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# Infrastructure Engineer

- **Company:** James Ltd
- **Location:** Crawley, UK
- **Salary:** £130,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Microsoft Azure, Disaster Recovery, Hyper-V, System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Servers, Windows PowerShell, Virtualization Technology, Enterprise Software Applications, Computer Network Technologies, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Hardware Infrastructure, Vmware
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815191254-infrastructure-engineer

## About the Role

* Strong experience supporting enterprise Microsoft infrastructure
 * Excellent PowerShell scripting and automation skills
 * Experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 and VMware or Hyper-V
 * Good understanding of networking, backup and disaster recovery
 * Experience working within an ITIL environment

Experience with Azure DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, SCCM or Azure certifications would be advantageous.

## Description

Contract | Inside IR35 | Initial 6 Months

Up to £500 per day

Our client, a well-established organisation within the financial services and pensions sector, is looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join their IT team on an initial six-month contract, with a strong likelihood of extension.

This is a hands-on role supporting and enhancing a hybrid Microsoft infrastructure, with a particular focus on Azure, automation and enterprise systems. Working as part of a collaborative infrastructure team, the successful candidate will help maintain business-critical services, deliver infrastructure improvements and provide 3rd line technical expertise.

Key responsibilities include:

 * Managing and supporting Azure and on-premise infrastructure
 * Automating infrastructure tasks and deployments using PowerShell and Infrastructure as Code principles
 * Supporting Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, virtualisation and networking technologies
 * Contributing to infrastructure projects, system improvements and disaster recovery planning
 * Ensuring secure, resilient and high-performing IT services

To be considered, candidates should have:

 * Strong experience supporting enterprise Microsoft infrastructure
 * Excellent PowerShell scripting and automation skills
 * Experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 and VMware or Hyper-V
 * Good understanding of networking, backup and disaster recovery
 * Experience working within an ITIL environment

Experience with Azure DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, SCCM or Azure certifications would be advantageous.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded organisation and work on a modern hybrid infrastructure environment within a collaborative technical team.


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