Defence IT Operations Engineer - DV Cleared

QinetiQ Limited; Boothby Graffoe; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with life assurance

Generous holiday

Health Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ invites applications for an IT Ops Engineer to maintain and enhance critical server infrastructure supporting defence capabilities. The role spans Windows and UNIX/Linux environments, focusing on secure, resilient enterprise systems and incident resolution.

You will administer production and development servers, perform upgrades, backups and DR activities, manage access controls, and support virtualised environments. DV clearance is required, and attendance at RAF Waddington is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience administering enterprise Windows Server and UNIX/Linux environments.
• Experience troubleshooting infrastructure incidents across server environments.
• Knowledge of VMware or other enterprise virtualisation technologies.
• Experience with backup, recovery and disaster recovery processes.
• Experience using PowerShell, shell scripting or other automation tools.
• Experience working within secure, regulated or highly governed IT environments and following IT Service Management processes.

Responsibilities

• Administering and supporting UNIX/Linux and Windows Server environments across production and development systems.
• Investigating and resolving infrastructure incidents, service requests and technical issues.
• Performing system upgrades, patching, backup and recovery activities to maintain operational performance.
• Managing user accounts, access controls and security configuration in line with policy requirements.
• Supporting virtualised environments, software deployments and infrastructure change programmes.
• Contributing to service improvements, automation initiatives and technical best practice across the team.

Skills

Windows Server

UNIX/Linux

VMware

Automation scripting

PowerShell

Education

MOD DV security clearance

Tools

PowerShell

Shell scripting

VMware

Job description

QinetiQ invites applications for an IT Ops Engineer to maintain and enhance critical server infrastructure supporting defence capabilities. The role spans Windows and UNIX/Linux environments, focusing on secure, resilient enterprise systems and incident resolution.

You will administer production and development servers, perform upgrades, backups and DR activities, manage access controls, and support virtualised environments. DV clearance is required, and attendance at RAF Waddington is expected.