Infrastructure Engineer

JAM; Preston; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

JAM in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, automate, and manage Synthetic Training Device infrastructure through code-based tools. You will work within the Synthetic Training and Engineering Products team to deploy scalable, secure infrastructure using Ansible in air‑gapped environments.

The role focuses on building Infrastructure as Code solutions, collaborating with Security to ensure compliance, and supporting both UK and international deployments across

Qualifications

• Experience building infrastructure as code with Ansible.
• Strong networking knowledge including Aruba and Cisco equipment.
• Understanding of security practices and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions to automate deployment, configuration, and management of Synthetic Training Engineering Products.
• Ensure infrastructure is scalable, secure, resilient, and cost‑effective with best practices and monitoring.
• Collaborate with Security team to maintain policy compliance and security control frameworks.
• Apply knowledge of networking, firewalls, virtualization, and OS deployments in a range of infra tech.
• Design, develop, deploy, and maintain infrastructure technologies across environments, including air‑gapped setups.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code

Ansible

Security best practices

Networking (Aruba/Cisco)

Firewalls (Palo Alto)

VMware

Windows Server

Red Hat Linux

Tools

Ansible

VMware vSphere

Aruba/Cisco networking

Palo Alto firewall

Job description

Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Warton nr Preston - PR4

Duration : 12 months

Rate : £47.12 per hour (Inside IR35)

The work you do matters. You’ll be part of a team tackling complex challenges, developing innovative solutions and helping to protect the people and places that depend on us.

Whether you’re bringing years of experience or looking to take the next step in your career, you’ll have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects, collaborate with talented people and develop your skills in an environment where your contribution can make a real difference.

Join us and help shape the future of defence, security and aerospace.

An exciting opportunity exists for an Infrastructure as Code Engineer within the Synthetic Training and Engineering Products team. As part of an existing Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for designing, automating, and managing Synthetic Training Device infrastructure through code-based tools and practices. This will include developing and maintaining reusable, scalable, and secure infrastructure deployments using technologies such as Ansible.

The role provides opportunities to support company business both within the UK and internationally, deploying and maintaining Synthetic Training and Engineering Products.

Proficiency will be expected in role, however, refresher on-the-job training will be provided to support the successful candidate in gaining familiarity with departmental processes, Infrastructure as Code standards and frameworks, security standards/control frameworks and broader product architectures.

Typical duties include

• Design, develop, and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions to automate the deployment, configuration, and management of Synthetic & Training Engineering Products.
• Ensure infrastructure is scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective by implementing best practices, monitoring performance, and pursue continuous improvement inline with the infrastructure product route map/release plan.
• Collaborate with the embedded Synthetic & Training Engineering Products Security team to maintain compliance with corporate policies and security requirements but also the product specific security control framework.
• In-depth knowledge of infrastructure components, architectures, and industry best practices.
• Strong experience with infrastructure automation tools, preferably Ansible, within air-gapped environments.
• A practical understanding of security best practices and the ability to coordinate with specialist engineers throughout the design, development, deployment, and assurance testing lifecycle to ensure compliance with security requirements and standards.
• Experience in designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining a broad range of infrastructure technologies, including but not limited to networking (Aruba/Cisco), firewalls (Palo Alto), virtualisation (VMware), Microsoft Windows Server and Client operating systems, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, is desirable.