Infrastructure Engineer VMware/Windows OS/ Active Directory

We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join a thriving team in the financial services industry. This role in Kent will focus on managing and maintaining IT infrastructure, ensuring seamless operations and system reliability.

Client Details

The organisation is a well-established entity within the financial services industry.

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Support service availability including assistance during major incidents
• Support resolution of high-impact or complex technical issues, including out-of-hours support
• Drive escalation tickets to resolution in a timely manner
• Provide technical input and support for internal and external project delivery.
• Ensure a security focused approach is embedded in solution design and daily operations.
• Deliver vulnerability and patch management across infrastructure, performing preventative maintenance
• Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure
• Contribute to IT governance across technology, services, processes, and information security.
• Support audit and compliance activities, including Sarbanes-Oxley, PCI-DSS, ensuring adherence to IT controls
• Operate within ITIL frameworks, supporting change, incident, and problem management.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of infrastructure technologies and industry trends.

Profile

Skills & Experience

Essential: (The text in bold is essential for this role)

• Strong expertise in Windows Server \ Desktop platforms
• Experience scripting in PowerShell or similar
• Citrix (AppLayering \ DaaS \ VDI's \ Netscaler Load balancer)
• Experience with VMware (ESXi \ vCenter \ vSAN)
• Microsoft Exchange (2016/2019 Hybrid), Office 365
• Worked with Dell Servers & Blade hardware (Dell OME \ iDRAC)
• NetApp SAN storage or similar
• Backup Management
• Active Directory (Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Hardening) \ Azure Entra AD
• Windows/SQL clustering with exposure to Always On configuration
• Strong documentation and communication skills
• Understanding of ITIL processes and service management

Desirable:

• Veeam backup solutions
• Hyper Converged Infrastructure (VxRail, NSX, Aria Operations for Networks \ Logs)
• Azure administration (servers, storage, networking, Intune)
• Linux Administration
• Monitoring tools (e.g., PRTG)
• Ivanti patching and deployment

Job Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from £50,000 to £63,500 per annum.
• 13% performance-based bonus.
• 2 days on site in Kent are require for this role.

If you are an Infrastructure Engineer looking to advance your career in a reputable organisation, we encourage you to apply.