Infrastructure Engineer Placement-Hands-on Security & Cloud

Devopsroles; Pontefract; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

NEXT offers a 12-month Trainee Infrastructure Engineer placement at our Pontefract hub. You will gain hands-on experience supporting server infrastructure, storage, and security remediation while working with Infosec and Infrastructure teams.

We provide clear technical standards, documentation, and guidance from senior engineers to help you learn, grow, and contribute to secure, reliable systems during your industrial placement July 2027 to July 2028.

Qualifications

• Currently studying towards a STEM degree with a 12-month placement.
• Strong attention to detail and logical problem solving.
• Curiosity about how systems work and potential failures.
• Good communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support build, configuration, and maintenance of server infrastructure.
• Assist with security remediation and vulnerability patching.
• Help build and maintain virtualization and cloud environments.
• Follow Infosec guidance and update team documentation.
• Collaborate to adhere to technical standards.

Skills

Server infra

Security

Virtualisation

Cloud platforms

Documentation

Education

STEM degree including 12-month placement

Job description

NEXT offers a 12-month Trainee Infrastructure Engineer placement at our Pontefract hub. You will gain hands-on experience supporting server infrastructure, storage, and security remediation while working with Infosec and Infrastructure teams.

We provide clear technical standards, documentation, and guidance from senior engineers to help you learn, grow, and contribute to secure, reliable systems during your industrial placement July 2027 to July 2028.