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Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Sopra Steria • Gloucester, Gloucestershire

Salary

£55k – £75k

Posted

2 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Sopra Steria is hiring a Lead Infrastructure Engineer in Gloucester, a full-time it role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £55k – £75k. Sopra Steria holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Lead Infrastructure Engineer – Messaging Solutions You will act as the technical authority and lead subject matter expert for enterprise messaging services, with particular focus on Microsoft Exchange On-Premises and secure communications technologies. Working within a highly governed and collaborative team, you will take ownership of the design, implementation and evolution of critical messaging platforms that support national security operations. This is a rare opportunity to shape the future…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Sopra Steria — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker
Advertised salary: £55k – £75k
How this salary compares: about 20% above the £62,268 median across 1,529 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Gloucester, Gloucestershire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 7 other live it roles in Gloucester — browse them
Posted: 2 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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IT and technology roles are one of the most consistently sponsored categories in the UK. Software engineers, data scientists, cloud architects, DevOps specialists, and cybersecurity professionals are in demand across finance, retail, the public sector, and specialist tech firms. Many large IT employers maintain established sponsorship processes through their HR and talent teams.