Infrastructure Engineer

Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
Up to £55,000 + Benefits | Devon | Full-time

The Opportunity
This is a key role within a busy environment where infrastructure underpins day-to-day operations and is an exciting opportunity to make improvements and really shape the direction of travel for the business from an infrastructure perspective.

Youll take ownership of the organisations infrastructure and backend systems, ensuring they are reliable, secure and scalable, while also playing a key role in how the environment evolves over time.

The position is predominantly hands-on with an element of leadership, giving you the opportunity to stay close to the technology whilst influencing direction and supporting others.

What Youll Be Doing

Infrastructure Delivery & Projects

Lead the implementation and deployment of infrastructure solutions

Ensure projects are delivered in line with design, timelines and business needs

Carry out testing and validation to ensure performance and reliability
Maintenance & Optimisation
Own monitoring, alerting and proactive issue resolution

Manage patching, upgrades and ongoing system maintenance

Analyse performance and plan for future capacity requirements
Security & Compliance
Embed security best practices across infrastructure environments

Support vulnerability management, testing and risk mitigation

Ensure alignment with relevant standards and regulatory requirements
Leadership & Collaboration
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a small team

Work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver infrastructure solutions

Contribute to architectural and technology decisions
Documentation & Knowledge Sharing
Maintain clear documentation across systems and processes

Support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the team

What Theyre Looking For
Proven experience in infrastructure engineering within a fast paced and ever-changing environment and strong knowledge of:

Virtualisation

Cloud platforms

Networking, storage and backend systems

Experience xwzovoh supporting highly available environments

Good understanding of cybersecurity principles and best practice

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability

Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

The Environment
Operationally critical infrastructure

Collaborative IT function with a focus on continuous improvement

Balance of hands-on engineering and leadership responsibility

Why This Role?
High-impact position with real ownership

Opportunity to influence infrastructure direction and standards

Broad, varied role across projects, operations and strategy

Stable, well-established organisation