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# Technical Lead

- **Company:** Lorien
- **Location:** Edinburgh, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cisco PIX, Cloud Computing, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Domain Name System (DNS), Identity and Access Management, Windows Servers, Networking Basics, Virtualization Technology, Backup and Restore, Scripting, Cyberark, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Data Management, Fortinet, Vmware
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2854916652-technical-lead

## About the Role

* Strong experience in a Technical Lead, Infrastructure Lead, or Senior Infrastructure Engineer position.
 * Deep understanding of enterprise infrastructure environments.
 * Strong experience across:
 * Windows Server
 * Virtualisation technologies (VMware preferred)
 * Active Directory
 * DNS, DHCP and networking fundamentals
 * Enterprise storage and backup technologies
 * Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or hybrid environments)
 * Experience delivering infrastructure change and transformation projects.
 * Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
 * Ability to provide technical leadership across multiple workstreams.
 * Experience operating within large, complex, regulated organisations.

Any experience in the following would be highly advantageous:

 * Firewall technologies (Palo Alto, Check Point, Fortinet, Cisco ASA or similar)
 * CyberArk Privileged Access Management (PAM)
 * Enterprise security tooling
 * Identity and Access Management
 * Infrastructure automation and scripting
 * Financial services or regulated industry experience

## Description

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll be responsible for guiding infrastructure strategy, driving technical standards, overseeing critical project delivery, and acting as a key escalation point for complex infrastructure challenges., * Provide technical leadership across infrastructure, cloud and platform services.

 * Lead the design, implementation, and continual improvement of enterprise infrastructure solutions.
 * Own technical governance, engineering standards, and best practices.
 * Support infrastructure transformation and modernisation initiatives.
 * Collaborate closely with architecture, security, engineering, and operational teams.
 * Drive automation, resilience, availability and performance improvements across core platforms.
 * Lead incident resolution for complex technical issues and major incidents.
 * Mentor and support infrastructure engineers, acting as a technical authority within the team.
 * Ensure infrastructure solutions align with security, regulatory and compliance requirements.
 * Support capacity planning, lifecycle management and technical roadmap development.


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