Infrastructure Build Lead

SiXworks an IBM company; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A secure digital solutions provider seeks an Infrastructure Build Lead to oversee infrastructure build activities, ensuring quality and compliance with technical standards while managing a team of engineers. This role demands proven experience in complex environments and excellent communication skills. The ideal candidate will enjoy a dynamic work culture with numerous benefits including flexible leave, private medical insurance, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Contributory pension scheme

Professional Development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Secure on-site parking, cafe, restaurant, and gym facilities

Casual dress

Discretionary Bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in infrastructure build and deployment in complex environments.
• Understanding of networking, server, storage, private cloud, and virtualization technologies.
• Strong organizational and task prioritization abilities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the delivery of infrastructure build activities across projects.
• Provide expert guidance on infrastructure design and implementation.
• Conduct peer reviews of infrastructure build work.

Skills

Proven experience in infrastructure build and deployment

Strong understanding of networking and virtualization technologies

Excellent communication skills

Experience in team leadership

Education

Certifications such as MCSE, VMware VCP, CCNA/E

Tools

ITIL

Agile

PowerShell

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

The Infrastructure Build Lead is a senior technical role responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of infrastructure build activities across projects.

This role ensures that technical standards are upheld, processes are followed, and quality is assured.

The Build Lead will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), provide line management to infrastructure engineers, allocate tasks effectively, and work closely with Project Managers to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & SME Duties

• Serve as the technical authority for infrastructure build activities.
• Provide expert guidance on infrastructure design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and best practices.

• Quality Assurance & Peer Review

• Conduct peer reviews of infrastructure build work to ensure adherence to standards and best practices.
• Assure the quality and consistency of deliverables across the team.
• Enforce compliance with documented processes and procedures.

• Team Management & Task Allocation

• Line manage a team of infrastructure engineers, including performance reviews and development planning.
• Allocate tasks based on skill sets, project priorities, and resource availability.
• Foster a collaborative and high-performing team culture.

• Project Delivery Support

• Collaborate with Project Managers to define scope, timelines, and resource needs.
• Monitor progress against project milestones and proactively address risks or delays.
• Ensure infrastructure build activities are delivered on time and within budget.

• Process & Standards Compliance

• Champion the use of standardized processes and tools across the infrastructure team.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and lead initiatives to implement changes.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in infrastructure build and deployment in complex and often isolated environments.
• Strong understanding of networking, server, storage, private cloud, and virtualization technologies.
• Experience in line management and team leadership.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong organizational and task prioritization abilities.
• Familiarity with ITIL, Agile, or other relevant frameworks is a plus.
• Knowledge of hardening techniques and standards (STIGs, CIS).

Desirable Qualifications

• Certifications such as MCSE, VMware VCP, CCNA/E.
• Experience working in regulated or enterprise-scale environments.
• Knowledge of automation tools and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform).

About SIXworks?

SiXworks is a leading provider of secure digital solutions, specialising in digital experimentation and focused on fail-safe-fast cutting-edge technology solutions deployed in highly secure environments.

We are unified in our mission to accelerate innovation and adoption of secure, digital technology to improve the operational agility of Defence and National Security.

This is an exciting time for us, we have ambitious plans for continued growth and development, and we are seeking to add brilliant, experienced, motivated, and passionate people to our team to work with us on this journey.

Why join SiXworks?

Our team is a fusion of brilliance, featuring senior operational, technical, and business leaders from various industries and the armed forces.

We\'re also powered by a league of extraordinary IT engineers, architects, developers, and project managers. Together, we\'re an unstoppable force of digital innovation!

SiXworks’ expertise includes Secure-by-Design, cloud computing, advanced network and infrastructure design, rapid application development, cross-security domain systems, multi-tenanted High-Performance Compute, multi-source data platforms, cyber vulnerability mitigation, and intelligence systems.

We provide supplier-agnostic, technical, and business consultancy to customers while championing open-source and best-of-breed technologies.

What can we offer in return?

SiXworks offers a unique work culture around our core principles Agility, Security, Innovation, Quality, Collaboration and Inclusivity. Together, these six principles form SiXworks\' NORTH STAR, guiding the organisation towards success. This is reflected in the raft of benefits available to all our employees.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Professional Development opportunities
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Perks at Work scheme.
• Contributory company pension.
• Discretionary Bonus scheme.
• Secure, on-site parking, cafe, restaurant, and gym facilities.
• Casual dress.
• Free hot and cold drinks in our own, modern kitchen/break-out.

A word on UK Security Clearance

Due to the secure nature of the position and working environment, you must have, or be eligible to obtain Security Clearance including DV.

More details relating to UK Security Clearance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/security-vetting-and-clearance

SiXworks is an IBM subsidiary which has been acquired by IBM and will be integrated into the IBM organisation. SiXworks will be the hiring entity. By proceeding with this application, you understand that SiXworks will share your personal information with other IBM subsidiaries involved in your recruitment process, wherever these are located. More Information on how IBM protects your personal information, including the safeguards in case of cross-border data transfer, are available here: https://www.ibm.com/privacy

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