Infrastructure Engineer - DV Cleared
Posted 4 days ago by Totaljobs
£700 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
Twickenham (TW1)
Summary: The role of Infrastructure Engineer requires an individual with active DV Clearance to support a significant program in the defence sector. The engineer will be responsible for deploying, transitioning, and maintaining critical IT applications and infrastructure solutions. The position involves working with a variety of technologies and collaborating with diverse teams to implement modern infrastructure solutions. This is a contract role for an initial period of 6 months, classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deploy, transition, and maintain critical IT applications and infrastructure solutions.
- Implement modern infrastructure solutions using technologies such as VMware NSX, vSphere, ESXi, Terraform, and Ansible.
- Collaborate with diverse teams and communicate effectively across technical and organizational boundaries.
- Shape best practices in a secure-by-design environment.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience with VMware virtualization technologies (ESXi, vSphere, NSX, VLCM).
- Experience working in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments.
- Strong knowledge of Windows Server deployment, configuration, and management.
- Some experience with Linux (RHEL) server management.
- Hands-on experience with Dell hardware, PowerEdge Servers, and PowerVault storage.
- Networking expertise, including configuring switches and VLANs.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Ansible.
- Experience with automation, DevSecOps practices, and scripting (PowerShell).
- Understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and hyperscale cloud environments (AWS preferred).
Salary (Rate): £700 per day
City: Twickenham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Role – DV Cleared Infrastructure Engineer
Location – Twickenham 3 days a week and remote
Rate - £650 to £700 per day
Contract – Initial 6 months, Inside IR35
You must hold active DV Clearance to be eligible for this role.
The Opportunity
Infrastructure Engineer is required to support a major program of work in the defence sector. You will be deploying, transitioning, and maintaining critical IT applications and infrastructure solutions for a vital operational environment.
The Role
In this role, you will be at the forefront of implementing modern infrastructure solutions, utilizing a broad spectrum of technologies including VMware NSX, vSphere, ESXi, Terraform, Ansible, Windows Server, Linux (RHEL), and a variety of hardware and networking components. You’ll collaborate with diverse teams, communicate effectively across technical and organizational boundaries, and help shape best practices in a secure-by-design environment.
The Person
What experience will you have?
- Extensive experience with VMware virtualization technologies (ESXi, vSphere, NSX, VLCM)
- Experience working in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) environments
- Strong knowledge of Windows Server deployment, configuration, and management (including AD, DNS, WSUS, GPOs, PKI)
- Some experience with Linux (RHEL) server management
- Hands-on experience with Dell hardware, PowerEdge Servers, PowerVault storage, QNAP NAS, and data diodes
- Networking expertise, including configuring switches, VLANs, and best practices
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Ansible
- Experience with automation, DevSecOps practices, and scripting (PowerShell)
- Understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and hyperscale cloud environments (AWS preferred)
If you would like to learn more about the role, apply through the advert and we will be in contact to discuss further.