Infrastructure Engineer

About the role

Astuco is looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join our technical team and take ownership of delivering and maintaining resilient private cloud infrastructures. You’ll work hands-on with VMware, Windows and Linux platforms to deliver robust, secure, and high-performing systems for our clients. This role is ideal for engineers who thrive on solving complex infrastructure challenges, implementing best practices, and contributing to reliable, scalable solutions. You will collaborate closely with architects and engineers to translate designs into practical, operational solutions while driving continuous improvement and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Build, manage and troubleshoot VMware-based virtualised environments (vSphere, vSAN, NSX, and related components such as Aria).
• Build, manage and troubleshoot Wintel infrastructure (Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy, PKI).
• Build, manage and troubleshoot Linux infrastructure (RHEL, CentOS) including Ansible, Terraform, Git, Docker, Nexus, SonarQube.
• Install, configure and maintain servers, storage and networking in on-premise and hybrid environments.
• Manage and monitor infrastructure services for high availability, performance and security.
• Participate in infrastructure upgrades, patching and lifecycle management.
• Implement automation/orchestration (PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform) to streamline deployment and management.
• Maintain and review documentation of systems, configurations and processes.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and trends.

Candidate Requirements

• Strong experience delivering enterprise-scale solutions across Windows, Linux and cloud.
• Proven experience deploying and managing VMware environments, ideally VMware Cloud Foundation.
• Good Windows platform services knowledge (AD, DNS, Group Policy, PKI, ADFS, WSUS).
• Experience/understanding of containerisation, identity management, lifecycle management, networking, load balancing and SDN.
• Agile/Scrum experience with DevSecOps tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Git).
• Hands-on automation and scripting (PowerShell, PowerCLI, Ansible or similar).
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Familiarity with Zero Trust and CIS/NCSC hardening.
• Relevant certifications (VMware VCP, Microsoft MCSA/MCSE or similar) desirable.

Package

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary annual bonus up to 10%
• Generous flexible benefit package (company car, extra leave, family healthcare, life assurance + more)
• Company pension with 8% contribution
• Comprehensive BUPA Complete medical insurance with zero excess
• Company mobile phone & high-spec laptop
• Premium branded North Face clothing, bag and goodies
• A culture committed to investing in people with training, development and career progression

How to Apply

If you're excited by the opportunity to join Astuco Ltd and make a real impact on complex technical solutions, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a brief cover outlining your relevant experience and why you're interested in this role to: recruitment@astu.co