Wintel Engineer - Chef Automation

JR United Kingdom; Southampton; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking two Senior Wintel Engineers skilled in Chef automation to join their Cloud Platform team. This remote role focuses on automating critical infrastructure management processes and ensuring compliance within enterprise environments. You will contribute to process improvements, working independently as well as with cross-functional teams to enhance system reliability and security.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise with Chef is non-negotiable.
• Strong experience in Wintel engineering within enterprise environments.
• Solid understanding of automation workflows and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Chef

Wintel engineering

Patch management

CIS compliance

Vulnerability remediation

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Wintel Engineer - Chef Automation, Southampton

Client:

Xcede

Location:

Southampton, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

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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 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, 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