Senior Infrastructure Engineer

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Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to play a pivotal role within our small, highly technical team supporting an enterprise-level IT infrastructure across the UK & Ireland. This hands‑on role combines technical ownership with solution design, problem solving and project delivery. You'll directly influence our infrastructure modernisation while ensuring compliance with Health & Safety, Data Protection and Cyber Security standards. Your expertise will be valued – this is an opportunity to shape future platforms and promote continual service improvement across the organisation.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively maintain and update core IT infrastructure to ensure high availability of business-critical services.
  • Ensure adherence to all infrastructure processes, including change control and security.
  • Develop, maintain and routinely test the UK IT Business Continuity Plan.
  • Deliver proactive improvements to remove legacy technologies and reduce technical debt.
  • Support cross-functional IT teams with projects and operational procedures.

Technical Skills

  • Windows Server, server hardware, clustering and networking
  • Virtualisation (VMware/Hyper‑V)
  • Enterprise storage, switching and servers (ideally HPE)
  • Remote datacentre operations
  • Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops, Netscaler
  • Database (MS SQL) basics including HA and queries
  • Scripting (PowerShell or similar)
  • Strong understanding of security best practices

Qualifications

  • A track record in designing and delivering technical infrastructure projects.
  • The ability to influence technical decisions in a fast‑moving environment.
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement across technical and non‑technical teams.
  • Ability to support, mentor and knowledge‑share with 1st/2nd line teams.
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
  • Experience in manufacturing, operations, or supply chain environments (desirable).
  • Experience within multinational organisations (desirable).
  • A degree or equivalent professional qualification is beneficial but not essential.

Benefits

  • 33 days holiday
  • Company pension
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Life assurance
  • On‑site parking
  • Private medical

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Company: ELIS UK LTD
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Location: Basingstoke
Job Description:

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to play a pivotal role within our small, highly technical team supporting an enterprise-level IT infrastructure across the UK & Ireland. This hands‑on role combines technical ownership with solution design, problem solving and project delivery. You’ll directly influence our infrastructure modernisation while ensuring compliance with Health & Safety, Data Protection and Cyber Security standards. Your expertise will be valued – this is an opportunity to shape future platforms and promote continual service improvement across the organisation.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively maintain and update core IT infrastructure to ensure high availability of business-critical services.
  • Ensure adherence to all infrastructure processes, including change control and security.
  • Develop, maintain and routinely test the UK IT Business Continuity Plan.
  • Deliver proactive improvements to remove legacy technologies and reduce technical debt.
  • Support cross-functional IT teams with projects and operational procedures.

Technical Skills

  • Windows Server, server hardware, clustering and networking
  • Virtualisation (VMware/Hyper‑V)
  • Enterprise storage, switching and servers (ideally HPE)
  • Remote datacentre operations
  • Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops, Netscaler
  • Database (MS SQL) basics including HA and queries
  • Scripting (PowerShell or similar)
  • Strong understanding of security best practices

Qualifications

  • A track record in designing and delivering technical infrastructure projects.
  • The ability to influence technical decisions in a fast‑moving environment.
  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement across technical and non‑technical teams.
  • Ability to support, mentor and knowledge‑share with 1st/2nd line teams.
  • Strong organisational skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
  • Experience in manufacturing, operations, or supply chain environments (desirable).
  • Experience within multinational organisations (desirable).
  • A degree or equivalent professional qualification is beneficial but not essential.

Benefits

  • 33 days holiday
  • Company pension
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Life assurance
  • On‑site parking
  • Private medical

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Posted: May 18th, 2026