Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Accelero; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Accelero is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer to join our engineering function in a remote-based role with hybrid client travel. You will design, build and automate enterprise infrastructure environments, driving automation-first approaches.

The role requires deep expertise in Windows/Linux infrastructure, networking, Ansible and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS), plus virtualization (VMware) and scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash).

Qualifications

• Experience designing, implementing and operating enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Strong networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, routing, firewalls).
• Expertise in infrastructure automation and configuration management (Ansible) and orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and support enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation and orchestration using Ansible.
• Automate deployment, configuration and operational processes.
• Support cloud and hybrid infrastructure platforms.
• Contribute to technical design documentation and solution development.
• Engage with customers to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, resilience and service delivery through automation.
• Promote security and operational excellence.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering (Windows &/

Tools

Ansible

VMware

Kubernetes

OpenShift

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Azure

AWS

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer | Remote-based with hybrid client travel | £70,000 - £80,000

Accelero are working with an established technology consultancy, that is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Automation Engineer to join its growing engineering function.

Working on complex and secure technology programmes, you’ll play a key role in designing, building and automating enterprise infrastructure environments. This position would suit an experienced Infrastructure, Platform or Systems Engineer with strong automation and orchestration expertise, particularly within Ansible.

This is a hands-on engineering role requiring deep technical knowledge across infrastructure, networking and automation, with opportunities to contribute to technical design, customer engagement and solution delivery.

The Role

You will be responsible for designing, implementing and supporting modern infrastructure platforms while driving automation and orchestration across complex environments.

Working alongside architects, engineers and stakeholders, you’ll help deliver resilient, scalable and secure solutions whilst reducing manual operational effort through automation-first approaches.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and support enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure automation and orchestration solutions using Ansible.
• Automate system deployment, configuration and operational processes.
• Support cloud and hybrid infrastructure platforms.
• Contribute to technical design documentation and solution development.
• Work closely with customers and stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, resilience and service delivery through automation.
• Promote infrastructure best practice, security and operational excellence.

Skills & Experience

We're particularly interested in individuals with experience in:

• Enterprise infrastructure engineering across Windows and/or Linux environments.
• Strong networking fundamentals including DNS, TCP/IP, routing, firewalls and network architecture.
• Ansible automation and orchestration.
• Infrastructure automation and configuration management.
• Virtualisation technologies such as VMware.
• Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms.
• Scripting experience using PowerShell, Python or Bash.
• Technical design, documentation and stakeholder engagement.
• Kubernetes, OpenShift or container platform experience.
• Experience within Defence, Government or other highly regulated environments.
• Active SC or DV Clearance.
• Previous consultancy experience.