Infrastructure Engineer
Infrastructure Engineerkinetech Recruitment
Basildon, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Shift work Languages
English Compensation
£ 55KJob location
Basildon, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Microsoft Windows
Azure
Data Recovery
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS
Failover
Failover Clustering
Hyper-V
Internet Small Computer System Interface (ISCSI)
Network Security
Windows Server
Virtual Local Area Networks
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocols
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Data Management
Terraform
Network Server
Job description
- Hyper-V virtualisation (clusters/failover, estate improvement)
- Rubrik backup & recovery (highly desirable)
- Windows servers + enterprise storage (SAN/NAS, iSCSI/Fibre Channel)
- Firewall / network security hands-on experience
- Acquisition migrations - tenant/user/workload integrations into a core environment
- Exposure to, or ambition for, cloud transformation (Azure)
What you'll do
- Design, deploy and support Windows on-prem, Hyper-V and Azure infrastructure
- Own patching, performance, capacity and lifecycle management
- Implement security controls and support compliance
- Lead infrastructure projects end-to-end
- Act as senior escalation for complex incidents
- Maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation
- Contribute to the 2026 cloud migration and automation improvements (Terraform)
Requirements
Essential:
- Proven Hyper-V, Windows Server (2012-2022), servers & storage experience
- Strong AD/DNS/DHCP/failover clustering knowledge
- Rubrik backup experience preferred
- Firewall and core networking fundamentals (VLAN, CIDR, VRRP, etc.)
- Great documentation skills and change control/CAB experience
- Confident communicator, able to manage priorities and own delivery
Desirable:
- Azure admin experience or clear desire to upskill into cloud
- Tenant-to-tenant / acquisition integration experience
- Terraform/IaC exposure
- Relevant certs (CCNA/MCSA/AZ-series)
About the company
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