Senior Infrastructure Architect — Onsite, Secure Cloud & VMware Lead

Talent Locker; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A defence consultancy is seeking a Contract Infrastructure Architect / Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a position that requires onsite work in England. The role involves leading the build of JEDI‑X, managing secure virtual environments, and ensuring infrastructure stability. Candidates must have extensive experience with Windows Server, VMware, Azure, Linux, and possess security clearance. If you are looking for an exciting challenge in national security initiatives, please apply for this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead the build of JEDI‑X, guiding the technical team.
• Maintain secure virtualised collaboration and development environments.
• Support internal infrastructure teams with Secure by Design.
• Handle infrastructure changes and monitor alerts/tickets.
• Patch platforms to policy and respond to incidents quickly.

Skills

Windows Server 2016+ administration

VMware vSphere/vCenter/VCF

Azure and Microsoft 365

Linux across CentOS/RedHat/Ubuntu

PowerShell

EUD provisioning via Autopilot with patching and hardening

Solid SSO knowledge

Comfortable in protectively marked environments

Tools

Kubernetes (e.g., VMware TKGI)

DevSecOps tooling like Elastic and Nessus

Application packaging

HashiCorp tools such as Terraform and Vault

Experience working in Agile sprints

Job description

A defence consultancy is seeking a Contract Infrastructure Architect / Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a position that requires onsite work in England. The role involves leading the build of JEDI‑X, managing secure virtual environments, and ensuring infrastructure stability. Candidates must have extensive experience with Windows Server, VMware, Azure, Linux, and possess security clearance. If you are looking for an exciting challenge in national security initiatives, please apply for this role.