Contract Infrastructure Architect / Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Outside IR35 £500 per day | Defence & Security | Hampshire
Contract position at a defence consultancy operating at the forefront of national security initiatives for an infrastructure architect/senior engineer
PLEASE NOTE - The nature of this project will require the work to be carried out onsite and successful candidates will be required to be security cleared (SC Level) prior to appointment.
You'll lead the build of JEDI-X, guiding the technical team and supporting its use through the experimentation phase. You'll look after multi-classification virtualised collaboration and development environments, keeping them secure and improving them over time. You'll work with internal infrastructure teams to strengthen Secure by Design across business and projects, and support Office 365 plus project systems in public, private and hybrid clouds.
You'll handle infrastructure changes, monitor alerts and tickets, patch platforms to policy, and respond to incidents quickly. You'll spot trends, plan fixes to improve stability, stay current on secure cloud and network tech, share knowledge with the team, and support customer and project needs, including helping with bids.
Essential skills
Windows Server 2016+ admin, VMware vSphere/vCenter/VCF, Azure and Microsoft 365. Linux across CentOS/RedHat/Ubuntu. PowerShell. EUD provisioning via Autopilot with patching and hardening. Solid SSO knowledge. Comfortable in protectively marked environments.
Desirable skills
Kubernetes (e.g., VMware TKGI), DevSecOps tooling like Elastic and Nessus, application packaging, HashiCorp tools such as Terraform and Vault, and experience working in Agile sprints.
PLEASE NOTE - The nature of this project will require the work to be carried out onsite and successful candidates will be required to be security cleared (SC Level) prior to appointment.
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