Infrastructure Operations Engineer

NexGen Associates; Corsham; On-site; GBP 73,800 - 92,250; Part time

Job summary

A Defence Consultancy is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Operations Engineer for a hands-on role at MoD Corsham. The position involves data centre operations, patching, and enterprise networking support. Candidates with a solid background in the field and active SC Clearance are encouraged to apply. Competitive contract for an initial 3 months.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–3 years in a data centre/network engineering role.
• Exposure to enterprise environments with multiple vendors.
• VMware or Veeam entry-level certifications (beneficial).

Responsibilities

• Perform data centre operations tasks, including hardware troubleshooting.
• Deliver BAU network and server patching across environments.
• Configure and maintain enterprise networking equipment.

Skills

Data centre operations

Networking knowledge

Powershell scripting

Tools

Juniper SRX

Dell S-Series switches

VMware vSphere

SolarWinds

Job description

Job Title: Infrastructure Operations Engineer – PaaS Core (Contract)

Location: MoD Corsham (On-site)

Duration: 3 months (initial contract)

Clearance: Due to the nature of the work, you must hold active SC Clearance. Sole UK nationality is essential.

NexGen Associates are working with a Defence Consultancy supporting a key Defence programme and are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Operations Engineer to join the PaaS Core team based at MoD Corsham.

This hands-on role will cover a blend of data centre operations, patching, and enterprise networking, providing additional capability across physical and virtual environments.

You will be instrumental in strengthening day-to-day operations by carrying out patching, hardware swaps, racking and cabling, as well as supporting and maintaining enterprise networking platforms. This position is suited to an adaptable engineer with a solid background in data centre operations who is comfortable working across multiple domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform data centre operations tasks: hardware break/fix, racking, cabling, patching, and physical troubleshooting.
• Deliver BAU network and server patching across multiple environments.
• Configure and maintain enterprise networking equipment (Juniper SRX, Cisco Firepower, Dell S-Series switches).
• Follow, update, and improve work instructions for BAU tasks (monitoring, patching, configuration).
• Provide wider operational support across servers, virtualization, and backup platforms.
• Hands-on experience in data centre operations (hardware swaps, cabling, patching, troubleshooting).
• Strong networking knowledge, ideally across:
• Juniper SRX firewalls (configuration & operations).
• Dell S-Series or equivalent enterprise switches (layer 2/3 config, VLANs, port management).
• Operational discipline: comfortable following documented work instructions and contributing to process improvements.
• Minimum 2–3 years in a data centre/network engineering role.
• Exposure to enterprise environments with multiple vendors.
• VMware vSphere / vSAN basics (monitoring, troubleshooting).
• Veeam Backup & Replication (day-to-day operations).
• Windows Server 2019 administration.
• Linux fundamentals (CLI, patching, troubleshooting).
• Powershell scripting for automation tasks.
• Familiarity with tools such as SolarWinds, Cisco ISE, Kemp LoadBalancers, Trellix, Dell Thin Client.
• Certifications (beneficial but not essential): CCNA / JNCIA

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–3 years in a data centre/network engineering role.
• Exposure to enterprise environments with multiple vendors.
• VMware or Veeam entry-level certifications (beneficial).

Job function and industry

• Job function: IT and Networking Operations
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting; Defense and Space Manufacturing

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