IT Infrastructure Engineer

Job Title: IT Infrastructure Engineer (Azure Migration & Deployment)
Location: Watford (preferred) or Horsham | Hybrid after probation (3 days onsite, 2 days work from home non-consecutive)
Salary: Up to £55,000
Contract: Full-time, Permanent | 3-Month Probation

Overview
We're looking for an experienced and versatile IT Infrastructure Engineer to join our growing team, supporting a key transformation project as we move core infrastructure from on-premise to Azure. This is a hands-on role suited to a senior third-line engineer with a broad IT background, strong server and networking expertise, and a keen interest in cloud technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead server deployments and manage enterprise storage infrastructure
• Assist with the migration of services and workloads from on-prem to Azure
• Work with VLANs, routing, and general networking at a high level
• Collaborate with group-level teams to align with mandated Azure deployment standards using Terraform and Azure DevOps
• Contribute to infrastructure automation and scripting as needed
• Troubleshoot complex issues across server, storage, and network layers
• Support a general IT environment, with involvement across infrastructure projects

Required Experience

• Proven third-line IT support and infrastructure experience
• Strong understanding of servers, networking (including VLANs and routing), and storage systems
• Experience deploying and managing Azure environments (or AWS with willingness to cross-train)
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
• Understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools like Azure DevOps
• Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable working in a generalist IT role

Desirable

• Exposure to AWS, with an interest in developing Azure skills
• Previous experience in hybrid infrastructure environments
• Broad technical background across multiple IT domains

Location & Working Arrangement

• Preferred base: Watford (some flexibility for Horsham-based candidates)
• Full-time onsite during 3-month probation
• Post-probation: Hybrid model - 2 days work from home per week (non-consecutive), subject to managerial discretion

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