Cloud & Server Infrastructure Manager - Azure, VMWare

Cloud & Server Infrastructure Manager - Azure, VMWare

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£650 Per day
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Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
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Summary: The Cloud & Server Infrastructure Manager will lead a team of approximately 12 resources, focusing on the build, delivery, and administration of infrastructure services within a complex enterprise environment. The role requires expertise in VMware and Azure technologies, with a strong emphasis on project delivery and stakeholder management. This position is hybrid, requiring travel to the Bradford office 2-3 days a week, and is classified as inside IR35. The contract duration is for 12 months with potential for extension.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team in the build, delivery, and administration of infrastructure services.
  • Manage server and cloud technologies, including Azure and VMware.
  • Oversee storage and backup technologies, ensuring robust solutions.
  • Drive project delivery focused on transitioning to an Azure Cloud environment.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders and contract partners.

Key Skills:

  • Proven experience as a Technical Infrastructure Manager in an enterprise environment.
  • Strong management skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
  • Technical expertise in VMware and Azure product stacks.
  • Experience with Microsoft Active Directory, SQL Server, and IIS.
  • Knowledge of scripting technologies such as PowerShell.
  • Understanding of SAN storage and Windows Server environments.
  • Experience in project management and financial/budget management.

Salary (Rate): £650 per day

City: Bradford

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Cloud & Server Infrastructure Manager - Azure, VMWare, Infrastructure, Server, Cloud - Hybrid but with travel to Bradford office 2-3 days a week - 12 months + extension - Inside IR35 - £600 - £650 per day

Our client, a leading organisation in the region, has a contract requirement for a Cloud & Server Infrastructure Manager.

You will be responsible for leading a team of approximately 12 resources and would be accountable for the build, delivery and administration of robust and reliable infrastructure services (incorporating VMware, Windows, Azure) within a complex and varied enterprise environment, with a proven track record of driving sustainable performance against challenging business targets, in the following technical disciplines:

  • Server & Cloud Technologies (Azure, hardware architecture and resilience, operating systems, authentication, security principles and technologies, virtualisation, deployment and management, DNS, DHCP, AD & Group Policy)
  • Storage Technologies (local and cloud storage options, SAN attached storage technology including fabric, data categorisation)
  • Backup Technologies (cloud, client and server architectures and solutions, Virtual Tape Libraries) Knowledge of Storage Technology Tooling including Rubrik, IBM Spectrum Protect, Spectrum Protect Plus, IBM Tivoli storage manager)

Skills and Qualifications:

Essential:

You will possess proven experience as a Technical Infrastructure Manager specifically within an Enterprise environment and where the focus has been on project delivery specifically around transitioning to an Azure Cloud environment.

  • Must be a strong influential manager of people and stakeholders and be able to create excellent working relationships with contract partners and supply chain, to assist successful project delivery.
  • Technical experience in:
    • VMware Product Suite and Azure Product Stack
  • Combined with experience in a large number of the following:
    • Microsoft Active Directory
    • Knowledge/Experience of Microsoft SQL Server, IIS, SCCM
    • Scripting Technologies (PowerShell/VBS Scripting)
    • Understanding of SAN Storage
    • Windows Server 2012-2019
    • Knowledge Enterprise Networks and TCP/IP
    • O365 Active Directory Integration
    • SFTP Technologies
    • MFA Technologies
    • Managing HP ProLiant Servers
    • Managing Dell Servers
    • Managing DMZ Environments
    • Planning & Building redundant IT solutions
    • Troubleshooting complex IT Issues
    • Experience Hardening Servers
    • Specific experience of delivering IT services and operations upgrade projects including networks, databases, physical aspects of exiting data centres, cloud migrations.
    • Experience of MS Azure Virtual Solution.
    • They will have a proven track record of project management and planning and financial/budget management.

Desirable:

  • Experience within the utilities industry
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