Description:
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Location: Leicester (Hybrid, 3 days on-site) - Salary: £50,000
A well-established organisation in Leicester is looking for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to take ownership of their IT infrastructure and help drive a programme of improvement across cloud, security, and end-user platforms.
This is a genuine hands-on technical role with real scope. You'll be the go-to person for everything from M365 architecture and Azure to endpoint management, networking, and cybersecurity; working closely with senior stakeholders and taking the lead on infrastructure decisions.
What you'll be doing:
- Administering and optimising a Microsoft 365 environment (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive)
- Managing Azure infrastructure including VMs, VNETs, and landing zones
- Leading on identity and access management via Microsoft Entra ID, including Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, and Passwordless
- Endpoint management across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android using Intune and Autopilot
- Owning the security posture; vulnerability management, patch management, Defender, Purview, and liaison with an external SOC
- Supporting and maintaining LAN/WAN, Meraki networking, Cisco VPN, and backup/DR processes
- Keeping the organisation aligned to Cyber Essentials Plus, GDPR, and ISO27001
- Producing documentation, runbooks, and contributing to process automation
What we're looking for:
- Strong, hands-on M365 and Azure experience
- Solid grounding in security; endpoint, identity, and compliance
- Familiarity with tools including Mimecast, Nessus/Tenable, Alert Logic, Microsoft Sentinel
- Good networking knowledge (Meraki experience useful)
- Experience in an MSP or multi-tenant environment is a plus
- PowerShell scripting ability is desirable
- Clear communicator who can manage stakeholders as confidently as they can manage a firewall
If you're a technically strong infrastructure engineer who wants a role with genuine ownership and variety, apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation.
