Senior Infrastructure Engineer (UK Gov) in Cardiff

NonStop Consulting Ltd; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 101,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SC clearance preferred

Job summary

NonStop Consulting Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to deliver and maintain secure, resilient infrastructure within a large public-sector environment.

The role involves building and managing secure platforms, driving automation and incident response, with quarterly onsite attendance required and a daily rate of £550-£600. Active SC clearance is highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering secure and compliant infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Linux, AWS, Terraform, Docker, Bash, and Python.
• Active SC clearance highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build, administer and maintain secure infrastructure and platforms.
• Drive automation, resilience and continuous improvement.
• Support infrastructure hardening, vulnerability management and monitoring.
• Work across IAM, configuration management and incident response.
• Provide technical expertise on secure and compliant environments.

Skills

Security and infrastructure principles

Tools

Linux

AWS

Terraform

Docker

Bash

Python

Job description

Cardiff / Remote - quarterly onsite attendance required
£550-£600/day max
Contract until April 2027 (pssibility to extend)
Active SC clearance highly preferred
3 positions available

We're looking for Senior Infrastructure Engineers to deliver and maintain secure, resilient infrastructure and platform services within a large public-sector environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, administer and maintain secure infrastructure and platforms
• Drive automation, resilience and continuous improvement
• Support infrastructure hardening, vulnerability management and monitoring
• Work across IAM, configuration management and incident response
• Provide technical expertise on secure and compliant environments

Essential Skills

• Linux
• AWS
• Terraform
• Docker
• Bash
• Python
• Strong security and infrastructure principles