Cloud Infrastructure Engineer - GBP 60000

Role: Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Salary: Up to £60,000 depending on experience
Location: Hybrid - Remote with occasional Reading HQ visits (1-2 days/month)
Hours: Full-time, Monday-Friday (7.25 hrs/day)

We're seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure Engineer to join a busy, growing IT team responsible for keeping mission-critical systems running across multiple UK sites. This role blends hands-on technical work with involvement in major upcoming projects-cloud migrations, office moves, and infrastructure upgrades-within a "cloud-first" strategy. You'll work across Azure, Microsoft 365, networking, and on-prem virtualisation, collaborating with experienced 2nd & 3rd line engineers and security specialists.

Key responsibilities

* Manage and support servers (Hyper-V virtual and physical), ensuring proactive monitoring, patching, and maintenance
* Design, manage, and monitor Azure environments and resources
* Support Office 365, OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Teams, Power Automate, Power BI, Intune, and MFA
* Administer SQL databases and IIS-based applications hosted in Azure
* Oversee backup, DRaaS, and BaaS solutions (Zerto, Commvault), perform DR tests and restore checks
* Maintain networking (SD-WAN, switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers, VPNs)
* Handle certificate management (SSL), DNS, DHCP, and authentication (ADFS, SAML, WAP)
* Keep CMDB and capacity planning records up to date
* Collaborate on security monitoring and compliance activities, including audit support
* Write and maintain PowerShell/Terraform scripts to automate tasks

What you'll bring

* Strong Microsoft Windows Server, Azure, and O365 administration experience
* Proven SQL database and Hyper-V virtualisation skills
* Networking knowledge across firewalls, routing, and VPN technologies
* Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and work independently under pressure
* A collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and reliability in delivering results

Desirable experience

* IT certifications (Azure, MCP/MCSA/MCSE, CCNA)
* SAN administration (Compellent, NAS/iSCSI), Hyper-V clusters, Microsoft Failover clustering
* Backup management, monitoring systems (PRTG), build image maintenance, and infrastructure decommissioning
* PowerShell scripting for automation and infrastructure management
* ITIL foundation knowledge

Why this role?

* Competitive salary + discretionary bonus
* 25 days holiday + pension + life assurance
* Flexible benefits scheme covering health, wellbeing, and lifestyle perks
* Hybrid working with minimal office travel

Exposure to a wide range of tech and large-scale infrastructure projects in a fast-paced environment