Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Position Title	Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Grade	JM 4
Department	Central Services – Information Technology
Reporting To	Infrastructure Lead – Technical Services, APAC
Location	Bangalore,Sarjapur Road
Job Type	Full Time

About Savills:

For over 160 years, Savills has been helping people thrive through place and spaces. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, we have more than 40,000 professionals collaborating across over 70 countries, delivering unrivalled coverage and expertise to the world of commercial and prime residential real estate. By applying world research data and trends to local and global settings, we’re able to empower our clients with insights from the forefront of the industry – bringing their aspirations to life through innovative, tailor-made solutions. Whether we are working with a global corporate looking to expand, an investor seeking to sustainably optimise their portfolio, or a family trying to find a new home, we help our clients make better property decisions.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Savills is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Scope:

We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to manage and evolve a hybrid IT ecosystem spanning on-premises data centers, Azure cloud platforms, and enterprise network environments. This role requires strong expertise across compute, network, and cloud layers, ensuring seamless integration, high availability, robust security, and operational excellence across the infrastructure landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Hybrid Infrastructure Management (On-Prem + Azure)

• Own and manage end-to-end infrastructure stack, including: Windows Server, Linux, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Virtualization (VMware / Hyper-V)
• Manage Azure IaaS environments: Virtual Machines, Storage, Virtual Networks, Load Balancers.
• Ensure availability, scalability, and reliability across hybrid workloads
• Maintain standard builds, configurations, and lifecycle management

Network Operations (Critical Focus Area)

• Troubleshoot enterprise network infrastructure: LAN/WAN, VLANs, subnetting, routing, Firewalls, VPNs, load balancing.
• Experience on hybrid connectivity: Site-to-Site VPN, Point-to-Site VPN, ExpressRoute.
• Troubleshoot: Network latency, packet loss, routing issues, connectivity failures.
• Collaborate with security teams on: Network segmentation, Firewall rules and policies, Ensure network-high availability and failover configurations.

Azure Cloud & Hybrid Integration

• Strong understanding and experience on On-prem ↔ Azure integration. Entra ID (Azure AD), Azure AD Connect.
• Support: Workload migration to Azure, Hybrid application hosting models.
• Optimize workloads based on: Performance, cost, security, and latency.

On-Prem Data Center & Platform

• Strong understanding on data center infrastructure, including Compute, storage (SAN/NAS), virtualization clusters.
• Test resilience and failover capability.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code

• Support automation initiatives using: PowerShell (mandatory), Server deployment (Optional), Network configuration (where applicable), Patch and compliance processes.
• Reduce manual effort through repeatable, policy-driven deployments.

Monitoring, Incident & Problem Management

• Monitor infrastructure and network health using: Azure Monitor, SCOM, or equivalent tools.
• Lead major incident management (Sev-1 / Sev-2).
• Perform cross-layer RCA (network + infra + cloud).
• Ensure adherence to ITIL practices.

Security & Compliance

• Strong understanding on end-to-end security controls, including: Server hardening (on-prem + cloud), Network security (firewalls, segmentation), Identity & access (AD + RBAC), Vulnerability remediation.
• Support audit and compliance requirements.
• Contribute to Zero Trust architecture initiatives.

Backup, Disaster Recovery & Continuity

• Manage hybrid backup solutions: On-prem (Veeam/Commvault) & Azure Backup.
• Support disaster recovery strategies: Azure Site Recovery + on-prem DR.
• Test and validate RPO / RTO compliance.
• Ensure business continuity across network and infra layers.

Governance, Documentation & CMDB

• Maintain: Network diagrams (L2/L3), Infrastructure architecture diagrams, SOPs and runbooks.
• Ensure alignment with governance standards.
• Maintain accurate CMDB and asset inventory.

Stakeholder & Vendor Management

• Collaborate with: Application teams, security teams, global IT.
• Coordinate with: Network vendors, OEMs, cloud providers.
• Communicate technical risks and performance insights clearly.

Continuous Improvement & Leadership

• Mentor team members across infra and network domains.
• Drive: Automation initiatives, Network and infra optimization.
• Contribute to: Cloud adoption strategies, DevOps and modernization efforts.

Key Success Metrics (KPIs)

• Infrastructure & network uptime (SLA adherence).
• MTTR reduction for infra/network incidents.
• Network performance (latency, packet loss, availability).
• Patch and vulnerability compliance.
• Automation adoption.
• Cloud cost vs performance optimization.
• DR readiness and test success.

Experience & Qualifications

• 8 to 12+ years in infrastructure + network support/troubleshooting.
• Proven experience in: Hybrid environments (Azure + On-Prem), Enterprise network and firewall troubleshooting, Strong background in Microsoft ecosystem.
• Certifications (preferred): Azure Administrator / Architect, CCNA / CCNP (or equivalent), VMware / ITIL.

Category

Must Have Skills	Good to Have Skills
On-Prem Infrastructure	Linux advanced administration, Unix variants
Windows Server administration, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP	Nutanix, KVM
Virtualization
VMware / Hyper-V management (HA, clustering, lifecycle)
Azure IaaS (VMs, VNets, Storage, NSG, Backup, Monitor)	Multi-cloud exposure (AWS / GCP), PaaS services
TCP/IP, VLANs, Subnetting, Routing fundamentals	Advanced routing protocols, SD-WAN
Firewalls, VPNs, Load Balancing	Zero Trust network models, advanced firewall tuning
Active Directory, RBAC, basic Entra ID	Conditional Access, Identity Protection, PAM tools
PowerShell scripting	Terraform / ARM / Bicep, Python, network automation
Azure Monitor, SCOM, network monitoring tools	Splunk, Datadog, full-stack observability
Server hardening, patching, vulnerability management	Security frameworks (Zero Trust, CIS), compliance automation
Hybrid backup (Veeam/Commvault + Azure Backup), DR testing	DR orchestration, cloud-native backup strategies
End-to-end RCA across infra, network, and cloud	Predictive analytics, AIOps tools