Wintel Engineer - Chef Automation

JR United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking two Senior Wintel Engineers for a remote opportunity to automate patch management and enforce compliance. This pivotal role involves working with Chef and improving infrastructure management processes. Candidates should have strong experience in Wintel environments and be capable of working independently in remote teams.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise with Chef.
• Strong experience in Wintel engineering within enterprise environments.
• Solid understanding of patch management and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Chef Cookbooks for automating compliance activities.
• Implement infrastructure automation solutions in a Wintel server environment.
• Support ongoing vulnerability remediation and CIS compliance initiatives.

Skills

Chef

Wintel engineering

Patch management

Compliance frameworks

Automation workflows

Job description

Client:

Xcede

Location:

edinburgh, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

3

Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

Job Description:

Senior Wintel Engineer (x2) (Chef Automation) – Remote – 6M
Overview:
Our client, based in eastern EUis seeking two Senior Wintel Engineers to join their Cloud Platform team. This is a high-impact role focused on automating patch management, vulnerability remediation, and enforcing CIS compliance within an on-premise environment.
You’ll be working on a key project stream (CSVM), helping to shape and streamline infrastructure management processes using Chef for configuration automation. This is a fully remote opportunity with immediate start available (UK, EUremote)
Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain Chef Cookbooks for automating patching and compliance activities
  
• Implement infrastructure automation solutions in a Wintel server environment
  
• Support ongoing vulnerability remediation and CIS compliance initiatives
  
• Collaborate with cloud and security stakeholders across the platform team
  
• Contribute to process improvements and documentation
  

Must-Have Experience:

• Proven expertise with Chef (this is non-negotiable)
  
• Strong experience in Wintel engineering within enterprise environments
  
• Solid understanding of patch management, compliance frameworks, and automation workflows
  
• Comfortable working independently and in cross-functional remote teams
  

Nice-to-Have:

• Exposure to large-scale on-prem and hybrid environments
  
• Familiarity with modern DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines
  

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Created on 04/06/2025 by JR United Kingdom