Wintel Engineer - Chef Automation

JR United Kingdom; Watford; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking two Senior Wintel Engineers for a fully remote opportunity. This high-impact role focuses on automating patch management and vulnerability remediation using Chef within an on-premise environment. Ideal candidates will have strong Wintel engineering experience and a proven track record of working in enterprise settings.

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 automation tasks.
• Implement infrastructure automation in a Wintel environment.
• Support vulnerability remediation and CIS compliance.

Skills

Chef

Wintel engineering

Patch management

Compliance frameworks

Automation workflows

Job description

Client:

Xcede

Location:

Watford, Hertfordshire, 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 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