Overview
The Senior Infrastructure Engineer will play a pivotal role in supporting a major cyber resilience programme through three primary workstreams: Back Up and Recovery, Server Firewall Implementation, and Active Directory (AD) Preparation. This role requires expertise in both on-premises environments and cloud technologies, specifically Azure, and is geared towards enhancing security measures across the infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Review and enhance the existing recovery setup and implement improvements to the recovery testing process.
- Conduct recovery testing and create updated operating procedures based on findings.
- Assess the current state of server firewalls, identifying configurations that are unsuitable or not fit for purpose.
- Define standards for firewall configurations and develop a phased plan for improvements.
- Evaluate Active Directory forest and domain configurations, including Domain Controllers.
- Investigate potential issues affecting AD upgrades and recommend appropriate remediation.
- Execute the uplift of the AD environment and validate the changes made.
Requirements
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Server administration and engineering.
- Strong knowledge of Active Directory Domain Services, including Domain Controllers and replication.
- Proficiency in configuring Microsoft Defender Firewall or similar security solutions.
- Experience in backup and recovery testing, with a focus on enhancing recovery processes.
- Familiarity with cloud technologies, particularly Azure.
- Demonstrated ability to assess, recommend, and implement infrastructure improvements.