Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Post Ref: NU0226)
Closing date:
19 January 2026
Interviews:
13 February 2026
Salary:
£35,608 – £38,784 per annum
Full/Part time:
Full time, Permanent
Hours per week
37
Are you passionate about technology and ready to make a real impact in higher education? Birmingham Newman University is seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our Digital & IT Services team.
Birmingham Newman University is a vibrant, inclusive institution rooted in a tradition of education, equality, and social justice. We are proud of our diverse community and our commitment to transforming students’ lives through high-quality teaching, research, and professional practice. Our modern campus has recently benefited from a £20 million investment, offering state-of-the-art facilities and a supportive environment for both staff and students.
The role
As Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in building, configuring, and maintaining the university’s IT infrastructure. You’ll work across servers, networks, cloud and on-premise hosting, device management, security, and Office 365. You’ll act as a subject matter expert in areas such as networking, infrastructure hosting, unified communications, and IT operations management.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing and supporting IT infrastructure and security
- Acting as the final escalation point for complex technical issues
- Proactively monitoring and analysing trends to predict and prevent failures
- Delivering technical training and support to colleagues and end users
- Contributing to strategic IT direction and innovation
About you
You’ll have strong experience in infrastructure support, design, and implementation, with relevant industry certifications.
You’re a problem solver, detail-oriented, and able to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Scripting skills and knowledge of cloud platforms (ideally Azure) are desirable. Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends is required.
Informal enquiries about this opportunity are very welcome. Please contact Edd Cheel, at e.cheel@staff.newman.ac.uk, to discuss the role further.
Further details about this role are available from: recruitment@newman.ac.uk.