Location: Newport, Wales (3-4 days per week on-site)
Day Rate: £500 - £550 per day
Duration: 12 Months
Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required (Strictly no dual nationals due to security constraints)
🎯 The Opportunity
Are you a seasoned Infrastructure Engineer with a deep specialization in Identity & Access Management (IAM) and enterprise Microsoft environments? We are looking for a Senior IAM Infrastructure Engineer to play a pivotal role in delivering, optimizing, and supporting mission-critical infrastructure.
This role perfectly balances high-level technical delivery, pre-sales solution scoping, and hands-on second-line support. If you thrive in highly secure, fast-paced, and technology-rich environments, this contract offers an incredible opportunity to make a tangible impact.
Key Responsibilities
As a Senior Engineer, you will span the full lifecycle of project delivery and support:
Pre-Sales & Scoping: Partner with stakeholders to scope technical solutions, estimate effort/costs, and shape technically accurate proposals.
Infrastructure & IAM Management: Administer, optimize, and enhance enterprise environments, focusing heavily on user account administration, network access integrity, data management, and SAN optimization.
Integration & Testing: Evaluate and integrate new hardware and software across server, network, storage, and desktop environments.
Escalation Support: Provide expert second-line support, ensuring incidents and service requests are resolved swiftly within tight SLA frameworks.
Leadership & Docs: High-quality documentation for operational handovers, while occasionally leading small technical teams to drive project tasks to completion.
Technical Skills & Experience
To hit the ground running, you will need a robust background in enterprise-scale Microsoft and infrastructure technologies:
Core Essentials:
Active Directory & IAM: Enterprise/multi-forest Active Directory management, Domain Controller installations/migrations, Group Policy (GPO), and a strong understanding of FIM / MIM (Forefront/Microsoft Identity Management).
Messaging: Extensive experience with Exchange 2010/2016, Exchange CUs, and Mail AV/SPAM (Trend IMSVA).
Security & Scripting: Solid understanding of SSO / PKI and proficiency with PowerShell for scripting and reporting.
Virtualization & Storage: Strong experience with VMware environments and NetApp storage systems.
Operating Systems: Deep knowledge of Windows Server (spanning 2012 through to 2025).
Core Networking: Robust understanding of DNS.
Highly Desirable:
Enterprise Vault, File/Print Clusters, and Thin Client environments.
Relevant technical certifications (e.g., MCSE or equivalent).
A proven track record of working successfully against strict SLA targets.
Why This Contract?
High-Impact Work: Own and secure mission-critical infrastructure where your expertise directly affects the client's security posture.
Diverse Challenges: A brilliant mix of pre-sales architecture, hands-on implementation, and high-level support.
Leadership Growth: An excellent opportunity to stretch your leadership muscles by guiding small technical project teams.
To Apply:
If you hold an active SC Clearance and possess the deep Microsoft and IAM expertise required, please apply with your latest CV and details of your availability
Salary description
£500.00 - £550.00 per day