Infrastructure & Security Engineer

Salary: £55,000 - 60,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong infrastructure background with exposure to Azure and the Microsoft stack
• Experience coaching or mentoring engineers in a hands-on environment
• Confidence to challenge where needed while remaining pragmatic
• A people-focused leadership style and the ability to bring a team with us
• Solid understanding of security fundamentals in an operational setting
• Experience working in multi-site environments
• Exposure to Azure services such as Logic Apps and Data Factory, or low/no-code tooling
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rota for P1 incidents

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day infrastructure and platform operations across Azure and Microsoft 365
• Support the development of a team of 3 engineers by providing structure, coaching, and accountability
• Own operational security activities including patching, vulnerability management, access controls, and audits
• Drive improvements in monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery
• Work closely with suppliers to improve service quality and value for money
• Support cloud journey decisions with technical knowledge and practical input
• Bring greater visibility, documentation, and operational discipline to the environment
• Provide technical guidance while remaining hands-on in the technology estate
• Help strengthen security practices and make better use of existing tooling
• Contribute to infrastructure, cloud, security, and supplier management improvements

Technologies

• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• Microsoft 365
• Security
• Office 365

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We are recruiting for an Infrastructure & Security Engineer to step into a senior role within a growing and evolving technology estate at a pivotal point in its journey. This is a hands-on position where we want someone who can simplify, stabilise, and modernise our infrastructure and cloud environment while helping to shape security, resilience, and operational discipline. We offer a permanent position based in Coventry with hybrid working, two days in the office and three days remote. The salary is £55,000 to £60,000, along with 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, a holiday buy/sell scheme, company pension, cycle to work scheme, death in service cover, an employee assistance programme, and occupational health provider service. We are an equal opportunity recruitment company and are committed to neurodiversity inclusion, offering reasonable adjustments during the interview process.

last updated 20 week of 2026