Senior Infrastructure Engineer (eDV)

Resourcing Group; Warmley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package up to £8k

Bonuses

Job summary

Frontier Resourcing is partnering with a leading defence technology organisation to recruit a Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a permanent position based in Gloucester. The role focuses on designing, deploying and supporting secure infrastructure across complex programmes, in an Agile environment, with emphasis on mission-critical systems and UK eDV clearance.

The successful candidate will administer and maintain secure infrastructure, perform backup and recovery, resolve issues, and

Qualifications

• Experience in Agile, Scrum or DevOps environments.
• Strong background in infrastructure or systems engineering across the full lifecycle.
• Linux administration and deployment.
• Experience supporting enterprise server, storage and desktop infrastructure.
• Ability to take ownership of technical work packages and collaborate with project teams.
• Understanding of large-scale, secure information systems.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain and support secure infrastructure and operational systems.
• Perform system administration, backup and recovery activities.
• Investigate and resolve infrastructure, network and application issues.
• Support system installation, maintenance and ongoing improvements.
• Research and resolve complex technical and system design challenges.
• Translate technical requirements into robust infrastructure solutions.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and project teams to deliver successful outcomes.

Skills

Agile/DevOps

Infrastructure engineering

Linux admin

Server & Storage

Technical ownership

Secure information systems

Tools

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

CentOS

Windows Server

Active Directory

VMware vSphere/ESXi

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Elasticsearch

Kibana

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Gloucester | Permanent | Full-Time | Onsite | eDV Clearance Required

Frontier Resourcing is partnering with a leading defence technology organisation to recruit an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a permanent position based in Gloucester.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly skilled engineering team delivering and supporting mission-critical infrastructure for secure government and defence programmes. Due to the nature of the work, current UK eDV clearance is essential.

The Role

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you'll play a key role in the design, deployment and support of secure infrastructure solutions across complex programmes. Working within an Agile environment, you'll help maintain operational systems while contributing to the delivery of new capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain and support secure infrastructure and operational systems.
• Perform system administration, backup and recovery activities.
• Investigate and resolve infrastructure, network and application issues.
• Support system installation, maintenance and ongoing improvements.
• Research and resolve complex technical and system design challenges.
• Translate technical requirements into robust infrastructure solutions.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and project teams to deliver successful outcomes.

About you

We're looking for candidates with experience in some or several of the following areas:

Essential Skills:

• Experience working within Agile, Scrum or DevOps environments.
• Strong background in infrastructure or systems engineering across the full project lifecycle.
• Linux administration and deployment.
• Experience supporting enterprise server, storage and desktop infrastructure.
• Ability to take ownership of technical work packages and collaborate with project teams.
• Understanding of large-scale, secure information systems.

Desirable Skills

Experience with any of the following would be advantageous:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS
• Windows Server and Active Directory
• VMware vSphere / ESXi
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
• Docker and Kubernetes
• AWS and/or Azure
• Atlassian toolset
• Concourse CI/CD
• Elasticsearch / Kibana
• Apache Kafka
• Helm
• MongoDB
• Enterprise web applications and services
• TOGAF, MODAF or model-based systems engineering
• Networking monitoring and Red Hat migrations

What's on Offer

• Excellent salary, bonuses and comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge national security and defence programmes
• Long-term career development within a growing engineering environment
• Relocation package available (up to £8k)

Please note:

Due to the sensitive nature of the work, applicants must hold current UK eDV Security Clearance to be considered.

If you're an experienced Infrastructure Engineer looking for your next challenge within the defence sector, we'd be delighted to hear from you.