Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Windows & Virtualisation)

gb Adria Solutions
Manchester, UK
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Active Directory Microsoft Azure Backup Devices Disaster Recovery System Center Configuration Manager Windows Servers Windows PowerShell Virtual Machines Virtualization Technology VMware Virtualization VMware VSphere
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Backup and Restore Veeam Wsus Vmware

Job description

A leading technology services organisation is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join its growing infrastructure team. This is a hands-on role supporting enterprise-scale Windows, VMware, Azure, and backup environments across a complex multi-site estate.

You’ll take ownership of patching, backup operations, virtual machine lifecycle management, infrastructure changes, and technical escalations, playing a key role in maintaining the availability, security, and performance of critical customer environments. The Role

  • Own the Windows Server patching lifecycle across a large enterprise estate
  • Manage Azure VM patching, backup, and disaster recovery services
  • Administer VMware virtualisation environments and VM lifecycle activities
  • Support and remediate Veeam backup and recovery operations
  • Implement infrastructure changes and contribute to CAB processes
  • Resolve technical escalations and support major incident response
  • Participate in a shared on-call rota

Requirements

  • Strong experience in infrastructure engineering, ideally within managed services
  • Strong experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, and Group Policy
  • Good Azure administration skills including VMs, networking, backup, and patching
  • VMware vSphere administration experience
  • Experience supporting enterprise backup technologies such as Veeam
  • Knowledge of WSUS, SCCM, and patch compliance processes
  • PowerShell scripting and automation experience
  • Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills

Benefits & conditions

  • Work with modern Azure, VMware, Windows, and enterprise backup technologies
  • Take ownership of critical infrastructure services and large-scale patching programmes
  • Join a highly skilled technical team with clear progression opportunities
  • Gain exposure to both cloud and on-premise enterprise environments
  • Be involved in automation, service improvement, and infrastructure transformation projects
  • Flexible remote/hybrid working and a competitive package with on-call allowance

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