Job Specifications
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
6 month contract
Based in Reading
Offering £88ph Inside IR35
Do you have experience with virtualisation platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, etc.)?
Do you have experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.)?
Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?
If your answer to these is yes, then this could be the role for you!
As the Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.
You will be involved in:
Act as the technical authority on one or more platform engineering domains (e.g. cloud, virtualisation, automation, networking, or cyber tooling) providing specialist domain expertise to projects and programmes
Lead the design and implementation of secure platforms across on-premise, hybrid, and cloud environments
Capture, analyse, and interpret complex customer requirements to drive system design and architecture
Develop high-level and low-level designs, ensuring alignment with secure-by-design principles
Take ownership of technical delivery within work packages, including planning, estimation, and progress reporting
Mentor, coach, and develop junior and senior engineers
Provide input to technology strategies, feasibility studies, and innovation projects
Engage with internal and external stakeholders, presenting technical solutions and justifying design decisions
Your skillset may include:
Extensive technical expertise across multiple platform domains, with a track record of delivering secure solutions
Windows and Linux operating systems
Virtualisation platforms (VMware, Hyper-V) and containerisation (Kubernetes, Docker)
Networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls)
Automation and scripting (e.g. PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform)
Knowledge of cybersecurity controls and accreditation requirements
Expertise with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform)
Experience integrating enterprise services (Active Directory, PKI, monitoring, SIEM)
Hands-on use of DevSecOps tools and CI/CD pipelines
Industry certifications (VMware VCP, AWS Solutions Architect, Microsoft, Kubernetes, or equivalent)
If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!
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