Infrastructure Engineer

CompanyFranklin Fitch

LocationGreater Liverpool Area

Posted At12/2/2025

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IT business analysts, architects and systems designers

Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled

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£54,900 (£28.15 per hour)

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Description

Freelance Infrastructure & Platform Technology Engineer | 6-month | Financial Services | Liverpool Hybrid

Our client is a leading UK financial services organisation running large private and public cloud environments to support critical pension and investment operations. With teams in London and Liverpool, they provide secure, compliant, and reliable infrastructure and platform services that ensure stable operations and ongoing technical improvement across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of the organisation’s private cloud and platform technology stack, covering Windows, virtualisation, storage, DR, and backup services
Manage technical project workloads, ensuring high-quality delivery of platform implementations, upgrades, and change activities
Support the introduction and configuration of new infrastructure technologies, working closely with solution architects
Provide expert-level support during critical incidents, owning root-cause analysis and coordinating escalations with third-party vendors
Maintain detailed technology documentation, including LLDs, as-built documentation, and operational handovers
Execute platform maintenance and compliance tasks, including patching, upgrades, and infrastructure lifecycle management
Contribute to business continuity and DR planning, ensuring backup, restore, and audit requirements are met
Collaborate with wider IT teams to integrate new services, transition solutions into BAU, and maintain strong cross-team communication
Act as a technical leader, supporting team members, mentoring engineers, and promoting high professional standards

What You Bring

Strong expertise in WinTel technologies including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Windows Server (2012–2019), and ADFS
Deep knowledge of enterprise virtualisation platforms such as VMware vSphere, Nutanix, and HCI solutions
Hands-on experience configuring DR, backup, and restore platforms (e.g., Veeam)
Understanding of core networking principles (TCP/IP, routing, firewall concepts)
Experience producing high-quality technical documentation and supporting project delivery
Familiarity with virtual desktop technologies, Office 365 services, SCCM/Intune, and load-balancing solutions (e.g., F5 / NetScaler)
Scripting knowledge (PowerShell) and awareness of DevOps, automation, containers (Docker/Kubernetes)
Cloud platform exposure in Azure or AWS
Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a structured, collaborative, and customer-focused working style
Ability to travel to Liverpool offices