Job Description
Location:
C D E Group Ltd, H1, Kilcronagh Business Park
WE ARE CDE.
HERE TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.
Sand is a finite resource, and it's running out. Today, population growth and the pace of progress means the world is devouring sand like never before – 50 billion tonnes a year globally. This demand is unsustainable. Together with our customers we have already diverted over 100 million tonnes of waste material from landfill and put it back into the materials market for use in construction; protecting sand & aggregates in areas where natural material reserves are in decline and enabling production to happen closer to markets. We are minimising environmental impact and laying the foundations for the circular economy.
At CDE we work across the natural processing and waste recycling sectors, in five regions, to pioneer industry-leading, world-changing engineering solutions. Our headquarters are in Northern Ireland, and we have offices in the USA, Australia, Austria, and Brazil. For over 30 years we have relentlessly innovated and co-created wet processing solutions – completing over 2,000 global projects – and we're only getting started. Our purpose is to create our best world, a ton at a time; empowering our customers to transform their materials into valuable resources for the betterment of people, planet, and their bottom lines.
CDE is now seeking to appoint an experienced IT Infrastructure & Security Engineer to join the already well-established IT team, reporting directly to the Head of IT.
This position is based in our Cookstown HQ office but may require some travel given the global profile of our work.
About The Role
Job Description
The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, install, configuration, testing and day to day running of CDE's IT infrastructure. They will help drive the IT function within CDE as part of our forward-thinking team and partake in some great IT projects along the way. The candidate will be responsible for the running of CDE's Disaster Recovery and backup solutions ensuring CDE have the desired business continuity available. They will play a key part in the overall cyber security function and help take CDE's cyber security posture to the next level.
Please note, this job description is not exhaustive as other duties may be required to fulfil the requirements of the role.
Key Responsibilities
* IT Infrastructure design and deployment on premise & cloud
* Day to day running of CDE's IT infrastructure including servers, firewalls, switches and all other related IT infrastructure
* Play a critical role in the overall uptime of CDE's systems
* Running daily, weekly, monthly checks on critical infrastructure to ensure maximum uptime
* Proactively monitor CDE's IT infrastructure for potential problems and performance issues
* Take charge of the cyber security awareness within the business
* Contribute to cloud and SAAS security best practices
* Vulnerability assessment & response
* Responsible for carrying out IT risk assessments
* Responsible for the running of all CDE's cyber security platforms ensuring problems are dealt with in a timely manner
* Take charge of CDE's patching cycles for servers and client devices
* Provide a layer of escalation for complex issues for the Service Desk team
* Partake in and lead rewarding IT projects
* Provide Technical Support for Windows, Office365 and other computer software installations
* Support VPN and remote workers
* Provide onsite support at our office and factory locations
* Occasionally providing Out of Hours support when required
Other
* To carry out any other duties within reason and capability associated with this role.
Skills Needed
People
About The Company
WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy. We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers' needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator. Wet processing is our sole focus –our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field. Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our "Customer for Life" mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.
Company Culture
We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME. To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally. We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude…. and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won't take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together - life's too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think. We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.
Required Criteria
* 2.1 level IT degree or equivalent
* 3+ years working in similar IT Infrastructure role
* Demonstrable experience supporting applications/infrastructure/hardware
* Configuring Cisco/Dell switches
* Administration of Windows Server 2016 – 2022
* Demonstrable experience in Virtual server environment backup and replication solutions
* Demonstrable experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and group policy
* Advocate for IT Security
* Experience with security technology and protocols (firewalls, XDR, endpoint detection)
* Demonstrable experience working within an IT ticketing system and change management
* Demonstrate a customer-first approach
* Willing to undertake travel, work overtime and weekends if required.
* Clean current driving license
* Able to be in our Cookstown Office 3 days per week
Desired Criteria
* Cyber Security related
* VMware certification
* Azure certification
* CCNA certified
* Administration of Azure Infrastructure
* SAN administration
* Intune Endpoint
* Working in an ITIL environment
* Working in the manufacturing industry
* SharePoint admin experience
Closing Date
Thursday 13th November, 2025
Contract Type
fulltime
Salary
Based on Experience