Senior Infrastructure Engineer

The Senior Infrastructure Engineer role is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the core infrastructure that underpins the organisation’s applications and services. This role blends hands-on engineering with strategic thinking, ensuring systems are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with long-term business goals. The engineer acts as a subject-matter expert, mentor, and key contributor to architectural decisions., * Design and evolve cloud and on-premises infrastructure with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance, supporting migration of applications and databases from on-premise to Azure Cloud.

• Implementing identity, access control, and security best practices (Entra ID, RBAC, managed identities, Key Vault, secure baselines, patching)
• Implementation of infrastructure-as-code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, ARM/Bicep, or CloudFormation.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Networking, Security, and Engineering teams to deliver integrated, compliant and robust Azure Cloud platform solutions and maintain clear documentation.
• Manage patching, vulnerability remediation, and secure configuration baselines., * Working across a variety of clinical applications that deliver various services connected to health care.
• Work closely with cross-functional product teams to design and implement appropriate cloud native solutions, codifying the infrastructure, configuration, and CI/CD pipelines to automate processes and improve efficiency.
• Work collaboratively with like-minded colleagues who are focused on improving the health of our nation and making a real difference to peoples’ everyday lives

• A core understanding and hands-on working experience with the Azure Cloud infrastructure, hosting and services e.g. IaaS, PaaS, Serverless computing, Databases and all-in-one Azure cloud-based solutions.
• Experience working with infrastructure-as-code, configuration and automation tools such as Terraform to provision and manage Cloud infrastructure and automate software delivery processes.
• Strong proficiency with Windows Server and Linux, and in automation and scripting (PowerShell, Bash).
• Experience with Azure identity services (Entra ID), RBAC, managed identities, and Key Vault.
• Experience designing and supporting highly available and resilient cloud environments (backup, restore, Disaster Recovery).
• Strong understanding of cloud security principles, including secure configuration, patching, and vulnerability management.
• Solid understanding of networking, load balancing, DNS, firewalls, and VPNs
• Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, New Relic, or similar).
• Optimise cost, performance, and resource utilisation across environments.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Partner with software engineering, product, and security teams to deliver robust and scalable solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to building a high-performing infrastructure team.
• Influence technical direction and contribute to long-term infrastructure strategy.
• Document systems, processes, and architectural decisions clearly and effectively.

Professional Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead complex technical initiatives with minimal oversight.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• A mindset focused on automation, reliability, and continuous improvement.
• Work within Product Engineering teams and collaborated closely with Product Owners, Architects, Designers, DevOps, QA and Delivery, enabling and upskilling teams in cloud platform capabilities, infrastructure-as-code, and operational tooling.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.