Infrastructure Architect (Outside IR35)

Talent Locker; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A defence consultancy is seeking a Contract Infrastructure Architect / Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a position that requires onsite work in England. The role involves leading the build of JEDI‑X, managing secure virtual environments, and ensuring infrastructure stability. Candidates must have extensive experience with Windows Server, VMware, Azure, Linux, and possess security clearance. If you are looking for an exciting challenge in national security initiatives, please apply for this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead the build of JEDI‑X, guiding the technical team.
• Maintain secure virtualised collaboration and development environments.
• Support internal infrastructure teams with Secure by Design.
• Handle infrastructure changes and monitor alerts/tickets.
• Patch platforms to policy and respond to incidents quickly.

Skills

Windows Server 2016+ administration

VMware vSphere/vCenter/VCF

Azure and Microsoft 365

Linux across CentOS/RedHat/Ubuntu

PowerShell

EUD provisioning via Autopilot with patching and hardening

Solid SSO knowledge

Comfortable in protectively marked environments

Tools

Kubernetes (e.g., VMware TKGI)

DevSecOps tooling like Elastic and Nessus

Application packaging

HashiCorp tools such as Terraform and Vault

Experience working in Agile sprints

Job description

Contract Infrastructure Architect / Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Outside IR per day Defence & Security Hampshire

Contract position at a defence consultancy operating at the forefront of national security initiatives for an infrastructure architect/senior engineer. Please note—this project will require the work to be carried out onsite and successful candidates will be required to be security cleared (SC Level) prior to appointment.

Responsibilities

You'll lead the build of JEDI‑X, guiding the technical team and supporting its use through the experimentation phase. You'll look after multi‑classification virtualised collaboration and development environments, keeping them secure and improving them over time. You'll work with internal infrastructure teams to strengthen Secure by Design across business and projects, and support Office 365 plus project systems in public, private and hybrid clouds.

You'll handle infrastructure changes, monitor alerts and tickets, patch platforms to policy, and respond to incidents quickly. You'll spot trends, plan fixes to improve stability, stay current on secure cloud and network tech, share knowledge with the team, and support customer and project needs, including helping with bids.

Essential skills

• Windows Server 2016+ administration
• VMware vSphere/vCenter/VCF
• Azure and Microsoft 365
• Linux across CentOS/RedHat/Ubuntu
• PowerShell
• EUD provisioning via Autopilot with patching and hardening
• Solid SSO knowledge
• Comfortable in protectively marked environments

Desirable skills

• Kubernetes (e.g., VMware TKGI)
• DevSecOps tooling like Elastic and Nessus
• Application packaging
• HashiCorp tools such as Terraform and Vault
• Experience working in Agile sprints

Please apply or get in touch to find out more.