Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Contract Senior Infrastructure Engineer Leicester (hybrid, 3 days onsite) | 3-month contract | £250/day Inside IR35 A senior, hands-on infrastructure role in a small IT function that needs someone who can just get on with it. You'll take day-to-day ownership of the private cloud and Windows Server estate, Microsoft 365 and existing security tooling: keeping things stable and secure. What you'll be doing: Owning day-to-day support and maintenance of the private cloud and Windows Server estate: virtualisation, networking, storage, core infrastructure Administering Azure and Microsoft 365, including Entra ID, Intune, Defender and Purview Acting as the senior technical resource for complex incidents, upgrades and operational issues Supporting existing integrations, APIs and platform connectivity Working alongside the Head of IT Services to keep services stable and reliable What you'll need: Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 Solid background in Windows Server, networking and core infrastructure Experience supporting infrastructure in a BAU operational environment, not just project delivery Working knowledge of Entra ID, Intune, Defender and security best practice Experience securing cloud and infrastructure platforms: firewalls, WAF, network security, vulnerability management, Zero Trust Comfortable working hands-on and autonomously in a small team Nice to have: Business Central SaaS, Nessus Tenable, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, Terraform/IaC, SQL, Meraki, and any exposure to API/integration platforms. Three days a week in the Leicester office, the rest remote. Apply now.