Infrastructure Engineer

Computing, IT, Cyber, Software.

The Role

We have a genuinely exciting opportunity for a first-class Infrastructure Engineer to join one of the UKs fastest growing IT defence consultancies (an IBM company).

If you are looking for a role that makes a real impact protecting the UK and our global partners borders, in a position involved with securing mission-critical technologies, in support of Defence and National Security organisations, this is for you.

You will be key in contributing to cutting-edge projects that create highly secure and high-performance software systems!

To enable your success, NETbuilder will invest in you from day one. Before joining the client onsite in Farnborough, you'll complete a full-time dedicated onboarding and virtual technical training programme, designed to build on top of your current technical skills, knowledge, and hands-on commercial experience.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide infrastructure support to public cloud SaaS offerings (Office 365), as well as project-based systems (public, private, and hybrid clouds) across implementation and support lifecycles
  • Perform maintenance tasks on infrastructure through change control
  • Assist with monitoring and management of project-based ticketing and alerting systems for new changes and security alerts
  • Triage monitoring alerts and perform appropriate action
  • Maintain monitoring components in line with infrastructure developments
  • Ensure all platforms are patched in line with provider recommendations and company security policy
  • Quickly and accurately assess the impact of incidents, initiate return to service, and ensure follow-up actions are completed
  • Identify trends and problems, and plan changes to improve stability and performance
  • Advise customers and project teams on infrastructure and support aspects
  • Work with IT infrastructure colleagues to improve 'Secure by Design' capabilities, internally and across projects
  • Cascade knowledge through knowledge articles for the team and wider organisation

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Windows Server 2016+ administration
  • VMware vSphere/vCenter/VCF
  • Azure/Microsoft 365 administration
  • Linux (CentOS/RedHat/Ubuntu)
  • PowerShell
  • EUD provisioning (Autopilot), maintenance, patching, and hardening
  • SSO – concepts and operation
  • Understanding of working in protectively marked environments

Desirable Skills

  • Kubernetes administration (e.g. VMware TKGI, DevSecOps)
  • Terraform
  • Ops tooling: Elastic, Nessus
  • Application packaging
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • Experience working in Agile sprints

What success looks like:

  • Projects, processes and readiness activities are organised and kept on track.
  • Actions, risks and dependencies are recorded, communicated and followed through.
  • Stakeholders receive accurate and timely information.
  • Improvement work is supported by evidence and contributes to measurable benefits.
  • You progress through the learn 6Sigma and take on greater responsibility as your experience develops.

Security Clearance

Due to the secure nature of the position and working environment, you must hold or be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance. 

Why join?

NETbuilder's history is deeply rooted in the digital landscape, meaning we bring decades of experience and unrivalled expertise to every project we work on. You will join a world-class team of experienced consultants and be given the full support, resources, and backing to build something genuinely new within the NETbuilder group.

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  • Hiring Multiple Candidates
    Yes
  • Salary
    Up to £50,000 + benefits
  • Degree required
    Bachelor's
  • Location
    Farnborough (Hampshire)
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  • Cyber Security
  • Information Technology
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