Infrastructure and Security Engineer

Job Title:

Infrastructure and Security Engineer

Location:

York - Hybrid (4 days in office) Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 Why Apply? This Infrastructure and Security Engineer opportunity in York offers the chance to work within a cloud-first, Microsoft-led domain supporting both UK and USA operations in a Azure cloud environment. The role is suited to an experienced engineer who seeks ownership, security-led design, and continuous improvement. It is an excellent opportunity for professionals seeking a full-time Infrastructure and Security Engineer role with flexible working and long-term career development in IT and cyber security careers.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work as part of a small but skilled team in the heart of York. This organisation is one of our longstanding clients and people opt to stay with the business for a long time, they offer a great place to work! Responsibilities Build, maintain, and secure Azure infrastructure to ensure availability, resilience, and performance.

Lead on cloud security architecture, including identity management, access controls, and threat mitigation. Act as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure and security incidents. Deliver cloud migration, optimisation, and security enhancement initiatives. Administer endpoint management solutions using Microsoft Intune and Group Policy. Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting through Azure Monitor and security tooling. Maintain patching, backup, and disaster recovery processes.

Requirements Extensive experience in infrastructure and security engineering roles within enterprise environments. Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including networking, governance, and security controls. Proven expertise in Microsoft 365 security, Azure AD (Entra ), Conditional Access, and endpoint protection. Demonstrated experience with automation and scripting using tools like Power Shell and Bash. Solid understanding of incident management, vulnerability remediation, and continuity planning.

Confident communicator capable of working with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Willingness to participate in very occasional out-of-hours support. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.