Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer – Azure / M365 / VMware

Location: Wilmslow, hybrid (3 days onsite) Contract: 12 Months contract (Inside IR35) (High chance of extension) Day rate: £325-375 per day Start Date: TBC

Overview Are you an infrastructure engineer who's as comfortable in Azure as you are in a server room? This role covers both: a mostly cloud-based estate, plus an on-site datacentre that needs someone who knows their way around it.

We're working with a global business in need of an Infrastructure Engineer at their Wilmslow site to keep core infrastructure stable, look after the datacentre, own backups, and play a hands-on part in bringing an acquired business into the group. The role is three days a week on site, so you'll need to be within a reasonable commute of Wilmslow.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Azure, M365 and hybrid identity across the estate. • Keep the Wilmslow datacentre running, including VMware, physical hardware, storage and routine audits. • Own backup and recovery, making sure jobs run, restores work and DR is tested. • Support technical integration of the acquired business, including identity, tenant and infrastructure migration. • Monitor the health of critical systems and report trends to IT management. • Write scripts to automate deployments and routine tasks. • Create and maintain documentation and Standard Operating Procedures.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure and M365. • Active Directory and Entra ID /…