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# System Engineer

- **Company:** Venturi Group
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Computer Animation, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Windows Servers, Networking Basics, Perforce, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Visual Effects, Virtual Local Area Networks, Virtualization Technology, Information Technology, Bicep, Terraform
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/x/42448084/

## About the Role

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.



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