Infrastructure Engineer - Hyrid on-prem / Azure

Basildon minimum once per week / out-of-hours standby Light shift rota covering 8am6pm Permanent, full-time | Salary up to £55,000 bonus and benefits Were recruiting for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join a technology-driven organisation where service resilience and infrastructure modernisation are critical.
Have you got what it takes to succeed The following information should be read carefully by all candidates.
This is a hands-on role across on-prem, virtualised and Azure cloud environments, with a strong focus on stability, security, and acquisition-driven integration.
With a major on-prem to cloud transformation planned for 2026, this a great opportunity for someone with strong on-prem skills to either upskill into Azure and cloud delivery or bring existing Azure Cloud experience to the transformation .
Key focus
- OnPrem Hyper-V virtualisation (clusters/failover, estate improvement) Rubrik backup & recovery (highly desirable) Windows servers enterprise storage (SAN/NAS, iSCSI/Fibre Channel) Firewall / network security hands-on experience Acquisition migrations tenant/user/workload integrations into a core environment Key focus
- Azure Managementofcloudinfrastructure(Azure with IaC/Terraform).
SupportAzureinfrastructure(VMs,Networking,Storage,Intune,hybridendpoints).
Bepartofateamworkingoncloudmigrationprojectswithafocusonautomationandscalability.
ApplyAzuregovernance,monitoring,andsecuritybestpractices.
What youll do Design, deploy and support Windows on-prem, Hyper-V and Azure infrastructure Own patching, performance, capacity and lifecycle management Implement security controls and support compliance Lead infrastructure projects end-to-end Act as senior escalation for complex incidents Maintain accurate, audit-ready documentation Contribute to the 2026 cloud migration and automation improvements (Terraform) What were looking for Essential: Proven Hyper-V, Windows Server (20122022), servers & storage experience Strong AD/DNS/DHCP/failover clustering knowledge Rubrik backup experience preferred Firewall and core networking fundamentals (VLAN, CIDR, VRRP, etc.) Great documentation skills and change control/CAB experience Confident communicator, able to manage priorities and own delivery Desirable: Azure admin experience or clear desire to upskill into cloud Tenant-to-tenant / acquisition integration experience Terraform/IaC exposure Relevant certs (CCNA/MCSA/AZ-series) Please apply today for immediate CV review.
Interviews planned Feb.
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Job Details

Company
Kinetech Recruitment
Location
Basildon, Essex, UK
Posted