Senior Infrastructure Engineer Hybrid working in London or Edinburgh Up to £500 per day 6-month initial duration Inside IR35 via an approved umbrella company ASAP start The role A UK retail bank is integrating with its new parent group. The internal infrastructure team, who know the estate best, are being pulled onto migration work. You'll provide hands-on technical cover across the existing estate to keep day-to-day services stable and reliable. This is an operational, technical role, not a migration lead or capacity-planning specialism. What you'll do Support and maintain Windows and Linux server estates, virtual infrastructure and enterprise storage Investigate infrastructure issues and work with specialists to resolve them Spot resource pressure and performance risks before they become incidents Review proposed designs and changes for their impact on the live estate Work with DBAs on how Oracle, SQL Server and DB2 depend on the underlying Servers and storage Work within incident, problem, change and configuration processes Give clear updates, raise risks and escalate early What you need Strong hands-on experience managing, engineering or supporting enterprise Servers and storage Good Windows Server and Linux knowledge in a large organisation Solid SAN/NAS understanding VMware or similar virtualisation experience Exposure to Oracle, SQL Server and DB2 environments (DBA-level expertise not needed) Working knowledge of ITIL processes Ability to attend London or Edinburgh an average of 3 days a week from March 2027 Nice to have Banking or other regulated-sector experience Infrastructure or data migration projects ServiceNow Capacity and performance management If that is you, apply now or message me directly.
10/11/2026
Contractor
Senior Infrastructure Engineer Hybrid working in London or Edinburgh Up to £500 per day 6-month initial duration Inside IR35 via an approved umbrella company ASAP start The role A UK retail bank is integrating with its new parent group. The internal infrastructure team, who know the estate best, are being pulled onto migration work. You'll provide hands-on technical cover across the existing estate to keep day-to-day services stable and reliable. This is an operational, technical role, not a migration lead or capacity-planning specialism. What you'll do Support and maintain Windows and Linux server estates, virtual infrastructure and enterprise storage Investigate infrastructure issues and work with specialists to resolve them Spot resource pressure and performance risks before they become incidents Review proposed designs and changes for their impact on the live estate Work with DBAs on how Oracle, SQL Server and DB2 depend on the underlying Servers and storage Work within incident, problem, change and configuration processes Give clear updates, raise risks and escalate early What you need Strong hands-on experience managing, engineering or supporting enterprise Servers and storage Good Windows Server and Linux knowledge in a large organisation Solid SAN/NAS understanding VMware or similar virtualisation experience Exposure to Oracle, SQL Server and DB2 environments (DBA-level expertise not needed) Working knowledge of ITIL processes Ability to attend London or Edinburgh an average of 3 days a week from March 2027 Nice to have Banking or other regulated-sector experience Infrastructure or data migration projects ServiceNow Capacity and performance management If that is you, apply now or message me directly.
Data Centre Manager (Contract) | Southampton | On-site Length: 3 months initially, likely to be extended Start: ASAP Location: Regular on-site presence at a data centre in the Southampton area. You need to live within easy reach. The role A banking client needs a hands-on data centre lead to work alongside their existing Data Centre Manager. The current DCM sets the direction. You'll be the regular on-site presence, covering shifts and running day-to-day work. What you'll do Run physical DC work: server racking and stacking, decommissions, structured cabling (copper and fibre), patching Manage on-site engineers and third-party contractors for installs, moves and decoms Look after asset tracking and DCIM records, and raise and close changes through change control Cover shifts and act as on-site escalation when the DCM isn't there Keep the site audit-ready in a regulated environment What you need A solid track record of on-site work in enterprise or colo data centres Hands-on racking, cabling standards and decommissioning, plus the ability to lead others doing it Experience working to change management/ITIL processes Flexibility for shift cover and regular on-site presence. This is not remote-first. Nice to have Experience in financial services or another regulated environment Awareness of power and cooling (UPS, PDUs, capacity planning)
09/11/2026
Contractor
Data Centre Manager (Contract) | Southampton | On-site Length: 3 months initially, likely to be extended Start: ASAP Location: Regular on-site presence at a data centre in the Southampton area. You need to live within easy reach. The role A banking client needs a hands-on data centre lead to work alongside their existing Data Centre Manager. The current DCM sets the direction. You'll be the regular on-site presence, covering shifts and running day-to-day work. What you'll do Run physical DC work: server racking and stacking, decommissions, structured cabling (copper and fibre), patching Manage on-site engineers and third-party contractors for installs, moves and decoms Look after asset tracking and DCIM records, and raise and close changes through change control Cover shifts and act as on-site escalation when the DCM isn't there Keep the site audit-ready in a regulated environment What you need A solid track record of on-site work in enterprise or colo data centres Hands-on racking, cabling standards and decommissioning, plus the ability to lead others doing it Experience working to change management/ITIL processes Flexibility for shift cover and regular on-site presence. This is not remote-first. Nice to have Experience in financial services or another regulated environment Awareness of power and cooling (UPS, PDUs, capacity planning)
