Wintel Engineer - Chef Automation

JR United Kingdom; Kingston upon Hull; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking two Senior Wintel Engineers to join their Cloud Platform team. This remote position focuses on automating patch management and compliance tasks using Chef while collaborating with cloud and security teams. Ideal candidates will have proven Chef skills and strong Wintel engineering experience in enterprise setups.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise with Chef (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 activities.
• Implement infrastructure automation solutions in a Wintel server environment.
• Support vulnerability remediation and compliance initiatives.

Skills

Chef

Wintel engineering

Patch management

Compliance frameworks

Automation workflows

Collaboration

Tools

DevOps tools

Job description

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Wintel Engineer - Chef Automation, Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire

Client:

Xcede

Location:

Kingston upon Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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 EU, is seeking two Senior Wintel Engineers to join their Cloud Platform team. This role focuses on automating patch management, vulnerability remediation, and CIS compliance within an on-premise environment. You will work 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, EU remote).

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