Infrastructure Engineer

Your new company HAYS are currently working closely with a key Central Government department based in London who are looking to bring in an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join their IT department providing technical expertise to help implement all IT infrastructure projects. The Role: Type: Contract (6+ months initially) Day Rate: £350 - £450 per day inside IR35 Location: Central London Hybrid working Previous or current Public Sector experience is highly desired. Your new role Main responsibilities will include: Technical Support & Troubleshooting: Provide expert-level technical support and assistance to end-users by quickly identifying, diagnosing, and resolving hardware, software, and network issues to minimise downtime. Design and implement infrastructure automation solutions, driving efficiency and scalability. Develop tools to automate infrastructure management, monitoring, and reporting. Contribute to enhancing customer experience by improving infrastructure performance and reliability. What you'll need to succeed The successful candidate will have the following: Have a strong knowledge of Microsoft software, such as SharePoint, Teams and Azure Experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, etc.) Proven experience as an IT Infrastructure Engineer or in a similar role, with hands-on experience in infrastructure support and management. Proficiency in Linux and/or Windows server administration, including experience with system automation and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, etc.). Ideally, 3/4+ years experience working within an IT infrastructure capacity What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)