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Infrastructure Engineer – 3-Month Contract – Northampton or Yorkshire (2 days a week on site)Rate: £400 to £500/day We’re looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to support and maintain a critical on-premise infrastructure environment. This position is ideal for someone with strong expertise across VMware, backup technologies and storage solutions, with the confidence to operate in a busy, production-focused setting.This role is a hybrid position (2 days a week in the office) and can be based out of Northampton or YorkshireYou’ll take ownership of BAU activities while also contributing to projects and backend infrastructure initiatives.Required Experience Strong hands-on experience administering and supporting Windows Server (2016–2022)Solid knowledge of VMware vSphere / ESXi in enterprise environmentsPractical experience with SAN storage and zoning (SAN / Dell PowerStore)Proven background working with backup technologies and recovery operations (Dell PPDM)Comfortable working in an on-prem, change-driven environment handling BAU support Key Responsibilities Support, administer and maintain Windows Server environments up to Server 2022Manage and optimise VMware virtual infrastructure, including ESXi hostsConfigure and maintain storage zoning to ensure correct connectivity (SAN / Dell PowerStore)Administer, monitor and troubleshoot backup and recovery solutions (Dell PPDM)Provide day-to-day infrastructure support, maintenance and fault resolutionContribute to platform improvements, upgrades and best-practice initiativesDeliver 3rd-line support and act as a technical escalation point