Infrastructure Engineer/VMware/IAM/Cisco-Meraki OR Nexus

Infrastructure Engineer

Working conditions: 2 days on site - City of London, 3 days remote per week

Infrastructure Engineer

Skills:

Certifications: Microsoft M365 Certification/s

Extensive Knowledge of MS Active Directory (AD) Technology

Working with Windows Servers, Domain Controllers, Linux environments and appliances.

Good working knowledge of MS Intune and M365 Administration

Knowledge of Teams Administration

Experience working with both virtual environments - VMware7 + and physical within multiple Data Centers.

Working knowledge IAM - identity & Access Management

Understanding of Security and Compliance principles

Experience of owning and managing technical documentation and run books, supporting consistent and supportable operations

Experience of working Cisco Meraki OR Cisco Nexus Switches (ONLY ONE NOT BOTH)

Change and risk aware delivery approach, ensuring service stability and minimal disruption

Good organizational skills and with the ability to prioritise, manage and meet deadlines

Duties:

Work in collaboration with the infrastructure team to provide first class infrastructure services and consistent levels of capability, as required by the organisation

Research and recommend products, services, protocols, and standards for infrastructure procurement and development.

Work with vendors, suppliers and contractors to secure infrastructure products and services.

Work with vendors and outsourced service providers to deliver infrastructure services, ensuring that services are implemented and operated in line with Company technical standards and performance expectations

Assist with the planning and deployment of infrastructure security measures.

Working in collaboration with the infrastructure team, deliver set priorities for the maintenance and development and evaluation of infrastructure systems in-house and hosted.

Use analytical software to report on performance improvements across the infrastructure that will benefit the Company

Implement and operate infrastructure platforms in line with security standards defined by the Cyber Security team, and report compliance status through agreed governance processes Escalate suspected security incidents in line with defined incident response processes, working with the Service Desk and Cyber Security team as required.

Contribute to the management and optimisation of the endpoint platform (eg Microsoft Intune), ensuring devices are configured, compliant, and aligned to agreed standards

Test network performance and provide network performance statistics and reports; implement strategies for maintaining network infrastructure.

Support the operation of access controls on infrastructure platforms, ensuring alignment with identity and access management policies defined by the Cyber Security team.

Support the operation of identity and access management platforms (eg Entra ID), ensuring infrastructure services are integrated and compliant with access control standards.

Success Measures

Perform daily operational tasks on the networked systems, to ensure that accurate records are kept.

Practice IT asset management, including maintenance or component inventory and related documentation.

Maintain Systems Configuration Standards documentation with Corporate Technology Infrastructure Team & also with Cyber Security Team

Participate in the general operational, training and administrative activities of the Corporate Technology Department

Flexible start date (ie immediate to 3 months notice)

Working for well established company

Initial Salary £42K, after 6 months can be up to 45-46K

(If this position do not fit within your experience or is of no interest to you we offer a recommendation fee for any consultant you refer we successfully make a placement with).