Lead Infrastructure manager
Callcare247
Salford, United Kingdom
20 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 50KJob location
Salford, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Systems Engineering
Ubuntu (Operating System)
CentOS
Linux
Disaster Recovery
DNS
Kernel-Based Virtual Machine
Linux Servers
Routing
Performance Tuning
Red Hat Enterprise Linux - RHEL
TCP/IP
Virtual Local Area Networks
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Containerization
Kubernetes
Job description
You will take end-to-end responsibility for our infrastructure, combining technical depth with leadership and execution.
- Own Linux server environments (Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS) across physical and virtualised systems
- Lead a team of 5 (infra, network/firewall, Kubernetes, DBA)
- Manage networking and firewall architecture (TCP/IP, DNS, VLANs, routing, security)
- Oversee Kubernetes and containerised platforms
- Define and deliver the infrastructure roadmap aligned to business growth
- Lead hardware upgrades, capacity planning, and performance optimisation
- Own change control processes and ensure operational discipline
- Drive security, system hardening, and resilience across the estate
- Manage KVM virtualisation and hybrid infrastructure environments
- Implement monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery strategies
Requirements
- 5+ years in Linux infrastructure or systems engineering
- Strong experience across networking, firewalls, and security
- Hands-on exposure to Kubernetes / container platforms
- Proven experience managing infrastructure environments end-to-end
- Experience leading or mentoring engineers (or ready to step up)
- Strong understanding of change control, uptime, and operational reliability
- Ability to operate hands-on while owning strategy and delivery
Benefits & conditions
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance