Senior 3rd-Line Windows & AD Security Engineer

Methods; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy to develop and grow your技能

LinkedIn Learning

Wellness 24/7 confidential EAP

Breakfast Tuesdays

Thirsty Thursdays

Pizza on the last Thursday of each月

25 days annual leave

Pension Salary Exchange Scheme

Life Assurance 4x salary

Private Medical Insurance

Worldwide Travel Insurance

Job summary

Methods is seeking a Senior Engineer to own the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise IT infrastructure, endpoints, and security applications in a UK-based role. You will manage Windows desktop/server environments, AD/GPOs, patching, SCCM/MECM, and security baselines while coordinating with Cyber Security and Architecture teams.

You will lead software deployment, vulnerability remediation, and VDI environments (Citrix/VMware), with Linux server support and ongoing system hardening.

Qualifications

• End-to-end lifecycle management of infrastructure and security applications.
• Design, implement and maintain enterprise endpoint management solutions.
• Manage Windows desktop/server environments with AD, GPO and baselines.
• Lead software deployment, patch management and release activities.
• Maintain VDI, Citrix and VMware environments; support Linux servers.
• Monitor vulnerabilities and collaborate on remediation with security teams.
• Conduct testing, maintenance, hardware upgrades and troubleshooting.
• Ensure systems remain compliant, secure and maintained across teams.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of end-to-end lifecycle management of infrastructure and security apps.
• Lead upgrades, patches and technology lifecycle improvements.
• Support and maintain hypervisor and desktop virtualization environments.
• Collaborate with architects and security teams to implement designs.
• Manage third-party suppliers and service delivery for IT infrastructure.
• Balance operational support with project delivery and continuous improvement.

Skills

Windows 11 desktop

Windows Server environments

Active Directory

Group Policy

Endpoint security configurations

SCCM/MECM

WSUS

VMware vSphere

VMware vCenter

Citrix

Linux server environments

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Oracle Linux

Tenable Nessus

Tenable Security Center

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS,

DHCP, routing)

Vulnerability management

Cybersecurity incident response

ITIL Foundation

Cisco networking

Security tooling & processes

Tools

SCCM/MECM

WSUS

VMware vSphere

vCenter

Citrix

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Oracle Linux

Tenable Nessus

Tenable Security Center

Cisco networking devices

Firewalls & switches

Job description

Methods is seeking a Senior Engineer to own the end-to-end lifecycle of enterprise IT infrastructure, endpoints, and security applications in a UK-based role. You will manage Windows desktop/server environments, AD/GPOs, patching, SCCM/MECM, and security baselines while coordinating with Cyber Security and Architecture teams.

You will lead software deployment, vulnerability remediation, and VDI environments (Citrix/VMware), with Linux server support and ongoing system hardening.