Location: Wokingham, Hybrid, 50/50
Duration: 3 months + possible extension
Rate: £400 - £460
MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA
CONTRACTOR MUST BE SC CLEARED (active)
Description:
Seeking a skilled and proactive Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, support, and maintain the organization's IT infrastructure. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the availability, performance, security, and scalability of core infrastructure services, including servers, storage, virtualization platforms, operating systems, cloud services, and network-connected systems.
The Infrastructure Engineer will work closely with Cyber Security, Service Operations, Application Support, and Cloud teams to deliver resilient and secure technology solutions that support business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Infrastructure Management
Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise infrastructure solutions.
Administer physical and virtual server environments.
Manage infrastructure performance, availability, capacity, and lifecycle activities.
Implement and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery solutions.
Support datacenter and cloud infrastructure platforms.
Server & Operating System Administration
Install, configure, and maintain Windows and/or Linux server environments.
Perform server patching, upgrades, and vulnerability remediation.
Monitor server health and proactively address performance issues.
Manage Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and related infrastructure services.
Support operating system hardening and security best practices.
Cloud & Virtualization
Support cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure and AWS.
Administer virtual environments including VMware and Hyper-V.
Assist with cloud migrations and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
Implement and manage infrastructure-as-code and automation solutions where applicable.
Security & Compliance
Ensure infrastructure complies with security policies and regulatory requirements.
Support identity and access management controls.
Work with Cyber Security teams to remediate vulnerabilities and risks.
Maintain secure configurations across infrastructure platforms.
Participate in audit and compliance activities.
Monitoring & Incident Management
Monitor infrastructure services and respond to alerts.
Investigate and resolve complex infrastructure incidents.
Perform root cause analysis and implement preventative measures.
Support business continuity and disaster recovery testing.
Participate in on-call support and maintenance activities as required.
Automation & Continuous Improvement
Develop and maintain automation scripts and operational tools.
Improve infrastructure processes through standardization and automation.
Identify opportunities for cost optimization and performance improvements.
Contribute to infrastructure strategy and technology roadmaps.
Documentation & Collaboration
Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
Work closely with project teams to deliver infrastructure solutions.
Provide technical guidance and knowledge sharing across IT teams.
Support project delivery and change management activities.If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website
Salary description
£400.00 - £460.00 per day