Contract Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer

• Act as the 3rd line escalation point for complex infrastructure, cloud, and identity-related issues.
• Administer and support Microsoft Azure environments, including Azure Virtual Desktop, Entra ID, RBAC, Conditional Access, and Privileged Identity Management.
• Support Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and Intune.
• Manage and troubleshoot Windows Server environments, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and DHCP.
• Support endpoint management through Microsoft Intune and Autopilot.
• Contribute to Azure infrastructure improvements and security remediation programmes.
• Assist with SQL Server infrastructure support, monitoring, and optimisation activities.
• Troubleshoot and maintain networking technologies including firewalls, VPNs, switching, routing, VLANs, and wireless environments.
• Participate in infrastructure projects, migrations, upgrades, and new technology deployments.
• Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation, knowledge base articles, and network diagrams.

Technologies:

• Active Directory
• Azure
• Cloud
• Hyper-V
• Support
• Microsoft 365
• Microsoft Intune
• Network
• RBAC
• SQL
• Security
• SharePoint
• VMware
• Windows
• Office 365
• DevOps

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including Azure Virtual Desktop, Entra ID, Intune, and Conditional Access.
• Extensive Microsoft infrastructure experience covering Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.
• Strong Microsoft 365 administration experience.
• Experience supporting and troubleshooting enterprise networking environments.
• Knowledge of VMware and/or Hyper-V virtualisation platforms.
• Working knowledge of SQL Server administration and infrastructure support.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Excellent documentation and stakeholder communication skills.

Our client is a leading financial services organisation offering an initial 6-month contract for an experienced Infrastructure & Cloud Engineer. This is a hybrid role with one day per week in Southampton, Hampshire, and sits inside IR35. The position offers the opportunity to work in a modern Microsoft and Azure-focused environment, supporting BAU operations as well as strategic infrastructure transformation projects across cloud, security, networking, and data platforms.