System Engineer

We’re looking for a hands-on Senior/Lead Engineer to take ownership of the corporate compute and platform estate for a business undergoing significant technical change: servers, virtualisation, storage, domain infrastructure and cloud workloads all sit under this role.This is a genuine full-stack systems position for someone who’s comfortable owning infrastructure end-to-end and working independently in a fast-moving, low-maturity environment. What you’ll need:Expert-level systems engineering across Windows Server, virtualisation, storage, AD/domain architecture and the M365 stackHands-on cloud experience with GCP, Azure or AWS, plus infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or Bicep)Solid networking fundamentals (CCNA-level): VLANs, static routing, core principlesA true full-stack grounding spanning identity, cloud and endpoint, with the appetite to learn fastStrong scripting/automation skills in PowerShell and PythonProven discipline around backup, DR and patch managementConfidence operating independently where process is still maturing Nice to have:Background in games, VFX, animation or another technical creative studio environmentExposure to Perforce or large-scale build-pipeline infrastructureHigh-availability and resilience design experienceComfortable using AI tooling to support infrastructure-as-code workIf you’re a systems generalist who enjoys building structure into a high-change environment and wants the autonomy of an outside-IR35 contract, get in touch.