IT Infrastructure Engineer

IT Infrastructure Engineer

Salary - Competitive

Location - Remote / Hybrid - Manchester/Leeds

Mon - Fri 9am - 5.30pm (Due to the Nature of the role these hours will be variable, and flexibility will be required to cover activities outside of core business hours (evenings & weekends) as required.)

We are currently looking to recruit an experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer To provide support for all IT infrastructure including all Data Centres, Servers & Networks. This is a Hybrid working role which will be based at either our Leeds or Manchester office, majority of days will though be Remote.

As an experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide 3rd line support for any escalated issues from the IT service desk.

You will have experience of providing 3rd line support and troubleshooting Active Directory based environments with a strong working knowledge of networking with:

• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to provide remote support
• Team player willing to accept and suggest ideas
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Have a genuine interest of the IT sector with the ability to suggest and implement new technologies as they immerge.
• To be prepared to work at different Simpson Millar locations when required to deliver the requirements of this role.
• To be prepared to work variable hours when required to provide out of hours maintenance (patching, upgrades)
  
  

As an IT Infrastructure Engineer, you will have:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in supporting and maintaining IT infrastructures
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022
• Capacity planning and optimisation
• Microsoft Hyper V or equivalent experience
• Active Directory
• Microsoft Exchange
• Clustering Technologies (Server Clusters, NLB)
• Scripting and automation skills (Powershell)
• Networking topologies (switches, VLAN trunking etc.)
• LAN and WAN management
• Firewall management.
• Monitoring and managing the availability and scalability of resources, including CPU usage, disk usage, network storage systems.
• IT Security including IDS and IPS systems.
• SAN Management (Netapp preferred)
• Azure & 365
  
  

Desirable

• HP/Cisco/Dell switches
• Fortinet
• Citrix (Xen Desktop & Xen Centre Preferred)
• Microsoft System Centre
• Private Cloud Management
• Data Centre Management
• SQL Server
• Mimecast
• Full UK driving license
  
  

If this sounds like you then apply now!!!!

So why should joining Simpson Millar be of interest to you??You’ll work with industry experts who work on high-profile cases and can help to shape and develop your career, giving you the coaching and mentoring that will allow you to flourish, and your caseload will be interesting and importantly manageable.

Salary:?A competitive salary plus benefits.

Benefits: 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, the option to buy and sell holidays, hybrid working, company pension, sick pay, life assurance, employee assist program and many more….

At Simpson Millar our Culture is key for us, it drives us and makes us who we are. We’re lawyers who exist to help people with their legal needs today and to improve the way the law works for people in the future. We provide trusted expert legal advice, quickly and clearly, every time.

There is change going on within the legal industry and in our firm too, so we need people who are adaptable to this, who embrace change and see the opportunity. The future of our business is one that is technology and data driven, so we need people who have the mindset and technological expertise to grow with us. But most of all we need team players who will be willing to work with others, but are accountable for their own work, and who want to achieve great results for both our firm and especially our clients.

At Simpson Millar we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the advert, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or for other roles in our firm.