SC Cleared Wintel Engineer

WINTEL Engineer
Location: Corsham 3 days
Clearance: Must hold or be eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC)
Rate: Up to £550 per day via an approved umbrella company

Overview

We are seeking an experienced WINTEL Engineer to join a high-profile programme delivering critical enterprise infrastructure services within a secure environment.

The successful candidate will provide hands-on engineering expertise across the full infrastructure lifecycle, supporting the design, build, integration, testing, and operational support of Windows-based platforms. This role is ideally suited to a motivated infrastructure specialist with strong Microsoft technology experience and a passion for delivering resilient, secure, and scalable enterprise solutions.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary technical team, you will play a key role in maintaining and enhancing core platform services that underpin mission-critical operations.

Key Responsibilities

As a WINTEL Engineer, you will:

• Install, configure, maintain, and support Windows Server environments across enterprise-scale platforms.
• Deploy and administer Microsoft enterprise services, including:
• Active Directory
• Group Policy
• Exchange
• SQL Server
• WSUS
• PKI
• Skype for Business
• DNS and DHCP
• Support Windows-based workloads within highly virtualised infrastructure environments.
• Perform system administration activities including patching, monitoring, backup, and disaster recovery processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure incidents, problems, and technical issues across multiple services.
• Support integration, testing, commissioning, and acceptance activities for new and existing systems.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation including:
• Low-Level Designs (LLDs)
• Build Guides
• Runbooks
• Operational Procedures
• Work closely with Service Management teams to investigate and resolve incidents and service requests.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives, automation opportunities, and platform standardisation.
• Ensure all engineering activities are delivered in accordance with programme timelines, security policies, and quality standards.

Essential Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Strong experience supporting and administering Windows Server environments (2012 R2, 2016 and later).
• Proven expertise deploying and managing Active Directory within enterprise and secure environments.
• Hands-on experience supporting Microsoft infrastructure technologies, including:
• PKI
• DNS
• DHCP
• Exchange
• SQL Server
• WSUS
• Experience operating within virtualised infrastructure environments.
• Strong knowledge of system administration, including:
• Patching
• Backup and Restore
• Performance Monitoring
• Availability Management
• Experience using PowerShell for administration and automation tasks.
• Ability to create and maintain detailed technical documentation.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a methodical approach to problem-solving.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working on complex technical programmes within large delivery teams.
• Good understanding of ITIL Service Management principles.
• Must hold, or be eligible to obtain, SC Clearance.

Desirable Skills & Experience

The following would be advantageous:

• Experience working within Defence, National Security, Government, or other highly regulated environments.
• Knowledge and experience of VMware virtualisation technologies.
• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and management tools such as:
• SCCM
• SCOM
• SolarWinds
• Similar enterprise tooling
• Understanding of networking fundamentals and Cisco technologies.
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
• Familiarity with Atlassian tools, including:
• JIRA
• Confluence
• Industry certifications such as:
• MCSE
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA)
• ITIL Foundation
• Other relevant Microsoft infrastructure certifications

If this is the role for you please share your CV at your earliest convenience.

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