Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford
Infrastructure Engineer

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At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas:
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Your Role:
At EIT we are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement and support secure, reliable and scalable IT infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid-cloud and cloud environments. Working closely with Network Infrastructure, Cyber Security and Software Engineering teams, you will maintain core server, storage, virtualisation, backup and cloud services supporting enterprise applications, scientific research and AI workloads.
Your Responsibilities:
- Design, implement and maintain server, storage, virtualisation and cloud infrastructure.
- Administer Windows Server, Linux and Microsoft Azure services, including identity and access-management components.
- Manage VMware vSphere, ESXi and vCenter environments.
- Support core infrastructure services including DNS, DHCP, backup, disaster recovery and monitoring.
- Manage server patching, upgrades, lifecycle replacement and capacity planning.
- Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure incidents, problems and service requests.
- Maintain secure infrastructure configurations in line with cyber-security and audit requirements.
- Support hybrid-cloud connectivity and integration with OCI, Azure and other cloud services where required.
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, runbooks and operational procedures.
- Identify and deliver infrastructure automation, resilience and service-improvement opportunities
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Requirements
Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience:
- Experience administering Microsoft infrastructure, including Windows Server and Azure resources
- Deploying and managing virtualised environments using VMware vSphere, ESXi, and vCenter
- Knowledge of server and storage hardware technologies
- Strong understanding of core networking services, including DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, firewalls and VPN connectivity
- Proven experience supporting enterprise IT infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking and cloud services
- Experience with backup, disaster recovery, patching and infrastructure lifecycle management
- Experience with enterprise storage, SAN/NAS and backup solutions
- Experience using scripting and automation tools, such as PowerShell, Bash or Python
- Knowledge of infrastructure monitoring, alerting and incident resolution
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation and communication skills
Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), AWS or other public-cloud platforms
- Experience using Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools
- Knowledge of Git and CI/CD pipelines
- Knowledge of cyber security controls, vulnerability remediation and privileged access management
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes or container platforms
- Experience supporting hybrid-cloud environments and cloud migration projects
- Relevant technical certifications, such as Microsoft, VMware, Cisco or Oracle Cloud


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Benefits
We offer the following benefits:
- Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus
- Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July.
- Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%
- Life Assurance.
- Income Protection
- Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan
- Employee discounts
- Electric car scheme
- Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Family Planning
- Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments
- Coaching & Therapy services
Working Together - What It Involves:
- You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary.
- You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate)
- During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme.
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