Salary: £30,000 - 70,000 per year Requirements: Expert-level knowledge of Dell PowerEdge (iDRAC), HPE ProLiant (iLO), and Lenovo ThinkSystem (XCC) hardware architectures. Proficiency in hardware-level communication protocols, specifically Redfish API, IPMI, and SNMP for out-of-band management. Significant experience with Ansible (Roles/Collections) or Terraform for automating physical infrastructure deployments. Working knowledge of DHCP, DNS, and IPAM (DDI) services and how they interact with PXE/iPXE boot sequences. Strong Python or Bash skills for building custom integration wrappers and data transformation tools. Experience working in highly regulated or audit-driven environments, with a focus on automated evidence collection. Responsibilities: Design and implement automation workflows that abstract vendor-specific tools into a standardized management layer. Lead the integration of hardware management platforms with the Banks Ansible and Terraform playbooks to enable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) provisioning. Engineer the export of hardware health and performance metrics into OpenTelemetry (OTEL) and Prometheus for unified monitoring. Automate the end-to-end lifecycle from IP allocation (DDI/IPAM) to ServiceNow ticket generation for automated break-fix and warranty tracking. Define and programmatically enforce Golden Baselines for BIOS, RAID, and NIC settings to meet the Banks security control frameworks. Maintain immutable, automated audit trails for every hardware configuration change, replacing manual asset records with real-time reporting. Technologies: API Ansible Bash Hardware OpenTelemetry Prometheus Python Security ServiceNow Terraform DevOps Firmware ITSM Network More: We are a major IT Consultancy seeking a Bare Metal Platform Engineer to lead the engineering and operational lifecycle of our clients global x86 estate in Yorkshire. This 6-month contract role offers a unique opportunity to specialize in automating hardware management and providing Bare Metal as a Service (BMaaS). We value innovation, and our team is dedicated to creating code-driven resource management solutions. Our work environment encourages collaboration and professional growth. last updated 10 week of 2026