Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - GBP 60000

Role: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Salary: Up to 60,000 depending on experience
Location: Hybrid - Remote with occasional Reading HQ visits (1-2 days/month)
Hours: Full-time, Monday-Friday (7.25 hrs/day)

We're seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure Engineer to join a busy, growing IT team responsible for keeping mission-critical systems running across multiple UK sites. This role blends hands-on technical work with involvement in major upcoming projects-cloud migrations, office moves, and infrastructure upgrades-within a "cloud-first" strategy. You'll work across Azure, Microsoft 365, networking, and on-prem virtualisation, collaborating with experienced 2nd & 3rd line engineers and security specialists.

Key responsibilities

Manage and support servers (Hyper-V virtual and physical), ensuring proactive monitoring, patching, and maintenance
Design, manage, and monitor Azure environments and resources
Support Office 365, OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Teams, Power Automate, Power BI, Intune, and MFA
Administer SQL databases and IIS-based applications hosted in Azure
Oversee backup, DRaaS, and BaaS solutions (Zerto, Commvault), perform DR tests and restore checks
Maintain networking (SD-WAN, switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, VPNs)
Handle certificate management (SSL), DNS, DHCP, and authentication (ADFS, SAML, WAP)
Keep CMDB and capacity planning records up to date
Collaborate on security monitoring and compliance activities, including audit support
Write and maintain PowerShell/Terraform scripts to automate tasks

What you'll bring

Strong Microsoft Windows Server, Azure, and O365 administration experience
Proven SQL database and Hyper-V virtualisation skills
Networking knowledge across firewalls, routing, and VPN technologies
Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and work independently under pressure
A collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and reliability in delivering results

Desirable experience

IT certifications (Azure, MCP/MCSA/MCSE, CCNA)
SAN administration (Compellent, NAS/iSCSI), Hyper-V clusters, Microsoft Failover clustering
Backup management, monitoring systems (PRTG), build image maintenance, and infrastructure decommissioning
PowerShell scripting for automation and infrastructure management
ITIL foundation knowledge

Why this role?

Competitive salary + discretionary bonus
25 days holiday + pension + life assurance
Flexible benefits scheme covering health, wellbeing, and lifestyle perks
Hybrid working with minimal office travel

Exposure to a wide range of tech and large-scale infrastructure projects in a fast-paced environment