A company with a difference, and growing at the speed of light! Giganet is a dynamic, culture-driven business connecting communities to hyperfast, full fibre broadband.

At Giganet the Infrastructure and Cloud Engineer reports into the Infrastructure and Security Lead and is responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of Giganet’s Corporate IT infrastructure including Azure, Office 365, AWS cloud services and on-premises systems ensuring 24/7 availability.

In this role you will ensure security best practices are adopted across the corporate and customer estates whilst achieving both Giganet’s digital transformation journey to the modern workplace and aligning future business requirements with the IT strategy.

We are looking for someone with an excellent understanding of Active directory, Azure, Office 365, Endpoint, Conditional access, MFA and DLP and proven knowledge of Network protocols and methodologies

Day to day activities within this role will include:

• Working on multiple projects at the same time, ranging from long-term challenging projects to addressing live issues and bottlenecks in our infrastructure as they arise
• Work closely with the IT management team, 3^rd Parties and business owners to deliver efficient infrastructure services
• Ensuring excellent working relationships and the department benefits from collaborative working and the sharing of knowledge
• Implement best practices ensuring continued availability of systems and hardware infrastructure
• Network configuration, optimization of LAN, WAN,WLAN,VPN’s, Switches and Firewalls.
• Ensure systems are patched for security vulnerabilities and updates
• Contribute to the effective governance of projects of project deliverables to ensure solutions are fit for purpose and adhere to the IT infrastructure roadmaps and strategy
• Being an escalation point for L2 support engineers for any issues that may arise from the helpdesk
• Troubleshooting technical faults, working with external vendors and service providers to achieve fault resolution.
• Maintain up to data knowledge on current and emerging infrastructure and cloud technologies
• Undertake DR testing of Key systems and infrastructure

This role may require working outside of business hours and or on-call support.

About you:

You will  have a passion for your work and be driven to work in our growing and evolving business. W are looking for candidates with strong experience working in Microsoft environments, including an excellent understanding of Active directory, Azure, Office 365, Endpoint, Conditional access, MFA and DLP. The ideal candidate has working knowledge administration and support of Linux systems, proven knowledge of Network protocols and methodologies and virtual and Physical Server Infrastructure knowledge.

In return for your hard work, Giganet offers exciting and growing team environment. We have an enviable collaborative culture and really value our people.

As well as a supportive and collaborative environment, Giganet is proud to be able to offer a range of benefits that supports your work and personal life. As a Giganet employee, you will benefit from:

*Hybrid working models

*Bupa Private Health and Dental Cover

*5% contribution pension

*Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

*Enhanced Sick Pay

*25 days annual leave

*Life Assurance

*Income protection

*Employee Assistance Program

*Days off for charitable giving and your birthday!

*Eyecare Vouchers

*Cycle to work scheme

*Electric Vehicle Scheme

A career with Giganet is an exciting one and we want to help you be the best you can be.

If you are a person who is excited by change and wants to work with a company undertaking a fast paced transformation, get in touch.