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Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Zest Plan · Bournemouth, ENG, United Kingdom
Bournemouth, ENG, United KingdomContractExp: 5+ yrs35,000-40,000 GBP/yearlyHybrid
Remuneration
35,000-40,000 GBP/yearly
Location
Bournemouth, ENG, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Not specified

Job summary

Zest Plan is seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to serve as a senior technical escalation point across infrastructure, cloud, and IT support.

Qualifications

  • Strong Microsoft technology experience, including Windows Server, Microsoft 365 administration, Entra ID, Azure, Intune, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive.
  • Good understanding of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, conditional access, MFA, RBAC and related identity controls.
  • Experience with virtualisation technologies such as VMware vSphere or Hyper-V.
  • Solid networking knowledge across LAN, WAN, VLAN, VPN, TCP/IP, routing, wireless and managed firewalls.
  • Strong security awareness, including backup and restore, endpoint protection, patching, incident response, data protection and GDPR.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure, cloud, networking, security and end-user support issues.
  • Lead infrastructure and IT projects across Microsoft 365, Azure, Windows Server, virtualisation, networking and security.
  • Support and improve hybrid infrastructure, including on-premise and cloud environments.
  • Mentor and guide junior engineers, sharing knowledge and developing technical capability.
  • Maintain clear technical documentation, processes and standards.
  • Identify opportunities to automate processes and introduce new technologies.
  • Advise on secure use of AI and emerging tools.

Skills

AzurePowerShellPythonRESTVMwarevSphereWindowsWindows Server

Certifications

Microsoft Azure Administrator AssociateMicrosoft 365 Administrator ExpertMicrosoft Security AdministratorITIL Foundation or higher

Relocation

No