IT Infrastructure Specialist (1-year FTC)

Company: Global Retail Company Position: Infrastructure Specialist Contract: 1-year fixed term contract Location: London (Hybrid) Salary: 60 000 GBP + 10% Bonus Job responsibilities: 1. Retail Store Expansion and Operations New Store Delivery: Lead and execute the end-to-end technical infrastructure setup for new store openings, refits, relocations, and brand pop-ups across Europe. This includes configuring and deploying POS hardware, network printers, scanners, mobile tablets, and payment terminals. Store Network Connectivity: Deploy and optimize local in-store networks, focusing on stable retail WiFi, localized LAN environments, and secure SD-WAN configurations. L2/L3 Incident Resolution: Serve as the final escalation point for in-store technology failures, proactively monitoring uptime and troubleshooting device, data feed, and connectivity drops to minimize commercial downtime. 2. Warehouse Tech Readiness and 3PL Coordination Logistics Network Engineering: Act as the primary technical point of contact during third-party logistics (3PL) partner onboarding, warehouse moves, and facility expansions. Secure Environment Bridging: Establish and maintain secure, high-availability VPN tunnels and SD-WAN routing paths between our core network and external 3PL environments. RF and Hardware Onboarding: Configure and manage localized warehouse hardware, including RF guns, industrial handheld scanners, barcode label printers, and dedicated logistics VLANs. Network ..... full job details .....