As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer within our Space, Defence and Intelligence business, you will support high‑performing environments that directly support the future of vital national services. This is an opportunity to take ownership of complex challenges, guide a talented team, and develop creative technical solutions that keep pace with evolving programme needs.
Responsibilities
* Oversee BAU technical delivery including patching, backups, configuration changes and service availability.
* Provide technical leadership during major incidents, owning high‑priority issues through to resolution.
* Plan and prioritise technical workload, promoting knowledge sharing, cross‑skilling and engineering capability growth.
* Represent technical infrastructure interests in change boards, architecture reviews and governance forums.
* Maintain adherence to change, incident and documentation processes in line with CGI and client standards.
* Provide technical direction for new initiatives, balancing operational continuity with evolving programme needs.
* Contribute hands‑on across technologies such as VMware, Hyper‑V, SQL, CI/CD pipelines, PowerShell and Bash.
Qualifications
* Extensive experience supporting and leading Windows‑based infrastructure estates.
* Strong technical capability across VMware, Hyper‑V, SQL and automation tooling.
* Proficiency in scripting (PowerShell and/or Bash).
* Proven experience leading incident response and resolving complex technical issues.
* Demonstrable ability to coordinate and mentor a small engineering team.
* Experience operating within structured change and governance frameworks.
* Ability to engage effectively with stakeholders across technical and programme domains.
* Willingness to travel occasionally to Leatherhead, Reading, Chippenham and Bridgend.
Benefits
* Competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare and share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching).
* Hybrid position – remote and office work balanced.
* Required UK Security Clearance or eligibility to obtain clearance.
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