Automation Engineer | SC Cleared

Sanderson Government & Defence; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT Services organisation seeks a skilled Automation Engineer for a contract role in the defence sector, based in Salisbury. The position requires proven experience with Microsoft and Linux technologies, strong automation skills, and active SC clearance. The successful candidate will support secure, enterprise-scale environments with a day rate ranging from £550 to £600.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in secure, high-availability environments.
• Strong expertise in multi-site, multi-tenant setups.
• Hands-on knowledge of automation and scripting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cutting-edge solutions in the defence sector.
• Support secure, enterprise-scale environments.

Skills

Experience with Microsoft technologies

Experience with Linux technologies

Active Directory design

Automation tooling and scripting

Complex system design

Network Security knowledge

TCP/IP networking

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Position: Automation Engineer

Location: 3 days a week onsite in Salisbury

Day Rate: £550 to £600 p.d Inside IR35

Active SC Clearance Required

Join a leading IT Services organisation delivering cutting-edge solutions within the defence sector. We’re seeking a skilled Automation Engineer for a contract role supporting secure, enterprise-scale environments.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience with Microsoft and Linux technologies in secure, high-availability environments
• Strong expertise in Active Directory design and implementation across multi-site, multi-tenant setups
• Hands‑on knowledge of automation tooling and scripting
• Experience contributing to complex system designs and high-quality documentation
• Solid understanding of Broadcom and Microsoft virtualisation platforms
• Deep knowledge of Network Security and TCP/IP networking

Desired Skills

• Exposure to hybrid/multi‑cloud environments (Azure, AWS, OCI)
• Familiarity with Ansible, Aria, Terraform, Puppet
• Experience with container technologies (Kubernetes, Tanzu)
• Understanding of Azure Entra Identity

If you’re interested in hearing more, please do send your profile to [e-mail]

Reasonable Adjustments

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