IT Ops Engineer: UNIX/Linux & Windows (DV Clearance)

QinetiQ Group plc; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Generous holiday

Health Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Armed Forces Covenant

Volunteering Opportunities

Job summary

QinetiQ Group plc at RAF Waddington (Lincoln) seeks an IT Infrastructure Administrator to manage UNIX/Linux and Windows Server environments across production and development systems. You will resolve incidents, perform upgrades, and support security configuration on site.

The role requires DV clearance and experience with VMware, automation tools, and ITSM processes to ensure secure, governed operations. 37 hours per week, on site at Lincoln. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications

• Experience administering enterprise Windows Server and/or UNIX/Linux environments.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving infrastructure incidents across server environments.
• Knowledge of VMware or other enterprise virtualisation technologies.
• Experience with backup, recovery and disaster recovery processes.
• Experience using PowerShell, shell scripting or other automation tools.
• Experience working within secure, regulated or highly governed IT environments and following IT Service Management processes.
• Active MOD DV security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Administering and supporting UNIX/Linux and Windows Server environments across production and development systems.
• Investigating and resolving infrastructure incidents, service requests and technical issues.
• Performing system upgrades, patching, backup and recovery activities to maintain operational performance.
• Managing user accounts, access controls and security configuration in line with policy requirements.
• Supporting virtualised environments, software deployments and infrastructure change programmes.
• Contributing to service improvements, automation initiatives and technical best practice across the team.

Skills

Windows/Linux Admin

Automation scripting

ITSM processes

DV clearance

Incident resolution

Secure environments

Education

Windows/Unix Admin cert

Tools

VMware

Job description

QinetiQ Group plc at RAF Waddington (Lincoln) seeks an IT Infrastructure Administrator to manage UNIX/Linux and Windows Server environments across production and development systems. You will resolve incidents, perform upgrades, and support security configuration on site.

The role requires DV clearance and experience with VMware, automation tools, and ITSM processes to ensure secure, governed operations. 37 hours per week, on site at Lincoln. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.