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# Infrastructure Specialist

- **Company:** Vertage Group Portfolio
- **Location:** Altrincham, United Kingdom
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £50,000 - £60,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Domain Name System (DNS), Hyper-V, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Log Analysis, Windows Servers, Routing, Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Services, TCP/IP, Virtualization Technology, VMware Virtualization, Wide Area Networks, Microsoft Power Automate, Firewalls (Computer Science), Microsoft InTune, Data Management, Key Vault, Vmware
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/infrastructure-specialist/57559986

## About the Role

* Extensive experience in enterprise IT infrastructure, with several years in a senior technical role, in an environment of similar scale
 * Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure experience, from design through implementation into operational support
 * Solid working knowledge of Entra ID and Microsoft 365
 * Hands-on VMware (or Hyper-V) virtualisation experience
 * Good understanding of networking: TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, routing, firewalls, VPNs, LAN/WAN and Azure networking
 * Understanding of cloud and infrastructure security principles: identity, privileged access, least privilege
 * Comfortable as a third-line escalation point and able to communicate clearly with non-technical colleagues
 * A proactive, self-starting approach: you take ownership, see things through and come with ideas, * Active Directory
 * Cloud Services & Infrastructure
 * Health and Safety Principles
 * Infrastructure Management
 * Maintenance Activities
 * Microsoft Azure
 * Microsoft Windows OS
 * Networking Skills
 * VMware Administration and Virtualization
 * Windows Server Administration

## Description

My client, backed by VC always look to drive innovation across their global business, and the technology behind it runs on an estate we own and build ourselves. Now we are hiring an Infrastructure Specialist to join the specialist team in Altrincham and take shared ownership of our core infrastructure: Azure workloads, VMware virtualisation, Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.

This is a hands-on, senior role in a small, close team. You will split your time between day-to-day management of those environments and project work, including a growing programme of new Azure workloads hosting their own AI and automation tooling in-house rather than buying SaaS. You will act as the third-line escalation point for infrastructure, work closely with the Cyber Security team, and have a real say in how the platform evolves.

What you'll be doing

 * Designing, deploying and supporting Azure infrastructure: VMs, storage, virtual networks, NSGs and private connectivity, RBAC, managed identities, Key Vault, Monitor/Log Analytics, Backup and resource governance
 * Building secure, scalable Azure environments to host AI applications and services
 * Managing Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Intune and Conditional Access, including compliance and licensing governance
 * Supporting and maintaining our VMware estate, Windows Server, Active Directory and Group Policy
 * Owning daily management of deployment, security, compliance and migration across our Microsoft environments, including email security
 * Looking after enterprise storage (SAN/NAS), backup and disaster recovery, including upcoming renewals and potential platform changes
 * Automating business and IT processes with PowerShell and Power Platform / Power Automate
 * Acting as third-line escalation for the service desk and troubleshooting complex issues across cloud and on-prem
 * Contributing to global infrastructure projects, including acquisitions and integrations