Senior Infrastructure Engineer

My Dublin City Centre based client is currently recruiting for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join the team on a permanent basis. This role will be working off a hybrid model. The Senior Infrastructure Engineer will be responsible for management & execution of organisational IT Infrastructures & assist with planning and execution of all the infrastructure changes. The Senior Infrastructure Engineer will take ownership and resolution of all Level 3 infrastructure issues.

Job Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for ensuring that all infrastructure is maintained, secured & stable in order to support the business, Server builds, virtualization, migrations, and
• Microsoft cloud services g. Office 365 & Azure installation, migration, & support.
• Microsoft applications e.g. Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, setup, migration, &
• Network & firewall setup & support primarily Checkpoint.
• Backup solutions setup & support
• End-user level 3 device support & troubleshooting as required
• You will engage with the change process & execute on change tasks according to scope
• Implement proactive support upgrades, patching & all other maintenance
• You will assist ensuring all IT infrastructure assets are hardened, patched, secured, configured, maintained.
• You will assist with review & determination of capacity, performance & communication bandwidth requirements for systems both on premise & cloud- based services.
• Evaluate solutions proposed by vendors, identifying best fit for organisation requirements when required.
• Customer relationship management
• You will collaborate with other IT functions groups including Service Delivery, Technical Support, Applications, Security, in the plan, design, test activities as needed, for projects & initiatives.
• You will work with the IT Leadership & Management teams to develop & execute IT Infrastructure strategy.
• Undergo programmes of training and development as may be required from time to time.
• You will work with Vendors Managers to escalate, resolve & close out level 3 tickets
• You will provide input to vendor relationships, account management & escalation process
• You will provide regular feedback to the infrastructure manager
• You will execute maintenance checks & provide metrics on same
• You will provide reports issued to management team
• Management of the deployment of regular approved changes or patches
• You will adhere to corporate risk standards, have awareness and the highest standards of corporate
• Assess operational risks associated day-day activities and implement risk mitigation controls as necessary
• Ensure operational risk events are reported on a timely basis and risk event actions are completed within agreed timelines
• Responsible for the implementation and achievement of all compliance and audit requirements.
• You will represent company strategy & commercial decisions in a proactive & positive manner
• You will lead by example, to motivate & assist with executing change across the organisation.
• The ability to effectively communicate with stakeholders at all levels of the

Experience Required

• A min of 3 years experience in leading IT infrastructure system administration
• Qualification in relevant frameworks or security standards  (e.g. ITIL, etc) –  Nice to have

Essential and Desirable Skills

• Suitable technical qualifications (such as CCNA, relevant Microsoft certifications, VMware etc) are nice to have.
• Azure

Educational Requirements

• Relevant third level degree qualification in IT or equivalent

Working Hours & Benefits

• Hybrid Working
• Pension (8% Company / 6 % Employee) – Day 1
• Healthcare
• Bonus up to 20%
• 25 Days Annual plus Bank holidays