Job Title: Infrastructure Operations Engineer – PaaS Core (Contract)
Location: MoD Corsham (On-site)
Duration: 3 months (initial contract)
Rate: £450 - £500 per day (Inside IR35)
Due to the nature of the work, you must hold active SC Clearance. Sole UK nationality is essential.
NexGen Associates are working with a Defence Consultancy supporting a key Defence programme and are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Operations Engineer to join the PaaS Core team based at MoD Corsham.
This hands-on role will cover a blend of data centre operations, patching, and enterprise networking, providing additional capability across physical and virtual environments.
You will be instrumental in strengthening day-to-day operations by carrying out patching, hardware swaps, racking and cabling, as well as supporting and maintaining enterprise networking platforms. This position is suited to an adaptable engineer with a solid background in data centre operations who is comfortable working across multiple domains.
Key Responsibilities
* Perform data centre operations tasks: hardware break/fix, racking, cabling, patching, and physical troubleshooting.
* Deliver BAU network and server patching across multiple environments.
* Configure and maintain enterprise networking equipment (Juniper SRX, Cisco Firepower, Dell S-Series switches).
* Follow, update, and improve work instructions for BAU tasks
* Provide wider operational support across servers, virtualisation, and backup platforms.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Hands-on experience in data centre operations (hardware swaps, cabling, patching, troubleshooting).
* Strong networking knowledge, ideally across:
* Juniper SRX firewalls (configuration & operations).
* Cisco Firepower administration.
* Dell S-Series or equivalent enterprise switches (layer 2/3 config, VLANs, port management).
* Operational discipline: comfortable following documented work instructions and contributing to process improvements.
* Minimum 2–3 years in a data centre/network engineering role.
* Exposure to enterprise environments with multiple vendors.
Desirable Skills
* VMware vSphere / vSAN basics (monitoring, troubleshooting).
* Veeam Backup & Replication (day-to-day operations).
* Windows Server 2019 administration.
* Linux fundamentals (CLI, patching, troubleshooting).
* Powershell scripting for automation tasks.
* Familiarity with tools such as SolarWinds, Cisco ISE, Kemp LoadBalancers, Trellix, Dell Thin Client.
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* Certifications (beneficial but not essential)
* CCNA / JNCIA
* CompTIA Server+ / Linux+
* VMware or Veeam entry-level certifications
Job Type: Temporary
Contract length: 3 months
Pay: £450.00-£500.00 per day
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: NR5698