Senior Infrastructure Engineer - DV Cleared (Contract)

Matchtech Group; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 111,000; Part time

Job summary

Matchtech Group is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a long-term contract in Cheltenham. The role focuses on delivering and supporting secure infrastructure within a national-security aligned programme, requiring active eDV/UKIC DV clearance.

The ideal candidate will bring experience across Windows/Linux administration, virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), networking (Cisco/Juniper/Dell/HP), and automation with Ansible/AWX and IaC. Open day rate with potential for permanent consideration.

Qualifications

• Windows Server and Linux administration
• Experience with virtualization ecosystems (VMware/Hyper-V)
• Networking across Cisco/Juniper/Dell/HP environments
• Scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python)
• Experience with Ansible/AWX and IaC deployments
• Backup solutions (Veeam, NetBackup)
• Technical project delivery and infrastructure design

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and support secure infrastructure environments
• Lead infrastructure delivery on a long-term programme
• Manage virtualization, networking and backup solutions
• Develop automation and IaC pipelines for repeatable deployments

Skills

Windows Server

Linux

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Hyper-V

Cisco Networking

Juniper Networking

Networking - Dell/HP

TCP/IP

DNS

DHCP

Infrastructure Design

Systems Administration

Infrastructure Support

Ansible

AWX

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Infrastructure Automation

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Veeam

NetBackup

Technical Project Delivery

Job description

Matchtech Group is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a long-term contract in Cheltenham. The role focuses on delivering and supporting secure infrastructure within a national-security aligned programme, requiring active eDV/UKIC DV clearance.

The ideal candidate will bring experience across Windows/Linux administration, virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), networking (Cisco/Juniper/Dell/HP), and automation with Ansible/AWX and IaC. Open day rate with potential for permanent consideration.