About this role
Salary: £40,000 - 50,000 per year
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in IT Infrastructure, Systems Engineering, or a similar technical role
- Extensive hands-on experience planning and delivering on-premises server-to-server migrations
- Strong Windows Server administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and infrastructure management skills
- Advanced knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, and Windows-based enterprise environments
- Strong experience administering Microsoft Hyper-V virtualisation environments
- Experience with server upgrades, infrastructure refreshes, and complex technical migration projects
- Experience supporting and migrating SQL Server, Internet Information Services (IIS), and Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
- Knowledge of Microsoft 365 hybrid infrastructure and related Microsoft cloud technologies
- Experience with networking technologies, including TCP/IP, switching, VLANs, WANs, and VPNs
- Understanding of networking and firewall configuration
- Experience with backup, disaster recovery, patch management, and vulnerability remediation
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Intune, Azure, and Entra ID
Responsibilities
- Design, plan, and deliver on-premises Windows Server migrations, infrastructure upgrades, and server refresh projects
- Administer, maintain, and optimise Windows Server environments to support performance, availability, and security
- Manage Active Directory, Group Policy, user permissions, and access controls
- Support, maintain, and develop Hyper-V virtualisation environments
- Support infrastructure migration and upgrade projects involving SQL Server, IIS, and RDS
- Administer Microsoft 365 hybrid environments, Azure, Entra ID, and Microsoft Intune
- Maintain and improve backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions
- Support network infrastructure, including switching, VLANs, firewalls, VPNs, and WAN connectivity
- Implement server patching, vulnerability remediation, and infrastructure security improvements
- Support cybersecurity initiatives, endpoint protection, and Cyber Essentials Plus compliance
- Act as a technical escalation point for the IT Service Desk
- Maintain, improve, and develop our internal IT infrastructure
Technologies
- Active Directory
- Azure
- Cloud
- Firewall
- Hyper-V
- Support
- Microsoft 365
- Microsoft Intune
- Network
- SQL
- Security
- TCP/IP
- Windows
- Office 365
- DevOps
- PowerShell
More
We are an established organisation in the engineering and critical infrastructure sector, with a growing IT function and an established technical team. This Infrastructure Engineer role is based in Manchester, Greater Manchester, pays £40,000–£50,000 per annum plus benefits, and reports to our Head of IT. The role offers ownership of infrastructure modernisation, server migrations, cybersecurity, and technical project delivery.
last updated 46 week of 2026