SC Cleared (UK Eyes Only)
Location: Reading (on-site preferred Tues–Thurs, days/week)
Duration: 6 months
Overview
This role supports and stabilises a secure, on-premise compute and storage environment. The focus is on server, storage, access control, and operational infrastructure, not network design or build.
You’ll be responsible for commissioning new hardware, completing migrations to replacement kit, managing obsolescence, and keeping the environment documented, patched, and reliable.
Key Responsibilities
1. Complete commissioning of a new storage facility and compute farm
2. Finalise migration of workloads to new hardware
3. Manage hardware obsolescence and lifecycle issues
4. Maintain clear documentation of system configurations
5. Diagnose and resolve infrastructure failures
6. Day-to-day administration of users, access, and systems within a secure project environment
Core Technical Skills Required
7. Windows Active Directory administration
8. Windows Server administration
9. Linux server administration
10. QNAP NAS administration
Operational Responsibilities
11. On-boarding and off-boarding users
12. Managing ACLs and user access to files and folders
13. Administration of Jenkins, Jira, and project-specific tooling
14. Patching, updating, and licensing operating systems and software
(software purchasing handled separately)
15. Managing backups to tape and performing restores when required
Networking – Scope Clarification
16. Networking knowledge is required for operational support only
17. This role does not include:
18. Network design or architecture
19. Switch/router configuration or build
20. Firewall management or network engineering ownership
The environment is already established; networking is managed elsewhere.
Ideal Background
21. Infrastructure / systems engineer with strong on-prem experience
22. Comfortable working hands-on with physical hardware and storage
23. Used to secure, controlled environments
24. Methodical, documentation-focused, and calm under failure conditions