Infrastructure Engineer

Job Title: Infrastructure Engineer
Location: York - Hybrid (4 days in office)
Day Rate: Competitive
Duration: 3 months (Chance of extension)

Why Apply?

This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on Infrastructure and Security Engineer to join a well-established, privately owned business based in York.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a hands-on Infrastructure and Security Engineer to join a well-established, privately owned business based in York. Working as part of a small but skilled team, you'll take real ownership of a cloud-first, Microsoft-led environment supporting international operations - and if you have a technical SME specialism you're passionate about, they'll want to hear about it.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and optimise Azure infrastructure to ensure availability, resilience, and performance.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex infrastructure and security incidents across UK and US operations.
• Deliver cloud migration, optimisation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Administer endpoint management solutions using Microsoft Intune and Group Policy.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting through Azure Monitor and associated tooling.
• Support identity and access management, including Azure AD (Entra ID) and Conditional Access policies.
• Maintain patching, backup, and disaster recovery processes.

Requirements

• Strong hands-on 2nd/3rd line experience in infrastructure engineering within a mid-sized business environment.
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including networking, governance, and security controls.
• Proven experience with Microsoft 365, Azure AD (Entra ID), Conditional Access, and endpoint protection.
• Comfortable with automation and scripting using PowerShell and/or Bash.
• Good understanding of incident management, end-to-end support, and continuity planning.
• A confident communicator who can engage effectively with both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• A genuine SME in at least one technical discipline - we want people who are passionate about what they do.
• Willingness to participate in very occasional out-of-hours support.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.