Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Windows & Virtualisation)

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Windows & Virtualisation)

Manchester/ Hybrid | Competitive Salary + On-Call Allowance

A leading technology services organisation is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join its growing infrastructure team. This is a hands-on role supporting enterprise-scale Windows, VMware, Azure, and backup environments across a complex multi-site estate.

You'll take ownership of patching, backup operations, virtual machine lifecycle management, infrastructure changes, and technical escalations, playing a key role in maintaining the availability, security, and performance of critical customer environments.

The Role

Own the Windows Server patching lifecycle across a large enterprise estate

Manage Azure VM patching, backup, and disaster recovery services

Administer VMware virtualisation environments and VM lifecycle activities

Support and remediate Veeam backup and recovery operations

Implement infrastructure changes and contribute to CAB processes

Resolve technical escalations and support major incident response

Participate in a shared on-call rota

What We're Looking For

Strong experience in infrastructure engineering, ideally within managed services

Strong experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, and Group Policy

Good Azure administration skills including VMs, networking, backup, and patching

VMware vSphere administration experience

Experience supporting enterprise backup technologies such as Veeam

Knowledge of WSUS, SCCM, and patch compliance processes

PowerShell scripting and automation experience

Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills

Why Join?

Work with modern Azure, VMware, Windows, and enterprise backup technologies

Take ownership of critical infrastructure services and large-scale patching programmes

Join a highly skilled technical team with clear progression opportunities

Gain exposure to both cloud and on-premise enterprise environments

Be involved in automation, service improvement, and infrastructure transformation projects

Flexible remote/hybrid working and a competitive package with on-call allowance

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer looking to take the next step in their career within a technically challenging and fast-paced environment.

Interested? Apply now for a confidential discussion.

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Windows & Virtualisation)