Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Hereford (full time on-site)
Duration: 12-month contract
Rate: £53.73 PAYE / £72.54 Umbrella
Clearance: UK Eyes Only - must be eligible for SC and a sole british national due to the nature of the work.

A defence and security organisation is looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to help design, build, manage and support the IT infrastructure underpinning a tactical mission network in an on-premise environment. You'll work as part of an IT engineering team supporting a critical communications system used by hundreds of deployed users.

What you'll be doing

Maintaining and supporting IT infrastructure in a secure, on-prem environment
Troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure issues (hands-on problem management)
Developing and deploying new infrastructure capabilities
Monitoring performance and improving reliability/user experience
Supporting end-user device build processes
Communicating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders (e.g., security and project teams)

Essential experience / skills

Minimum 3 years as an Infrastructure Engineer (and 8+ years in a related IT field)
Strong knowledge across:
Linux OS
Windows Server
Virtualisation (VMware / Hyper-V)
Networking fundamentals (routing/switching - Cisco)
Strong troubleshooting ability and attention to detail
Confident written and verbal communication

Desirable

Infrastructure as Code exposure (Ansible, Terraform)
Scripting/automation (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
Containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes/Podman)
Admin of enterprise platforms (Atlassian, GitHub, M365)
Security/compliance knowledge (ISO27001, Cyber Essentials+)