Senior Infrastructure Engineer

First Military Recruitment; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

First Military Recruitment are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer in Cardiff, with remote work possible but on-site attendance expected quarterly. The role focuses on delivering secure, resilient infrastructure and platform services, while championing security best practices to protect data and services across the organisation.

As part of a team of infrastructure specialists, you will design, build, administer and maintain secure solutions, advise on secure environments, IAM, configuration

Qualifications

• Senior Infrastructure engineer with demonstrable experience.
• Essential: Linux, Terraform, Docker, AWS, Bash, Python.
• Must have current SC Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and maintain secure, resilient infrastructure and platform services across the business.
• Champion security best practices to protect data and services, taking a user, service and risk-focused approach.
• Build, administer, support and maintain secure solutions in line with policies and industry best practice.
• Provide expert advice on secure environments, IAM, configuration management, vulnerability management, monitoring and incident response.
• Ensure that critical services remain secure, available and resilient against evolving cyber threats.

Skills

Linux

Terraform

Docker

AWS

Security Principles

Bash

Python

SC Clearance

Job description

HM54: Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Location:

Cardiff (Remote possible - but will be expected on site every quarter)

Salary:

Competitive Day Rate Contract

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer on behalf of one of our clients.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for delivering and maintaining secure, resilient infrastructure and platform services across the business.
• You will champion security best practices, ensuring that systems are designed, configured and operated to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of organisational data and services. Taking a user, service and risk-focused approach, you will drive continuous improvement and automation to strengthen security, resilience and operational effectiveness.
• Working as part of a team of infrastructure specialists and engineers, you will build, administer, support and maintain secure and compliant solutions in line with departmental policies, security standards and industry best practice.
• A significant proportion of the role will involve working with teams across the organisation to provide expert advice on secure environments, configuration management, identity and access management, infrastructure hardening, vulnerability management, monitoring and incident response.
• You will help ensure that critical services remain secure, available and resilient against evolving cyber threats.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience as a Senior Infrastructure engineer or similar role.
• Experience with the following is essential: Linux, Terraform, Docker, AWS, Security Principles, Bash and Python.
• Current SC Clearance.

Location:

Cardiff (Remote possible - but will be expected on site every quarter)

Salary:

Competitive Day Rate Contract