Server Engineer

Role Overview

Thorn SDS is a niche Managed Service Provider, who are committed to enabling technology organisations and professionals to thrive within the Space, Defence and Security sectors.

We re looking for a motivated Server Engineer to join our Hereford team, supporting and maintaining our server estate in a secure, mission-critical environment.

Whether you re an experienced infrastructure professional looking for your next challenge or have a solid technical foundation and are ready to develop your career, this is an opportunity to work with enterprise technologies alongside a knowledgeable and supportive team.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring our server and Pure Storage environments remain secure, resilient, and highly available, while contributing to infrastructure projects, service improvements, and lifecycle management activities.

Following your induction and training, you ll participate in a paid, planned on-call rota, providing out-of-hours support for critical infrastructure. Appropriate support and handover will be provided to ensure you re fully prepared before joining the rota.

• Installing, configuring and maintaining physical and virtual server infrastructure.
• Supporting Windows Server environments and core infrastructure services.
• Managing enterprise storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions, including Pure Storage Flash Array platforms.
• Administering storage replication, snapshots, SAN/Fibre Channel connectivity, capacity planning and performance monitoring.
• Managing storage hardware, firmware and software lifecycle, including obsolescence planning and service reporting.
• Supporting the integration of storage with VMware virtualisation and enterprise backup solutions.
• Applying security updates, resolving infrastructure incidents and supporting technology refresh projects.
• Producing technical documentation and collaborating with Infrastructure, Networks and Cyber Security teams.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues across Infrastructure, Networks and Cyber Security.

We re looking for someone with a passion for infrastructure technology, strong problem-solving skills and a desire to continually learn and develop.

Due to the operational nature of this role:

• You must live within a 30-minute commute of the site to support operational and on-call requirements.
• You must be eligible to obtain and maintain UK Security Clearance.
• You must already have the Right to Work in the UK.

Along with experience in some of the following:

• Windows Server administration.
• VMware or Hyper-V virtualisation.
• Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy.
• Enterprise storage and backup solutions.
• Pure Storage Flash Array administration.
• SAN/Fibre Channel technologies.
• Storage capacity, performance and lifecycle management.
• Power Shell scripting or automation.
• Enterprise infrastructure support.
• ITIL service management practices

Experience with Pure Storage is desirable but not essential. If you have a solid infrastructure background and the right attitude, we ll provide the training you need to develop your expertise.

You ll be joining a collaborative team that values knowledge sharing, continuous improvement and professional development. We invest in our people, providing opportunities to learn new technologies, gain valuable experience and build long-term careers.

• Competitive salary.
• On-call allowance.
• Generous annual leave.
• Pension scheme.
• Ongoing technical training and development.
• Exposure to enterprise technologies, including Pure Storage.
• A supportive team culture with genuine opportunities for career progression.