Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer - Contract
KO2 Embedded Recruitment Solutions LTD · Bellshill, Scotland ·
Job Description Contract - Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer - 6 Month Contract - Inside IR35 - ScotlandUp to £650 per day | Inside IR35 | Motherwell + travel across Scotland sites | 6 Months (view to extend)Do you thrive on solving infrastructure chaos rather than just maintaining it?
We're looking for a hands-on Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer to join a major M&A integration programme, taking legacy infrastructure and bringing it into a stable, standardised, target-state environment. This is not a desk-based architecture role.
You'll be in server rooms and comms rooms, racking and cabling hardware, planning and executing physical relocations, and untangling years of legacy network sprawl - while also mentoring a team that's relying on you to leave things in better shape than you found them.
THE ROLEYou'll be joining a global pharmaceutical business as it integrates a newly acquired company's IT estate. Expect a fast-moving, six-month programme with genuine ownership from day one - this is a role for someone who can hit the ground running and needs minimal hand-holding.
Key responsibilities
Assess legacy infrastructure and design pragmatic, low-risk migration and remediation plansPhysically relocate legacy equipment between sites - racking, unracking, cabling and re-cabling comms roomsCommission new server rooms, including racks, hardware population and structured cablingManage Dell servers, Windows Server and virtualisation (Hyper-V/VMware) across both environmentsConfigure and maintain QNAP NAS storageOwn backup and restore using Veeam - monitoring jobs, performing restores, and supporting active migrationsConfigure and troubleshoot Cisco Meraki networking (MX/MS/MR), including firewalls, VLANs and segmentationTidy up and restructure legacy network environmentsSupport SaaS and tenancy migrations, including moving services from legacy to new tenants, and identity platform work across AD and Entra IDAct as a senior escalation point, working closely with project managers, security teams and vendorsMentor and upskill junior members of the in-house IT team, ensuring knowledge transfer ahead of handoverWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORProven, senior-level experience as an Infrastructure Engineer within a mid-to-large, established organisation with complex, bespoke, or 'grown organically' legacy environmentsExperience in a regulated sector (e.g. financial services, healthcare, life sciences or defence) with a solid understanding of handling sensitive data securely, particularly during data transfersStrong hands-on experience with Dell servers, Windows Server, Hyper-V/VMware, QNAP NAS and Cisco MerakiSolid networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, ACLs)Proven track record of physical infrastructure work: racking, cabling, and site relocationsExperience with SaaS tenancy migrations and identity platforms (AD/Entra ID)Prior involvement in M&A, infrastructure transformation, or large-scale integration programmes is highly desirableA natural mentor - comfortable leading and upskilling less experienced colleagues without steamrolling themCalm, structured and professional under pressure - a safe pair of hands rather than a firefighterFull UK driving licenceLOCATION & WORKING PATTERNBased primarily at our client's Motherwell site, with the flexibility to work from other Scotland-based sites as the programme requires.
When work is taking place at a particular site, you'll typically be based there for the full day (or week) rather than commuting between locations, so this role suits someone within a genuinely commutable distance of these sites across the Central Belt.
This is a 5 day a week, fully on-site role - please only apply if you're able to commit to this on a sustained basis for the duration of the contract. THE DETAILSContract: 6 months (start date late September 2026)Rate: Up to £650 per day, Inside IR35Location: Motherwell, with travel to other Scotland sitesDriving licence: RequiredInterested? Apply now or get in touch for a confidential conversation about the role.