1 to 25 of 37 Contract Infrastructure Automation Jobs in the UK

Automation Engineer £550/day Inside IR35 | Farnborough | 5 Days Onsite | Active SC Clearance Required We're supporting a growing automation function delivering work within a highly secure, air-gapped environment. Due to increased demand across several programmes, we're looking for a hands-on Automation Engineer … enjoys solving infrastructure challenges through automation and scripting. This is not a cloud-native DevOps role. We're looking for a practical infrastructure automation specialist who can build, improve and maintain automation tooling across complex on-premise environments. The Role You'll join a team ...

Inside IR35 + SC Cleared role + Working hybrid from Corsham We are seeking an experienced VMware Virtualisation Engineer to support a major infrastructure programme, designing, building, configuring and automating VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and Software-Defined Data Centre (SDDC) platforms within secure environments. The role covers the full … infrastructure lifecycle, including platform deployment, automation, integration, upgrades, testing and operational handover. Key Responsibilities Design, build, configure and maintain VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platforms. Implement and support VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX, vSAN, VCF Operations, VPC and VKS. Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated deployments using ...

Outside IR35 + DV Cleared role + Working from Farnborough We are seeking an experienced VMware Virtualisation Engineer to support a major infrastructure programme, designing, building, configuring and automating VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and Software-Defined Data Centre (SDDC) platforms within secure environments. The role covers the full infrastructure lifecycle, including platform deployment, automation, integration, upgrades, testing and operational handover. Key Responsibilities Design, build, configure and maintain VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) platforms. Implement and support VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, NSX, vSAN, VCF Operations, VPC and VKS. Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated deployments using Terraform ...

upcoming contract and permanent opportunities across the UK. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong hands-on experience working with HashiCorp technologies, cloud infrastructure, automation and infrastructure-as-code solutions. We welcome applications from professionals who are interested in being considered for current and future opportunities. … Essential Skills and Experience MUST HAVE hands-on commercial experience with HashiCorp technologies. Strong experience with HashiCorp Terraform. Experience developing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Experience with automation, deployment and infrastructure provisioning. Strong understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines. Experience working with ...

agentic workflows. Develop REST APIs, gateways and distributed services. Build and deploy cloud-based solutions, ideally using AWS. Implement CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation and automated testing. Ensure secure integrations through authentication, authorisation and secrets management. Develop observable, scalable and maintainable services using logging, metrics and distributed … agentic workflows. Experience with REST APIs, API gateways and distributed systems. Strong AWS or comparable public-cloud engineering experience. Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure automation and automated testing. Knowledge of secure API integrations, authentication and authorisation. Requirements: Active SC Security Clearance is essential. Ability to work remotely. ...

Senior Infrastructure Engineer 12 months initially Warton, Lancashire (full time onsite) £47.12ph inside IR35/Umbrella Due to the urgent nature of the role suitable candidates must have current SC security clearance. Role Description • An exciting opportunity exists for an Infrastructure as Code Engineer within the Synthetic Training … Engineering Products team. As part of an existing Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for designing, automating, and managing Synthetic Training Device infrastructure through code-based tools and practices. This will include developing and maintaining reusable, scalable, and secure infrastructure deployments using technologies such as Ansible. ...

TEST INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER - MOD DV CLEARED NEW OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE I'm currently working with a specialist organisation within the Defence and National Security sector who are looking for an experienced QA Test Infrastructure Engineer to join a highly secure technical environment in Somerset. Location: Somerset Working Pattern: Fully … site, 5 days per week Clearance: Active UK MOD DV Sector: Defence and National Security THE ROLE As a QA Test Infrastructure Engineer, you'll work across complex infrastructure and testing challenges, helping to deliver secure and reliable technology with genuine operational impact. You'll be responsible ...

Network Automation Engineer - London - Hybrid - Inside IR35 - 6 months My client is seeking an experienced Network Automation Engineer to join its team. The successful candidate will have strong expertise in Cisco ACI and F5 technologies, together with hands-on experience of infrastructure automation using tools such … Python, Ansible and Terraform. You will develop automated testing and validation solutions for infrastructure changes, implement health checks, and establish configuration validation and compliance controls. A strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and modern infrastructure management practices would be highly desirable. SC Clearance is preferred ...

Infrastructure Platform Engineer - DV Cleared Location: Taunton Rate: £550-£630 per day Contract: Initial 7-month contract (potential for extension) Clearance: Active DV Clearance Required Inside IR35 We are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Platform Engineer to support the ongoing operation, maintenance and development of a secure private cloud … platform within a highly sensitive environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineer with strong infrastructure, virtualisation and security experience to take ownership of day-to-day platform operations, improve service performance and support the onboarding of new customers. The successful candidate will be proactive, technically ...

