Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Infrastructure Consultant

Manchester / Hybrid (1 day on-site every 2 weeks)£37K - £65K

A Senior Infrastructure Engineer / Infrastructure Consultant is required for our client based in Manchester. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a dynamic project-delivery environment, enjoys variety, and can turn their hand to a broad range of technologies across Azure, M365, SaaS, and on-prem infrastructure.

You'll be involved in multiple concurrent projects, delivering modern cloud solutions while also supporting and transforming a sizeable legacy estate. The organisation is operating in a genuinely hybrid environment for the next 5 years, so you'll work across Azure, SaaS platforms, and traditional on-prem technologies, making this an ideal role for someone who enjoys end-to-end ownership and technical breadth.

The ideal candidate will be a strong all-rounder, comfortable picking up new technologies and running with a challenge, will thrive here. If you're an experienced Infrastructure Engineer, Consultant, or 3rd Line Engineer looking to work on high-impact projects and broaden your cloud skills, this is a fantastic opportunity.

Responsibilities:

Delivering end-to-end infrastructure projects across Azure, M365, SaaS, and on-prem/hybrid environments.

Leading and contributing to multiple technical projects simultaneously.

Implementing improvements, migrations, upgrades, and modernisation initiatives.

Working closely with architects, project managers, and engineering teams to ensure successful delivery.

Producing documentation such as implementation plans, technical designs, handover materials, and support guides.

Acting as a go-to technical resource across infrastructure, networking, virtualisation, identity, and cloud services.

Enhancing automation and improving operational efficiency (PowerShell, scripting, IaC desirable but not essential).

Driving continuous improvement in reliability, security, performance, and best practice.

Experience Required:

Strong background delivering infrastructure solutions within hybrid environments.

Good exposure across core infrastructure technologies such as Windows Server, VMware, AD, DNS, DHCP, networking, enterprise hardware, and firewalls.

Experience delivering or supporting Azure or M365 solutions.

Comfortable juggling multiple projects, adapting quickly, and working autonomously.

Excellent troubleshooting skills and the ability to pick up new tools and technologies quickly.

Strong communication and documentation abilities, with confidence working with a wide range of stakeholders.

Desirable:

Experience with infrastructure-as-code, automation, or scripting (PowerShell, Bicep, Python).

Exposure to SaaS platforms and modern cloud-first services.

Microsoft certifications (Azure Administrator, Azure Solutions Architect, M365), or other relevant industry credentials (VMware, Cisco, Palo Alto, HPE).