Closing date: 25 May 2026
Join Our Team as a Principal Infrastructure Engineer
If you are ready to take on this challenging and rewarding role, we want to hear from you. Apply today and help us drive the future of our Digital Infrastructure!
Are you a technical leader with a passion for developing teams and engineering roadmaps? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where you can lead and mentor a team of technology professionals? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
About the Role
As a Principal Infrastructure Engineer, you will:
* Help develop strategic and tactical engineering roadmaps.
* Manage relationships with suppliers and ensure alignment with best practices.
* Collaborate with solutions architects to operationalise designs.
* Lead teams in building and maintaining enterprise IT solutions.
* Manage the on premise and cloud infrastructures.
* Manage and maintain the M365 tenants.
Key Responsibilities
* Oversee Digital infrastructure operations, including servers, end user compute, networks (LAN & WAN), M365, Azure tenants, EntraID tenants and data centres.
* Ensure service delivery aligns with Digital strategy and policies.
* Help shape the Council’s Digital technical architecture roadmap.
* Lead and mentor our Digital professional teams.
* Ensure IT service security and high availability.
* Help manage the Digital infrastructure budgets.
* Provide technical guidance to Digital staff and end-users.
What We’re Looking For
* Experience managing local and cloud enterprise infrastructure in a large organisation.
* Success in managing large Digital projects and leading and mentoring teams.
* Demonstrate experience in asset management, capacity management, financial and incident management.
* Strong interpersonal, advisory, and problem-solving skills.
* Relevant IT qualifications, such as ITIL 4 Foundation and Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert.
Why Join Us
* Be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to continuous improvement.
* Work in a collaborative environment with opportunities for growth.
* Contribute to cutting-edge IT solutions.
Apply Now
Ready for a challenging and rewarding role? Register on our website, submit your CV and a 2 page supporting statement that reflects your suitability for this role - please take a look at the attached JPP to assist you with your application.
We can offer you
* Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
* Flexi time, allowing up to an additional 2 days of leave per month
* Derbyshire Rewards - Discounts from high street retailers and more
* Generous annual leave and flexi time scheme
* Travel expenses
* Discounts on leisure centre memberships
* Free car parking at most sites
* In-house counselling service
* Occupational Health service
* Access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist
* Cycle to work/Electric/Hybrid Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
* Various Employee Networks championing inclusivity across the council
Provisional Interview Date: Week Commencing 8th June 2026
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