Overview
Senior Infrastructure Engineer – Defence IT Solutions
Location: Farnborough (Hybrid)
Clearance: Must be eligible for SC clearance
Looking to take your infrastructure expertise into high-impact defence and national security projects? This is a great opportunity for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join a fast-growing consultancy delivering innovative, secure IT solutions across public and private cloud environments. You’ll be working at the cutting edge of virtualisation, cloud and automation in a business where technical excellence and collaboration go hand-in-hand.
Responsibilities
* Maintaining and improving multi-classification, virtualised and cloud-based environments
* Leading Ubuntu upgrade and optimisation activity, mentoring junior engineers along the way
* Supporting “secure by design” practices across projects and internal platforms
* Providing infrastructure support across Office 365, Azure and hybrid cloud systems
* Performing patching, hardening and monitoring to keep systems compliant and secure
* Supporting Elastic upgrades, VMware and Openshift environments
* Automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration (e.g. Ansible, PowerShell)
* Triaging and resolving alerts, incidents and change requests in line with IT security policy
* Sharing knowledge through documentation, training and supporting the wider team
Qualifications
* Strong background in Windows Server (2016+) and Linux (CentOS, RedHat, Ubuntu)
* Experience with VMware, Azure and networking fundamentals
* EUD provisioning (Autopilot), patching and hardening experience
* Understanding of SSO, secure environments and protective marking
* Familiarity with automation tools (e.g. Ansible, PowerShell)
* Desirable: Kubernetes, Terraform, Elastic, Nessus, HashiCorp Vault, Microsoft 365 administration, Agile ways of working
Benefits
* Work in a forward-looking consultancy solving some of the UK’s most complex IT and security challenges
* Collaborate with a close-knit, expert team in a supportive culture that values continuous learning
* Exposure to modern cloud, security and automation tools across varied projects
* Hybrid working model from Farnborough HQ with flexibility built in
* Competitive salary, strong benefits and career growth opportunities
Job details
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Information Technology
* Industries: Computer and Network Security, Defense and Space Manufacturing, and IT Services and IT Consulting
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