Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer - Contract - East Bristol (mostly remote) - up to 525/day - inside IR35 - Initial 6 months, with potential to extend

Must have SC clearance

We're working with an organisation in East Bristol that is looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to support a major programme of infrastructure change. This is a hands-on contract role suited to someone confident working across virtualisation, storage, backup, Microsoft cloud services, and technical design.

The successful contractor will play a key role in helping the organisation migrate away from VMware, modernise backup solutions, improve storage capability, and strengthen overall cyber resilience.

Key Responsibilities for the Infrastructure Engineer

• Scope, design, and implement a replacement virtualisation platform as part of a move away from VMware.
• Support the migration and improvement of backup solutions, including widening backup coverage across Microsoft 365 and Azure environments.
• Scope, design, and implement replacement storage solutions.
• Produce low-level designs and supporting technical documentation.
• Contribute to cyber resilience improvements across infrastructure, storage, backup, and recovery processes.
• Gather technical requirements, assess current environments, and recommend suitable solutions.
• Plan and manage technical change, ensuring solutions are practical, secure, and fit for purpose.

Experience Required of the Infrastructure Engineer

• Strong infrastructure engineering background, ideally within complex or changing environments.
• Enhanced experience with virtualisation platforms, particularly VMware and Hyper-V.
• Experience designing or implementing storage solutions.
• Good knowledge of backup technologies, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience principles.
• Experience with Microsoft 365, Azure Cloud Services, Entra ID, and Active Directory.
• Ability to produce solution designs, low-level designs, and clear technical documentation.
• Proven ability to plan, manage, and deliver technical change.
• Strong analysis, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

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