Job Description

Posted 1 day ago

Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Hybrid – Leatherhead, Surrey (2-3 days onsite)
Contract: Inside IR35
Day rate: Up to £540 per day
Duration: 6 months (likely to extend)
Start date: ASAP
Key skills: Networking, Meraki, WAN, VMware, Servers

Our Client requires an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join their existing Infrastructure Team. This role is a generalist infrastructure position with a strong networking focus, supporting BAU operations and assisting in the delivery of the Meraki-based WAN Replacement Project..

To be successful in the role you will already have experience in a similar multi disciplinary infrastructure position. You should be able to demonstrate capability across networking, virtualisation, storage, backup, monitoring, collaboration tools, and on premises hardware

Technical Skills:
– Support BAU operations across networking (Meraki LAN/Wi Fi), VMware, NetApp storage, Commvault/Veeam backups, Check Point firewalls, Microsoft Teams/MTRs/Teams Phone, Xerox Workplace Cloud printing, DHCP/DNS, and physical infrastructure.
– Assist with the WAN Replacement Project, supporting site readiness, pre/post cutover testing and some out of hours migration support.
– Perform 3rd line troubleshooting and own incidents, problems, and changes through to resolution.
– Maintain high-quality documentation including knowledge base articles and project artifacts.
– Support VMware vSphere operations including VM lifecycle management and host performance.
– Support NetApp storage operations including monitoring, capacity, LUN/share management, and engaging vendor support.
– Support Commvault/Veeam backup operations, address failed jobs, perform restorations, and ensure backup integrity.
– Support Teams collaboration services, including troubleshooting MTRs, Teams Phone, and AV/peripheral issues.
– Support SolarWinds monitoring, triage alerts, analyse dependencies, investigate performance issues and escalate where required.
– Provide support for enterprise printing using Xerox Workplace Cloud.
– Work with vendors including BT, hardware suppliers, cloud vendors, and managed service partners.
– Participate in planned out-of-hours work (typically 2-3 hours/week) for WAN cutovers.
– Ensure all work meets defined change control, quality, and documentation standards