Location: Whiteley, PO15 (hybrid working - est 2-3 days per week onsite)
Duration: 6 month initial contract
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Role details:
NATS (National Air Traffic Services) are looking for an Infrastructure Automation Engineer to join their Simulation Services team on a contract basis. NATS Simulation Services supports the training and competency of Air Traffic Control Officers by providing simulation environments to military and commercial customers. The team is engaged in a modernisation programme to revamp their infrastructure and deployment processes.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop, enhance, and maintain infrastructure build and deployment automation using Ansible, PowerShell and scripting approaches.
* Support the provisioning and deployment activities across physical and virtual environments, including bare-metal servers and virtual machines.
* Investigate and resolve defects within build and provisioning workflows, supporting release or build notes where required.
* Create and maintain technical documentation such as build guides and knowledge articles.
* Provide hands‑on involvement during the physical build‑out of client and server infrastructure.
* Offer technical support and guidance during installation and deployment activities.
* Collaborate with the wider team to establish and improve build standards and best practices.
* Contribute to low‑level design and ongoing documentation updates.
Job Requirements:
* Experience creating repeatable, reusable automation code for infrastructure deployment and configuration, primarily using PowerShell.
* Exposure to or willingness to adopt automation tooling such as Ansible.
* Proficiency with Git for version control.
* Strong administration skills in Windows or Linux environments, including experience in the other.
* Experience with both bare‑metal provisioning and virtual machine build and provisioning.
* Strong troubleshooting skills for diagnosing and resolving issues across infrastructure, automation code and build processes.
* Excellent documentation skills for creating and maintaining build guides and knowledge articles.
* Ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and adapt to changing priorities.
Key Technologies & Tools:
* Ansible: Automation and configuration management.
* PowerShell: Scripting and automation for Windows build, configuration and deployment.
* Linux scripting: Bash, Shell, or other scripting languages for Linux‑based systems.
* Virtualisation: Experience provisioning and managing virtual machines, ideally using Hyper‑V.
* Provisioning: Bare‑metal provisioning and OS deployment tooling, including PXE‑based build processes.
* Active Directory: Administration including users, groups, and Group Policy.
* SMB/NFS File Server Management: Administration and management of SMB and NFS file systems.
* WSUS (Windows Server Update Services): Management of updates and patches across Windows environments.
* DNS (Domain Name System): Configuration and troubleshooting of DNS services.
* SQL: Working with SQL databases, including queries, maintenance, and administration.
* Monitoring: Experience with Zabbix or other monitoring tools for system and network health.
* Antivirus Management: Knowledge of managing antivirus solutions, including McAfee or other enterprise‑level AV software.
* Enterprise Infrastructure Management: Experience working within large, multi‑site on‑premises environments with standardised security and access controls.
If you are a skilled Infrastructure Automation Engineer looking to contribute to a significant modernisation programme, we encourage you to apply now.
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