Platform Engineer - DV Cleared

Exalto Consulting Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Exalto Consulting Ltd. is seeking a Platform Engineer to support and maintain a secure, enterprise-scale infrastructure. The role requires DV clearance and a strong background across networking, virtualization, operating systems, and security.

The successful candidate will manage patching, vulnerability remediation and security hardening, while enabling monitoring, automation and robust access controls in a hybrid Wiltshire-based environment.

Qualifications

• Networking with TCP/IP, DHCP, firewalls, load balancing.
• Virtualisation using VMware/Hyper-V or equivalent.
• Linux and Windows operating systems expertise.
• IAM, RBAC, vulnerability management and patching knowledge.
• PowerShell and/or Bash scripting ability.
• Strong troubleshooting and infrastructure support experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support infrastructure platforms, ensuring reliability and performance.
• Troubleshoot incidents and implement preventative solutions.
• Manage patching, vulnerability remediation and security hardening.
• Support infrastructure monitoring, configuration and automation.
• Maintain secure access controls and operational processes.

Skills

Networking

Virtualisation

Operating Systems

Security

Scripting

Troubleshooting

Job description

Platform Engineer (DV)

Location: Wiltshire (Hybrid - 3 days onsite)
Rate: Up to £440 per day (Inside IR35)
Contract: Approx. 7 months
Clearance: High Level Clearance required

We are recruiting for an experienced Platform Engineer to support and maintain a secure, enterprise-scale infrastructure environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong engineer with experience across networking, virtualisation, operating systems and infrastructure security.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and support infrastructure platforms, ensuring reliability and performance.
• Troubleshoot incidents and implement preventative solutions.
• Manage patching, vulnerability remediation and security hardening.
• Support infrastructure monitoring, configuration and automation.
• Maintain secure access controls and operational processes.

Essential Skills

• Networking: TCP/IP, DHCP, firewalls and load balancing.
• Virtualisation: VMware, Hyper-V or equivalent.
• Operating Systems: Linux and Windows.
• Security: IAM, RBAC, vulnerability management and patching.
• Scripting: PowerShell and/or Bash.
• Strong troubleshooting and infrastructure support experience.

Desirable

• Agile / DevOps experience.
• Infrastructure automation and system administration.
• Experience in secure or regulated environments.

Security Requirements

Active, transferable DV clearance is essential.

Applicants must meet the applicable nationality and security clearance requirements for the position.