Infrastructure Engineer - DV Cleared

Additional Resources; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AXA Healthcare cover

Cycle to Work scheme

EV Car Scheme

Company pension contributions

Dedicated training package and budget

Job summary

Additional Resources in the UK defence technology sector is seeking a DV Cleared Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement and support IT infrastructure, with emphasis on automation and project delivery.

The role involves maintaining networks and servers, scripting with Python/PowerShell/Bash, managing backups and patches, and contributing to security-compliant operations. Occasional travel may be required as part of project delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and delivering IT infrastructure projects.
• Strong networking and systems administration background.
• DV clearance or willingness to obtain DV clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement physical and virtual IT infrastructure in line with customer requirements.
• Maintain and support IT infrastructure, troubleshoot faults, monitor system health, and manage backups, patching, vulnerabilities and hardware and software upgrades.
• Create and maintain infrastructure documentation, including major incident records and resolution actions.
• Develop and maintain scripts and automation tools, lead IT project delivery, and ensure compliance with security, privacy and ethical standards.
• Attend UK meetings, events and training activities as required, and perform other duties as required.

Skills

Networking technologies

TCP/IP

Virtualisation

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Ansible

VMware

Hyper‑V

Backup tech

Education

CS/Software Eng degree

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

HP

Dell

GitLab

Bitbucket

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for aDV Cleared Infrastructure Engineerto join a specialist cyber technology and software assurance company supporting UK Defence and Critical National Infrastructure programmes.

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will design, implement, maintain and support IT infrastructure while contributing to project delivery, automation and continuous improvement.

This Full-time role offers salary range of £70,000 - £80,000 and benefits. Occasional travel may be required.

Please only apply if you have current and active DV Security Clearance.

You will be responsible for:

• Design and implement physical and virtual IT infrastructure solutions in line with customer requirements.
• Maintain and support IT infrastructure, troubleshoot faults, monitor system health, and manage backups, patching, vulnerabilities and hardware and software upgrades.
• Create and maintain infrastructure documentation, including major incident records and resolution actions.
• Develop and maintain scripts and automation tools, lead IT project delivery, and ensure compliance with security, privacy and ethical standards.
• Attend UK meetings, events and training activities as required, and perform other duties as required.

What we are looking for:

Essential:

• Previously worked as an Infrastructure Engineer or in a similar role.
• Experience within systems administration and IT infrastructure support.
• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Background leading or taking ownership of IT project delivery.
• Strong knowledge of networking technologies and equipment, including Cisco, Juniper, HP and Dell.
• Good understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP and related networking protocols.
• Familiarity with virtualisation technologies such as VMware and Hyper‑V.
• Practical knowledge of Ansible/AWX, Python, PowerShell and BASH for scripting or infrastructure automation.
• Experience managing and supporting Microsoft and Linux environments.
• Knowledge of backup technologies, including NetBackup and Veeam.

Desirable:

• Background working in an Agile team.
• Understanding and use of Source Control (Gitlab, BitBucket).

The candidates from the following background will be considered: Infrastructure Engineer, IT Infrastructure Engineer, Infrastructure Support Engineer, DV Cleared Infrastructure Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist, Systems Engineer, Systems Administrator, Network Engineer, Network Infrastructure Engineer, Server Engineer, Platform Engineer or in a similar role.

What's on offer:

• Competitive Salary
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• AXA Healthcare cover
• Access to a Cycle to Work scheme
• Company EV Car Scheme
• Company pension contributions
• Dedicated training package and budget, with opportunities for career development and progression

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