Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and automation-driven Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer to strengthen our Infrastructure team. This role is ideal for a professional with deep expertise in Hyper-V, Veeam Backup \& Disaster Recovery, and Microsoft Azure, especially Azure Landing Zones and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Experience operating in and maturing an ITIL-aligned environment is essential.
Fluency in both German and English is required, both written and verbal.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain Hyper-V virtualization platforms with a focus on performance, security, and scalability.
Lead the Veeam backup and disaster recovery strategy, including policy design, testing, and optimization of RTO/RPO.
Take lead, ownership of, and deploy the primary Azure Landing Zone using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Bicep, Terraform, ARM templates).
Provide cloud expertise within the team and help with transformational activities on the journey to the cloud.
Job Description: IT Infrastructure Engineer
Have an ‘automate first’ approach to all activities and champion improvements with services, practices within the team and general attitude to delivering an effective and quality service to our customers.
Collaborate with governance and security teams to ensure alignment with ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR.
Monitor hybrid workloads and proactively optimize performance, cost, and reliability.
Be proactive and seek improvements in all services within the environment.
Contribute to 3rd line IT Support activities to support the IT Service Desk team.
Strong focus on value delivered versus demand, and customer-centric approach.
Must be a strong team player who works well with others, contributes ideas, and proactively supports team success.
Required Skills \& Experience
Experience with Hyper-V in enterprise environments.
Able to operate in a typical Microsoft environment.
Able to investigate and carry out basic Microsoft SQL administration.
Experience with administration of M365 and core services.
Strong hands-on expertise with Veeam Backup \& Replication, including DR orchestration.
Deep understanding of Microsoft Azure, especially Landing Zones, RBAC, Networking, and Security.
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates).
Advanced scripting and automation skills (PowerShell, Azure CLI, Git, Terraform, Bicep).
Experience in operating and maturing an ITIL-aligned infrastructure environment.
Highly motivated to continuously learn.
Desirable Qualifications
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or equivalent.
Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE).
Experience with hybrid identity (Azure AD Connect, Conditional Access).
Exposure to DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.