Infrastructure Engineer| 6 Month Contract | (Inside IR35) | Hybrid, Glasgow, Reading, Pinner| Starting ASAP

Day Rate: £700

About the Role:

Harvey Nash's utilities sector client is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to support a significant infrastructure insourcing programme, with an initial focus on discovery and documentation of the existing infrastructure estate, followed by hands-on support across Business As Usual (BAU) operations and project delivery.

The role will cover a broad set of infrastructure technologies including Windows and Linux platforms, virtualisation, monitoring, end user services, and security tooling. The successful candidate will play a key role in capturing knowledge from incumbent suppliers, supporting the transition to an in-house operating model, and contributing to the ongoing stability, security, and evolution of the platform estate.

This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong technical breadth, a proactive approach to problem solving, and the ability to operate across multiple technologies within a complex enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the infrastructure insourcing programme, including discovery, analysis, and documentation of the existing infrastructure estate across on premises and cloud environments.
  • Produce and maintain high quality technical documentation, including system configurations, process documentation, support runbooks, and architectural diagrams.
  • Provide hands on engineering support for BAU operations, including incident resolution, service requests, and operational improvements across supported platforms.
  • Deliver infrastructure related changes and project work, ensuring adherence to change management processes, security standards, and architectural principles.
  • Support and maintain core infrastructure services including Windows, Linux, Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP.
  • Administer and support virtualisation platforms such as VMware and/or HyperV.
  • Support end user and application delivery platforms such as Citrix and SCCM.
  • Manage and support infrastructure monitoring tooling (e.g. SCOM, SolarWinds, Splunk or similar), ensuring effective alerting, visibility, and operational insight.
  • Support backup and recovery platforms (e.g. Rubrik and/or NetBackup), ensuring data protection and recoverability requirements are met.
  • Collaborate with network, security, and application teams to support wider infrastructure and service delivery initiatives.
  • Support security compliance and audit activities, including evidencing controls and supporting remediation activities where required.
  • Work closely with third parties and incumbent suppliers during transition activities to ensure effective knowledge transfer.
  • Identify, recommend, and implement service improvements to enhance the stability, security, and efficiency of the infrastructure estate.
  • Assist with platform upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management activities across infrastructure components.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of infrastructure processes, tooling, and standards.

Essential Skills & Experience:

  • Proven experience working as an Infrastructure Engineer within a complex enterprise environment.
  • Strong experience across Windows and/or Linux server environments.
  • Experience supporting core infrastructure services such as Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP.
  • Experience with virtualisation platforms (VMware and/or HyperV).
  • Experience supporting infrastructure monitoring tools (e.g. SCOM, SolarWinds, Splunk or similar).
  • Experience with backup and recovery solutions (e.g. Rubrik and/or NetBackup).
  • Experience supporting infrastructure services across both BAU and project based delivery.
  • Good scripting ability (e.g. PowerShell, Bash, or similar) to support automation and operational efficiency.
  • Good understanding of infrastructure security principles and interaction with security tooling.
  • Good understanding of database platforms and their infrastructure dependencies.
  • Strong documentation skills, with experience capturing as is environments and producing clear, structured technical documentation.
  • Ability to work effectively during transition and change programmes, including engagement with third party suppliers.
  • Excellent problem solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Experience with Citrix environments, CyberArk (or similar privileged access management tooling), and SCCM or equivalent endpoint management platforms would be advantageous.
  • Experience working within large, regulated, or critical national infrastructure environments is beneficial.
  • Experience supporting hybrid on premises and cloud based environments is beneficial.
  • Familiarity with IT service management processes and formal change control frameworks is desirable.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Ideally, candidates will already hold Security Check (SC) clearance.
  • Candidates without existing SC clearance must be eligible and willing to undergo SC clearance, with SSE sponsoring the process.
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