Workplace Integration Engineer (DV CLEARED)

Workplace Integration Engineer (DV CLEARED)

Location: Basingstoke – Office-based, 5 days per week Start Date: As soon as possible End Date: 6-month initial contract from start date Rate: £600 per day, Inside IR35 Clearance: Mandatory DV (active), sole-nationality requirement

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Workplace Integration Engineer to join a high-performing Integration Practice within a multi-skilled agile team. This role offers a varied and technically challenging environment where collaboration, shared problem-solving, and cross-training are fundamental. You will work closely with Network Architects and Project Managers to design, configure and document technical deliverables from a broad range of vendors and technologies.

This is a fast-paced and highly dynamic setting, providing opportunities to enhance your capability, expand your technical breadth, and contribute to critical project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery of allocated work packages, from design and prototyping through to production deployment and early-life support.
• Ensure all deliverables meet defined functional and non-functional requirements.
• Configure, integrate and document solutions across Windows, Linux and associated infrastructure components.
• Produce clear and maintainable technical, support and design documentation.
• Develop and automate repeatable deployment and test processes.
• Troubleshoot complex issues, driving effective root-cause analysis and resolution.
• Deliver updates and enhancements in response to evolving user needs.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers and project managers to maintain alignment with design intent and project milestones.

Essential Experience

• Ability to interpret and modify design documentation to resolve or prevent defects.
• Strong experience configuring Linux environments (RHEL, CentOS), including automated deployment using Ansible and Terraform.
• Advanced batch scripting capabilities and a solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including IP packet structure.
• Proven experience operating within a DevOps team, delivering and supporting integrated solutions.
• Experience developing and managing Apache/PHP web environments.
• Ability to create automated, repeatable unit tests to validate expected and unexpected behaviours.
• Strong experience supporting solutions through pilot, roll-out and ongoing production operation.
• Advanced Microsoft Windows administration experience within an enterprise environment, including:
  • GPO-based configuration
  • Registry and filesystem configuration
  • PowerShell cmdlets
  • WMI
  • Windows Update, patching and Windows Installer

Desirable Skills

• Experience designing and delivering software solutions using Agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of Active Directory, PKI, VMware virtualisation, Windows Server 2019, and creation of hardened gold builds.
• Experience with system hardening (GPOs, policies, secure configuration).
• Knowledge of Nexus repositories for configuration management.
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell and Python for automation or test creation.
• Experience using Robot Framework for automated test execution.