Infrastructure Engineer – Contract – East Bristol (mostly remote) – up to 525/day – inside IR35 – Initial 6 months, with potential to extend
Must have SC clearance
We’re working with an organisation in East Bristol that is looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to support a major programme of infrastructure change. This is a hands‑on contract role suited to someone confident working across virtualisation, storage, backup, Microsoft cloud services, and technical design.
The successful contractor will play a key role in helping the organisation migrate away from VMware, modernise backup solutions, improve storage capability, and strengthen overall cyber resilience.
Key Responsibilities for the Infrastructure Engineer
- Scope, design, and implement a replacement virtualisation platform as part of a move away from VMware.
- Support the migration and improvement of backup solutions, including widening backup coverage across Microsoft 365 and Azure environments.
- Scope, design, and implement replacement storage solutions.
- Produce low‑level designs and supporting technical documentation.
- Contribute to cyber resilience improvements across infrastructure, storage, backup, and recovery processes.
- Gather technical requirements, assess current environments and recommend suitable solutions.
- Plan and manage technical change, ensuring solutions are practical, secure, and fit for purpose.
Experience Required of the Infrastructure Engineer
- Strong infrastructure engineering background, ideally within complex or changing environments.
- Enhanced experience with virtualisation platforms, particularly VMware and Hyper‑V.
- Experience designing or implementing storage solutions.
- Good knowledge of backup technologies, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience principles.
- Experience with Microsoft 365, Azure Cloud Services, Entra ID, and Active Directory.
- Ability to produce solution designs, low‑level designs, and clear technical documentation.
- Proven ability to plan, manage, and deliver technical change.
- Strong analysis, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
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