Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Nando's, Remote, 6 Months, £Contract Rate (Outside IR35)

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

(Contract) – Outside IR35

Contract Length: 6 months

Location: Hybrid or Remote

Overview

We are supporting Nando's on a key infrastructure transformation programme focused on isolating legacy data centre environments and transitioning to modern, cloud-managed platforms.

This role will be instrumental in identifying and removing dependencies on on-premise services, reconfiguring endpoints, and ensuring a smooth transition to modern identity and device management solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse and remove application dependencies on legacy on-prem services (e.g. Active Directory, file shares, legacy authentication, VPN reliance)

• Support the isolation of Data Centre and Core Server environments

• Reconfigure endpoints (laptops, desktops, servers, and mobile devices) via MDM platforms such as Intune

• Remove or remediate legacy configurations including GPOs, login scripts, certificates, VPN profiles, and authentication methods

• Execute configuration changes using PowerShell, MDM, and automation tooling

• Uninstall legacy applications and validate compatibility with target environments

• Identify and resolve undocumented or hidden dependencies ahead of service decommissioning

• Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to validate decommissioning readiness

• Ensure endpoints and services are successfully transitioned to cloud-managed environments and modern identity providers

Core Skills (Priority Order)

• Experience with Okta (exposure to OAG desirable)

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, particularly Intune and Azure

• Advanced PowerShell scripting and automation experience

• Good understanding of networking fundamentals

• Working knowledge of SQL

Experience Required

• Proven experience delivering infrastructure transformation or migration programmes

• Strong background in modern endpoint management and cloud identity integration

• Experience removing legacy enterprise dependencies and supporting decommissioning activities

• Ability to work independently within a contract environment

Summary

This is an opportunity to contribute to a significant modernisation initiative at Nando's, working across legacy decommissioning and cloud adoption. The role offers a good balance of hands-on technical work and strategic impact within a well-defined programme.