Senior Systems Engineer
Location: Coventry - Hybrid
Salary: Up to £55,000
The Role
Are you a talented Systems Engineer looking to be at the core of technical operations for a group of growing UK businesses? We're working with a central services function supporting six business units across the UK, and they're looking for a 3rd Line Systems Engineer to join their Coventry-based infrastructure team.
This role sits at the core of the organisation's on-prem IT operations, providing third-line support and project implementation across infrastructure services. The ideal candidate will work closely with all business units to help transition systems into a unified central domain, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum efficiency.
While the broader business is embracing cloud for applications, this central function is very much on-prem focused - so your expertise will be crucial in supporting, expanding, and modernising their current systems.
Key Skills and Qualifications:
* VMware
* Microsoft 365 rollouts - including Intune, Exchange, Teams, and Entra ID
* Day-to-day infrastructure and networking - ideally with strong networking fundamentals (Cisco experience welcome)
About the Role:
* This role sits at the core of the organisation’s on-prem IT operations, providing third-
* line support and project implementation across infrastructure services. The ideal candidate will work closely with all business units to help transition systems into a unified central domain, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum efficiency.
* You’ll be hands-on with technologies including:
* VMware (must-have – not Hyper-V)
* HPE Technologies – HP switches, servers, and storage
* Microsoft 365 rollouts – including Intune, Exchange, Teams, and Entra ID
* Day-to-day infrastructure and networking – ideally with strong networking
* fundamentals (Cisco experience welcome)
* While the broader business is embracing cloud for applications, this central function is very much on-prem focused – so your expertise will be crucial in supporting, expanding, and modernising their current systems.
The Environment:
This is a collaborative, growing function – ideal for someone who:
* Has worked through technical adversity and can clearly articulate how they troubleshoot and resolve complex issues
* Wants to grow with the business, specialise over time, and help shape the way central services operate
* Is attitude-driven, committed, and respectful of a culturally diverse team (some colleagues speak English as a second language)
* Understands the challenge of working across multiple businesses with different standards – and is flexible enough to manage them effectively
If this role looks like the right fit, apply directly or email your CV to conor@digitalwaffle.co