Senior IT Infrastructure and Change Engineer

Senior IT Infrastructure and Change Engineer
* Plymouth, Devon (remote with travel to client sites)
* c£39,000 per year
* Plus an excellent Pension (22.9% employer contribution), 26 days Holiday + BH, Ongoing training, etc.
The Opportunity:
My client working within the education sector are currently looking for a Senior IT Infrastructure and Change Engineer who will be responsible for the delivery, reliability and security of my client’s core IT infrastructure and platforms.
This role line-manages the Infrastructure Team which currently has x2 members of staff however the company is growing so we expect this to become larger and leads the planning and execution of infrastructure change projects, ensuring minimal disruption to teaching and learning and operational services.
As a member of the IT Leadership Team, the post-holder drives technical standards, automation, and cloud adoption, while maintaining strong service outcomes and compliance in an education setting.
NB: Candidates must be able to pass an enhanced DBS check upon joining the organisation.
Skills and Experience:
* Proven skills managing a small-to-medium size infrastructure team ideally with minimum of a few years doing this function.
* Lead cloud platform adoption and optimisation (e.g., Microsoft Azure/M365 etc).
* Champion code-driven operations: Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform and scripting (Python).
* Build automated CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure artefacts; enforce source control, code review and release management.
* Work closely with Service Desk and Applications teams to ensure effective incident/problem/change processes and clear escalation paths.
* Produce clear technical documentation, runbooks and knowledge articles.
* Plan and project manage infrastructure changes from discovery to deployment: scoping, resourcing, dependencies, risk/issue management, stakeholder comms and post‑implementation review.
* Deliver M&A/onboarding projects for new schools: discovery, integration, migration and stabilisation.
* Line manage and develop the Infrastructure Team, including objective setting, coaching, performance management and succession planning.
Applications:
Please contact John Noonan here at ISR to learn more about our client working at the heart of the education sector based in Plymouth as a Senior IT Infrastructure and Change Engineer and how you can become a part of their ongoing success story