Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Overview

In this Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer role, you will help lead a technology transformation, modernising data centres to a secure, scalable cloud-first hybrid environment. You’ll design, deliver and modernise enterprise infrastructure across on-premises and Azure, collaborating with Infrastructure, Cloud, Security and Architecture teams. You’ll drive cloud adoption, hybrid connectivity and automation, shaping the future technology landscape for a global financial institution. This role offers hands-on delivery and strategic influence within large-scale programmes.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise infrastructure across data centre and Azure environments
• Lead migration from on-premise to hybrid cloud architectures
• Build and manage secure hybrid connectivity between data centres and Microsoft Azure
• Enhance networking, security, identity and governance across the estate
• Support infrastructure modernisation, automation and operational efficiency
• Develop technical designs, implementation plans and roadmaps
• Improve resilience, disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities
• Provide senior technical expertise during complex incidents and infrastructure challenges

Key requirements

• Enterprise data centre management and engineering experience
• Deep understanding of server, storage, virtualization and compute platforms
• LAN/WAN networks, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, VPN technologies and network security
• Experience designing highly available and resilient infrastructure
• Exposure to disaster recovery and business continuity in enterprise environments
• Hands-on Azure design, deployment and support
• Experience building hybrid cloud solutions and connectivity to Azure
• Knowledge of Azure networking, governance, security controls, cloud operating models
• Experience with cloud migration, modernization and transformation programmes
• Infrastructure-as-Code, automation and cloud-native operational practices
• IAM, RBAC, privileged access controls and least-privilege models
• Infrastructure hardening, cloud governance and security best practices
• Regulatory, audit and risk requirements in controlled environments

• Azure networking, governance, security controls
• cloud migration, modernization and transformation
• Infrastructure-as-Code, automation
• hybrid cloud connectivity between on-premises and Azure
• data centre networking and security
• identity and access management (IAM), RBAC

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