Infrastructure Engineer 6 month initial contract Hybrid working from Corsham £500 to £600 per day -Inside IR35 Ideally looking for a current DV Clearanbce Key Skills: AD, GPO and DNS VMWare vCenter The Role We're looking for a hands-on Level 2/3 IT Support Engineer to join our team delivering and maintaining critical test and reference environments in support of deployed Live IT systems. This is not your average desktop support gig-think enterprise-level environments across VMware, Windows, Linux, and Cisco, keeping the backbone of Defence IT running smoothly. What you'll be doing: Building, configuring, and maintaining virtual machines, networks, and applications. Installing updates, patches, and operating systems (Windows/Linux), plus security software. Monitoring complex environments and troubleshooting across hardware, networks, and applications. Diagnosing issues, carrying out root-cause analysis, and implementing fixes. Managing backups, inventories, and hardware installs (yes, sometimes lifting heavy kit). Maintaining connectivity, documenting changes, and ensuring smooth operations. Must-haves: Able to work on-site at Corsham & PTP within a close-knit team. Solid experience with Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, and DNS. Strong Microsoft Server skills (2012R2, 2019, Windows 10). Hands-on experience with VMware vCenter and virtualised environments. Good hardware knowledge and willingness to lift/fit equipment. Nice-to-haves (not essential, but great if you bring them): Experience with Microsoft Exchange, Skype for Business, SharePoint, SQL Server. Familiarity with Trend DSM, VEEAM, SolarWinds, Zero Clients, Meinburg NTP, VMware Horizon. Knowledge of ADFS, PKI (especially Defence PKI), VMware NSX, cryptographic materials handling. Linux and Cisco networking skills. Flexibility to cover occasional out-of-hours work and 1-in-6 on-call rota