IT Infrastructure Engineer

Salary: £50,000 - 55,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong Wintel, networks, and IT infrastructure background
• Experience administering and building new IT infrastructures and improving IT systems through previous projects
• Strong expertise in defining, delivering, and supporting robust, resilient, and secure enterprise infrastructure
• Experience with IT audits and compliance frameworks such as CIS, PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials, NIST, and ISO 27001
• In-depth understanding of network security and compliance in regulated environments
• Proven ability to secure high-value data, including PCI cardholder data and PII, and implement security best practices
• Strong networking knowledge, including LAN, WAN, DNS, DHCP, VPN, and TCP/IP
• Proficiency in firewall and load balancer technologies for secure environments
• Hands-on experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware and Citrix Xen, and backup solutions such as Veeam or similar
• Experience with monitoring tools such as SolarWinds SentryOne and Zabbix
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills
• Interest in learning and using automation tools such as Azure DevOps, Terraform, Node-Red, and Packer
• Scripting and automation skills in PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar are desirable
• Ability to design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure automation is desirable
• Some experience managing cloud environments such as Azure and AWS is desirable
• Must be a local candidate with full UK passport, settled status, or indefinite leave to remain

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance IT infrastructure, including VMware ESXi, Linux, Microsoft Windows Server environments, network monitoring, and networking components
• Learn how to automate configuration management, infrastructure provisioning, and application deployment
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance through proactive monitoring and automation
• Maintain and improve local network environments, including Dell servers and Dell switch configurations
• Work with Microsoft Active Directory, Windows Server environments, and authentication solutions
• Ensure compliance with security and regulatory standards, including PCI DSS, Cyber Essentials+, DORA, and ISO 27001
• Implement and enforce security best practices across infrastructure automation and cloud environments
• Secure high-value and high-risk data such as cardholder data and personally identifiable information
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code for cloud and on-premises environments
• Configure and maintain authentication solutions such as SSO, SAML, and Entra Connect
• Implement and optimize automation tools such as Azure DevOps or other CI/CD pipelines, Terraform, Node-Red, and Packer
• Deploy and manage monitoring tools such as Zabbix, SolarWinds SentryOne, and other network/database monitoring solutions
• Ensure secure cloud infrastructure management across Azure and AWS environments
• Collaborate with the Infrastructure & Security Manager to deliver projects from conception to implementation, ensuring adherence to time, cost, and quality objectives
• Enforce compliance with IT security policies and regulatory requirements
• Lead the annual security training program to ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards

Technologies

• AWS
• Active Directory
• Azure
• Bash
• CI/CD
• Citrix
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Firewall
• Support
• LAN
• Linux
• Network
• PowerShell
• Python
• SAML
• Security
• TCP/IP
• Terraform
• VPN
• VMware
• Veeam
• Windows
• Zabbix
• NodeJS

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We are a successful and growing UK SaaS fintech company whose IT systems are revolutionising the UK finance, retail, and commerce industries. We are expanding our IT Infrastructure team to support major upcoming projects over the next 24 months, including building a new datacentre and automating our infrastructure deployments. This role is based in our Fareham office with some remote working and trips to Whiteley, Hampshire, and offers a basic salary of up to £55k plus an excellent benefits scheme. We are looking for someone with an infrastructure engineering mindset and an interest in learning automation tools as part of a collaborative team.

last updated 27 week of 2026