DV Cleared Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer - DV Cleared - £600 p/d Outside IR35

We're seeking a versatile Infrastructure Engineer with strong experience across modern platforms, virtualisation, cloud services, and secure environments. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges and working hands-on with a broad technology stack, this role offers the opportunity to make real impact in a high-assurance setting.

Core Skills & Experience

Strong background in:

• Windows Server (2016+) administration
• RedHat OpenShift
• Linux distributions (CentOS/RedHat/Ubuntu)
• End-user device provisioning and hardening (eg, Autopilot)
• Single Sign-On concepts and operations
• Working within protectively marked or secure environments
• VMware technologies
• Microsoft Azure
• General networking fundamentals
• Automation and Scripting (PowerShell, Ansible)

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with any of the following is a major advantage:

• Kubernetes administration (eg, VMware TKGI)
• vSphere, vCenter, VCF
• Azure or Microsoft 365 administration
• DevSecOps tooling and pipelines
• Elastic Stack
• Nessus or similar security scanning tools
• Application packaging
• Infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Vault)
• Agile sprint-based environments

Typical Responsibilities

In this role, you'll:

• Maintain, enhance, and secure multi-classification virtualised environments
• Support the development and adoption of Secure-by-Design infrastructure approaches
• Assist in the delivery and support of cloud SaaS platforms and project-specific cloud systems
• Execute infrastructure maintenance through change control processes
• Monitor and manage alerting, ticketing, and incident response workflows
• Identify, diagnose, and act on system alerts and performance issues
• Keep monitoring systems aligned with evolving infrastructure
• Ensure all systems remain patched and compliant with security policy
• Assess incidents quickly, drive service restoration, and track follow-up actions
• Analyse trends to improve system reliability and performance
• Stay current with emerging cloud, virtualisation, and security technologies
• Work towards relevant professional certifications
• Provide guidance and technical support to teams and stakeholders
• Document processes, share knowledge, and support business growth activities

All candidates must be sole British nationals and hold active DV clearance. This role will require you to be onsite 5 days a week in Farnborough.