Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer

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Locations: Europe (Austria, Netherlands, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, and Germany) (Hybrid – 2 days/week onsite)

Employment Type: Full-time

Experience: 10+ years (Hands‑on)

We are seeking a senior IT Infrastructure Engineer to join our Infrastructure team and play a key role in modernizing and operating our hybrid IT landscape. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands‑on engineer with in-depth expertise in Microsoft, Azure, and Veeam who thrives in an ITIL‑aligned enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and operate enterprise‑scale Hyper‑V platforms with a focus on performance, security, and scalability
• Own and lead the Veeam Backup & Disaster Recovery strategy, including DR orchestration and RTO/RPO optimisation.
• Design and deploy the primary Azure Landing Zone using Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform, ARM)
• Act as the cloud subject‑matter expert , supporting the organisation’s cloud transformation journey
• Champion an “automate‑first” mindset , continuously improving services, tooling, and operational practice.
• Collaborate with security and governance teams to ensure compliance with ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR
• Monitor and optimise hybrid workloads for performance, cost, and reliability
• Contribute to 3rd‑line support and provide escalation support to the IT Service Desk
• Proactively identify service improvements and deliver customer‑focused solutions.
• Strong enterprise experience with Hyper‑V and Microsoft infrastructure
• Hands‑on expertise with Veeam Backup & Replication , including DR orchestration
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure , particularly Landing Zones, RBAC, Networking, and Security
• Proven experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates)
• Advanced automation and scripting skills (PowerShell, Azure CLI, Git)
• Experience administering Microsoft 365 and core services
• Ability to perform basic Microsoft SQL administration
• Experience operating and maturing an ITIL‑aligned infrastructure environment
• Strong team player with a customer‑centric, value‑driven mindset
• Fluent in German and English (spoken and written)

Nice to Have

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (or equivalent)
• Experience with hybrid identity (Azure AD Connect, Conditional Access)
• Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Interested? Apply or message me directly on LinkedIn to learn more.