Infrastructure Operations Engineer

Overview

In this InfraOps role, you will maintain, optimize, and secure Baringa’s on-premises and cloud infrastructure. You’ll resolve complex incidents, support Windows and Azure services, and own key services within a collaborative IT Operations team. You’ll automate tasks, drive improvements, and help scale the infrastructure to meet business needs. The position sits at the heart of a broader technology transformation and a 3-year digital strategy.

Pay / Benefits

• Generous annual leave (5 weeks)
• Flexible working/hybrid policy
• Corporate Responsibility Days (3 per year)
• Wellbeing Fund/People Fund
• Profit Share Scheme

Responsibilities

• Monitor and troubleshoot servers, storage, and network systems
• Deploy and improve Azure infrastructure services (VMs, networking, storage, monitoring, Azure Virtual Desktop)
• Implement governance, cost optimization, and scaling for cloud environments
• Administer MSSQL and Azure SQL databases; manage backups and restores
• Manage Active Directory and Azure AD identities; enforce RBAC and least-privilege access
• Automate infrastructure tasks using Azure, PowerShell, Bash, Python, or Terraform; develop CI/CD pipelines for infra provisioning
• Handle monitoring and incident response with tools like SolarWinds; perform root-cause analysis and fixes
• Apply patches, manage firewalls and vulnerability scans; ensure compliance
• Collaborate with DevOps, Security, and Application teams; document configurations and incidents
• Participate in major incident management (MIM) and contribute to audits (ISO, CE+)

Key requirements

• senior-level experience in infrastructure operations and systems administration
• strong hands-on Azure infrastructure experience (VMs, networking, storage, monitoring, backup and recovery)
• Proficient in Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (hybrid identity, RBAC, privileged access)
• experience with Windows Server services (DNS, DHCP, certificates, file services, GPO)
• backup/recovery experience and disaster recovery exercises
• operational networking knowledge (IP, routing, DNS, VPNs, firewalls)
• monitoring, patching, vulnerability management, risk evidence
• incident, problem and change management with root-cause analysis
• scripting/automation proficiency (PowerShell preferred; Bash, Python, Terraform)
• excellent communication and cross-team collaboration skills

• strong communicator
• team-oriented
• detail-oriented
• Microsoft Azure (VMs, networking, storage, monitoring, Azure AD/Entra)
• MS SQL / Azure SQL database administration
• Active Directory and Azure AD

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