Wintel Engineer - Chef Automation

JR United Kingdom; Colchester; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the Cloud Platform sector is seeking two Senior Wintel Engineers for a remote role focused on automating patch management and enforcing compliance in a Wintel server environment. This key role will involve developing Chef Cookbooks and collaborating with cloud stakeholders on process improvements.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise with Chef (this is non-negotiable).
• Strong experience in Wintel engineering within enterprise environments.
• Solid understanding of patch management and compliance frameworks.

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.

Skills

Chef

Wintel engineering

Patch management

Compliance frameworks

Automation workflows

Job description

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Client:

Xcede

Location:

colchester, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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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