Infrastructure Engineer

Raytheon Systems; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company is looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to join their team in the UK. This office-based role involves maintaining operational systems across multiple business areas. Candidates must hold enhanced DV clearance and have experience with Agile, Linux administration, and systems engineering. The company offers competitive salaries, 25 days of holiday, a contributory pension scheme, and a flexible work culture focused on output. Join us to help build secure, mission-critical systems in the defense sector.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Contributory Pension Scheme

Company bonus scheme

Life Assurance

Flexible Benefits scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience working within an Agile / SCRUM / DevOps delivery model.
• Experience as a Systems Engineer in software intensive programmes.
• Understanding of the complexities in design and implementation of large-scale information systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform system administration and backup tasks.
• Assist in the investigation and resolution of application issues.
• Research and resolve system design issues.

Skills

Agile / SCRUM / DevOps

Linux administration

Systems Engineering

Complex information systems design

Technical project responsibility

Server hardware understanding

Enhanced DV clearance

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

AWS

Azure

Job description

Raytheon UK have an opportunity for an Infrastructure Engineer to join our teams on a permanent basis at our Gloucester, Manchester or London sites.

As Infrastructure Engineer, you will contribute to delivering and maintaining operational systems in our many business areas and this role will be office based. Our project requires applicants to currently hold enhanced DV and we currently have opportunities for Infrastructure Engineers across all levels of the team.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Providing DevSecOps at scale, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, cyber and geospatial intelligence capabilities to support the defence, intelligence and cyber sectors. Collaborating with customers and suppliers to deliver secure, mission critical systems using the latest technologies and innovations.

Skills and Experience

• Experience working within an Agile / SCRUM / DevOps delivery model
• Experience as a Systems Engineer in software intensive programmes covering full engineering lifecycle from requirements decomposition to acceptance and customer sign off
• Understanding of the complexities in design and implementation of large-scale information systems
• Ability to take responsibility for technical aspects of a project, and to work closely with project management to deliver
• Linux administration and deployment
• Understanding of server, storage and desktop hardware
• Must currently hold enhanced DV

Desirable

• Experience working in a Linux environment (RedHat, CentOS)
• Knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, OU, User and Group Management
• Demonstrable experience of model-based systems architecture/engineering (e.g. MODAF, TOGAF)
• Knowledge of RedHat migrations
• Knowledge of networking health monitoring
• Knowledge of Concourse (writing pipelines, administering the cluster)
• Understanding of VMware vSphere ESXi
• Knowledge of Atlassian Suite
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g Terraform, Ansible)
• Docker / Kubernetes containerisation and orchestration
• Elasticsearch/Kibana
• Cloud services (AWS or Azure)
• Helm charts
• MongoDB
• Experience building enterprise level web applications or services
• Apache Kafka

Responsibilities

• Perform system administration and backup tasks
• Assist in the investigation and resolution of issues relating to applications, networks and services
• Contribute to maintenance, installation and problem resolution
• Researching and resolving system design issues
• Provide interpretation of requirements and design into the component design and implementation

Benefits and Work Culture

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday (increasing by up to 2 days with time in service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension.
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, with early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early! Hours may vary depending on requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.