We’re champions of the North West and we’re proud that it’s our electricity network that connects communities and helps keep the electricity flowing every minute of every day, from when you wake up to when you fall asleep and all the hours in between.
A key part of the UK’s journey to net zero carbon is the revolution of our electricity industry to enable clean, green economic growth. As the North West’s electricity network operator, it’s our responsibility to lead the way, help the region decarbonise and pave the way for the growth of renewable energy and a sustainable energy future for all.
We’re proud that in December 2024 we were named Utility of the Year by Utility Week magazine who said we punched above our weight and used innovation to solve some of the industry’s most difficult challenges. Come and be part of our team and make a difference.
Together we have the energy to transform our communities. We are switched on. We are adaptable. We take pride.
Our infrastructure team has an opportunity for a Infrastructure Operations Engineer (Wintel) FTC for 12 months in Preston.
About the Opportunity As an Infrastructure Operations Engineer your primary responsibilities will be to administer and maintain the infrastructure systems in our data centres and in the cloud. This role requires a broad experience of data centre technologies and specific experience of Windows and VMWare services to monitor critical systems, resolve incidents and problems. Additionally, you will be responsible for planning and implementing new infrastructure solutions to support our significant capital programme.
Day to day administration including systems checks, security checks, and service tickets.
System management, patching, change and build on the following technologies:
Citrix.
Hardware.
VMWare.
Windows Server.
M365.
Core data centre services such as AD, Group Policy, DNS, VPN, AV, MFA, WSUS, SCCM, monitoring tools etc.
SAN storage and backup.
Multi Factor Authentication.
MS Azure.
Who we are looking for? The ideal candidate will be a M365 Enterprise Administrator Expert – Certified or demonstrable experience. Specifically, able to configure and troubleshoot:
Azure AD
Identity and role-based access control
Exchange Online
Teams
E-Discovery
Sharepoint Online
OneDrive
AD Connect
Windows Server 2012/2016/2019 MCSE or equivalent experience.
VMWare Certified Professional Data Centre Virtualisation, or equivalent experience.
Azure administrator certified, or equivalent experience. Understanding of IaaS and JSON templating.
Experience managing Citrix farms and published content.
Experience or fundamental understanding in:
Hardware support
Patching using WSUS.
Active Directory Domain Services and Group Policy administration.
Anti-Virus console and client (any vendor)
Proven experience working in infrastructure/data centre operations.
Detail oriented, with a concern for quality, documentation, and security.
Customer focused.
Flexible in the face of changing business priorities.
Driving license.
What we’re offering As a vital team member and in return for your expertise, inclusive approach and commitment, we'll provide a favourable salary and the chance to join a passionate and welcoming team. We are committed to ensuring our people are supported and are proud of our reward and benefits offer, which includes:
An annual bonus scheme
25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
Private Health Care
An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
A market-leading contributory pension scheme
Employee assistance programme
Opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.
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A key part of the UK’s journey to net zero carbon is the revolution of our electricity industry to enable clean, green economic growth. As the North West’s electricity network operator, it’s our responsibility to lead the way, help the region decarbonise and pave the way for the growth of renewable energy and a sustainable energy future for all.
We’re proud that in December 2024 we were named Utility of the Year by Utility Week magazine who said we punched above our weight and used innovation to solve some of the industry’s most difficult challenges. Come and be part of our team and make a difference.
Together we have the energy to transform our communities. We are switched on. We are adaptable. We take pride.
Our infrastructure team has an opportunity for a Infrastructure Operations Engineer (Wintel) FTC for 12 months in Preston.
About the Opportunity As an Infrastructure Operations Engineer your primary responsibilities will be to administer and maintain the infrastructure systems in our data centres and in the cloud. This role requires a broad experience of data centre technologies and specific experience of Windows and VMWare services to monitor critical systems, resolve incidents and problems. Additionally, you will be responsible for planning and implementing new infrastructure solutions to support our significant capital programme.
Day to day administration including systems checks, security checks, and service tickets.
System management, patching, change and build on the following technologies:
Citrix.
Hardware.
VMWare.
Windows Server.
M365.
Core data centre services such as AD, Group Policy, DNS, VPN, AV, MFA, WSUS, SCCM, monitoring tools etc.
SAN storage and backup.
Multi Factor Authentication.
MS Azure.
Who we are looking for? The ideal candidate will be a M365 Enterprise Administrator Expert – Certified or demonstrable experience. Specifically, able to configure and troubleshoot:
Azure AD
Identity and role-based access control
Exchange Online
Teams
E-Discovery
Sharepoint Online
OneDrive
AD Connect
Windows Server 2012/2016/2019 MCSE or equivalent experience.
VMWare Certified Professional Data Centre Virtualisation, or equivalent experience.
Azure administrator certified, or equivalent experience. Understanding of IaaS and JSON templating.
Experience managing Citrix farms and published content.
Experience or fundamental understanding in:
Hardware support
Patching using WSUS.
Active Directory Domain Services and Group Policy administration.
Anti-Virus console and client (any vendor)
Proven experience working in infrastructure/data centre operations.
Detail oriented, with a concern for quality, documentation, and security.
Customer focused.
Flexible in the face of changing business priorities.
Driving license.
What we’re offering As a vital team member and in return for your expertise, inclusive approach and commitment, we'll provide a favourable salary and the chance to join a passionate and welcoming team. We are committed to ensuring our people are supported and are proud of our reward and benefits offer, which includes:
An annual bonus scheme
25 days annual leave increasing with length of service
Private Health Care
An employee rewards portal offering discounts on several well-known brands
A market-leading contributory pension scheme
Employee assistance programme
Opportunity for professional development through our L&D function.
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