IT Infrastructure Engineer
Infrastructure
About the role
We are looking for a hands-on Senior Infrastructure Engineer to take ownership of our on-premises data centre and hybrid cloud environment. The ideal candidate combines deep experience managing physical infrastructure (firewalls, switches, servers, access points) with strong cloud and IT systems administration skills across Microsoft 365 and Azure. You will be responsible for keeping our infrastructure secure, available and well-architected, and for owning IT hardware procurement end-to-end.
Key Responsibilities
On-Premises Data Centre Management
- Own day-to-day operations of the on-premises data centre, including capacity planning, racking, cabling, power, cooling and physical security.
- Maintain documentation, asset inventory and rack diagrams; ensure change management processes are followed for all DC operations.
- Plan and execute hardware refreshes, firmware upgrades, patching cycles and decommissioning activities with minimal business impact.
- Define and enforce backup, monitoring and disaster recovery practices for on-prem workloads.
Network & Security Hardware
- Hands-on configuration and management of on-prem firewalls, core and access switches, wireless access points and servers.
- Maintain VLANs, routing, VPNs, firewall rules, ACLs and secure remote access for staff and contractors.
- Troubleshoot network and connectivity issues across LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi and VPN; perform root-cause analysis and remediation.
- Monitor performance and security posture of network and server infrastructure; respond to alerts and incidents.
IT Hardware Procurement
- Own end-to-end IT hardware procurement:
requirements
gathering, vendor evaluation, quotations, purchase orders, delivery, asset tagging and lifecycle tracking.
- Build and maintain relationships with OEMs, distributors and resellers; negotiate pricing, warranties and support contracts.
- Maintain hardware standards across servers, networking equipment, end-user devices and peripherals to ensure consistency and supportability.
- Track budgets, renewals (sup…