical escalation point.
• We contribute to infrastructure upgrades, technology refresh programmes and strategic improvement projects.
• We produce technical documentation, operational procedures and infrastructure standards.
• We work alongside third-party suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver stable, secure technology services.

Technologies:

• Active Directory
• Cisco
• Support
• LAN
• Linux
• Microsoft 365
• Mobile
• SQL
• Security
• VMware
• Veeam
• Windows
• Office 365
• DevOps
• Firewall
• Hardware
• Network
• TCP/IP

More:

We are an established financial services organisation seeking a Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer to play a key role in maintaining and developing our enterprise technology estate. This is a senior, hands-on role that combines technical engineering with infrastructure ownership, supporting business-critical platforms across a highly regulated environment. You will help ensure the reliability, security and ongoing enhancement of our server infrastructure, virtualisation, networking, endpoint technologies and core business applications, while also contributing to infrastructure projects, mentoring colleagues and shaping future technology improvements.

last updated 31 week of 2026