Job Description
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
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We’re looking for a hands-on Senior Infrastructure Engineer with strong experience across both Azure and on-premises infrastructure. This is a project-focused engineering role rather than a management position, with responsibility for designing, delivering and supporting complex infrastructure projects from start to finish.
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The ideal candidate will have broad, real-world experience across servers, virtualization, networking, storage, identity and cloud environments, with the communication skills to work directly with clients and internal teams.
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What You’ll Do
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- Design and implement hybrid infrastructure solutions across Azure and on-premises environments
- Lead and deliver server, Active Directory and file server migrations, including DFS/DFSR, replication, coexistence and FSMO roles
- Design and manage Azure IaaS environments, including VNets, NSGs, virtual machines, identity and hybrid connectivity
- Build and maintain VMware and/or Hyper-V environments, including clustering, HA/DRS and storage integration
- Own infrastructure projects through the full lifecycle, from planning and implementation through documentation and handover
- Implement and support VDI solutions, including Citrix DaaS, RDS and Azure Virtual Desktop
- Configure and troubleshoot network infrastructure, including firewalls, switching, VLANs, routing and VPNs
- Deploy and manage SAN/NAS storage, including iSCSI, LUN provisioning and redundancy
- Lead Microsoft 365 and email migrations
- Design and implement backup and disaster recovery solutions
- Produce clear and practical technical documentation
- Work closely with clients and internal teams to troubleshoot issues and deliver projects successfully
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What You Bring
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- 5+ years of hands-on infrastructure engineering experience
- Strong experience across Azure and on-premises infrastructure
- Solid knowledge of Active Directory architecture and migrations
- Experience with file server migrations, DFS/DFSR, permissions and cutover strategies
- Strong virtualization experience with VMware and/or Hyper-V
- Good understanding of networking fundamentals, including VLANs, routing, firewalls and VPNs
- Experience with backup and disaster recovery technologies such as Veeam, Datto or Azure Recovery Services
- Proven experience delivering infrastructure projects from start to finish
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong customer service, problem-solving and interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisation and time management, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- A collaborative, dependable and hands-on approach
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Nice to Have
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- Previous MSP experience
- Advanced Azure certifications, such as Azure Solutions Architect
- Additional technical certifications across infrastructure, networking or cloud
- Experience with ConnectWise or similar PSA/RMM platforms
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What’s In It For You
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- The opportunity to work on varied, technically challenging infrastructure projects
- Exposure to both Azure and complex on-premises environments
- A highly hands-on engineering role with ownership over project delivery
- The opportunity to work across cloud, networking, virtualization, storage and Microsoft technologies
- A client-facing environment where your technical expertise and communication skills will make a direct impact
- Continued exposure to new technologies and opportunities to develop your technical skill set
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Interested? Apply now or send your resume to j.johnson-marjanovic@franklinfitch.com
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