Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer

Salary: £33,000 - 61,000 per year

Requirements

• Demonstrable hands-on experience administering virtualisation and hypervisor environments
• Experience working with cloud platforms and hybrid infrastructure deployments
• A solid understanding of cybersecurity principles, including threat management, endpoint protection, and security best practice frameworks
• Strong networking knowledge, including firewalls, VLANs, VPNs and DNS/DHCP management
• Experience with backup technologies and disaster recovery planning
• Ability to lead and mentor the Infrastructure Team whilst remaining hands-on in technical delivery
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and maintain our virtualised server infrastructure, ensuring high availability and optimal performance across the environment
• Oversee and administer our hybrid cloud infrastructure, managing workloads across on-premises and cloud platforms
• Lead the planning and execution of infrastructure upgrades, migrations and capacity planning activities
• Maintain and develop our cybersecurity posture, including vulnerability management, access controls, and incident response
• Ensure robust backup, disaster recovery and business continuity procedures are in place and regularly tested
• Manage and maintain network infrastructure including switching, routing, firewalls and remote access solutions
• Produce and maintain accurate technical documentation, including system architecture, processes and procedures
• Monitor ticket flow, ensuring an efficient and pro-active response
• Manage escalations
• Support the Head of IT in leading new projects
• Provide technical guidance and assistance to others within the IT department, fostering a supportive learning environment

Technologies

• Cloud
• Flow
• Support
• Network
• Security
• DevOps

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We are Wykes Engineering Ltd, based in Rushden, Northants, specializing in the manufacture of materials processing equipment and renewable technologies. As a leading-edge, highly innovative, and progressive design and manufacturing company, we boast our own in-house manufacturing department, renewable energy facilities, and project work in both the renewable and food surplus industries. With over 40 years of engineering innovation, we have established ourselves as a major player in our key areas of expertise, which include the design and manufacture of equipment for food by-products and renewable technologies, processing bio-mass into energy, and renewable energy production. We offer competitive salary packages, life assurance, a health and wellbeing programme, a health shield cash plan, and increased annual leave with length of service.

last updated 14 week of 2026