DevOps Engineer to join a confidential project, designing, building and operating secure, scalable cloud platforms. You will play a key role in cloud engineering, infrastructure automation and CI/CD delivery, using modern DevOps and platform engineering practices. Key Responsibilities Design, build and operate cloud platforms and solutions … using AWS. Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, including reusable modules. Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and GitLab CI/CD. Work with Docker and containerised workloads. Develop and support serverless solutions using AWS Lambda and other managed services. Implement automation ...

Approx. 7 months Clearance: High Level Clearance required We are recruiting for an experienced Platform Engineer to support and maintain a secure, enterprise-scale infrastructure environment. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong engineer with experience across networking, virtualisation, operating systems and infrastructure security. Key Responsibilities … Maintain and support infrastructure platforms, ensuring reliability and performance. Troubleshoot incidents and implement preventative solutions. Manage patching, vulnerability remediation and security hardening. Support infrastructure monitoring, configuration and automation. Maintain secure access controls and operational processes. Essential Skills Networking: TCP/IP, DHCP, firewalls and load balancing. Virtualisation: VMware ...

work across cloud readiness, platform build and application migration, helping develop secure, scalable Azure environments. This is a hands-on role covering landing zones, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines and ongoing platform support, alongside providing technical advice to project teams and stakeholders. The role: Design, build … maintain Azure landing zones, infrastructure and cloud services. Support application and infrastructure discovery, migration readiness assessments and migration into Azure. Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Bicep. Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps toolchains. Configure Azure networking, identity and access, monitoring, security logging ...

ideal candidate will have Strong hands-on Kubernetes engineering; GKE preferred. OpenShift experience is required, Google Cloud Platform experience preferred; strong Terraform and reusable infrastructure automation, Harness CI/CD and Jenkins; pipeline design, automation, release controls and deployment patterns, Backstage and Internal Developer Platform concepts, including … self-service and golden paths, Dynatrace; metrics, telemetry, logs, traces, alerting, SLI/SLO practices and runbook automation, HashiCorp Vault, certificate management, IAM/least privilege, platform controls and secure configuration, Istio Service Mesh, ingress/egress, service connectivity, traffic management and network security concepts and GitHub/ ...

Infrastructure Engineer Test Engineer - DV Cleared- Contract - MOD/Defence Somerset| £600 per day + Expenses | Outside IR35 | DV Security Clearance Required Are you an Infrastructure Test Engineer with strong QA and testing experience across networks, platforms and Infrastructure as Code? This is an opportunity to work … complex Defence and National Security projects, taking responsibility for testing and validating infrastructure before deployment into highly secure production environments. Working alongside Infrastructure Engineers, Architects and DevSecOps specialists, you'll assure infrastructure across physical, virtualised and cloud environments, ensuring it meets the required standards for functionality, resilience ...

Senior/Principal Edge Architect - Factory Edge & Hybrid Infrastructure £500 per day | Inside IR35 | Predominantly Remote | 6-Month Rolling Contract We're looking for an experienced Senior or Principal Edge Architect to provide architecture leadership and design authority for a major enterprise Factory Edge programme. This is an opportunity … platform supporting manufacturing environments, spanning virtual machines, containerised applications, industrial systems, data platforms and AI workloads. You'll define the reference architecture, establish reusable infrastructure patterns and guide technology decisions to ensure factory edge deployments are scalable, secure, resilient and operationally sustainable. The role is predominantly remote, with occasional ...

Matter Expert (SME) to join a high-profile technical environment based onsite in Basingstoke . You will provide senior-level technical expertise across Linux infrastructure, DevOps tooling, automation and platform engineering. The role will suit someone who is comfortable operating as a technical authority, solving complex infrastructure … Responsibilities Act as a Linux and DevOps SME, providing technical leadership and guidance across the environment. Design, implement and maintain robust Linux-based infrastructure and platforms. Support the development and continuous improvement of DevOps processes and tooling. Automate infrastructure, configuration and operational processes wherever possible. Troubleshoot and resolve ...

Matter Expert (SME) to join a high-profile technical environment based onsite in Reading . You will provide senior-level technical expertise across Linux infrastructure, DevOps tooling, automation and platform engineering. The role will suit someone who is comfortable operating as a technical authority, solving complex infrastructure … Responsibilities Act as a Linux and DevOps SME, providing technical leadership and guidance across the environment. Design, implement and maintain robust Linux-based infrastructure and platforms. Support the development and continuous improvement of DevOps processes and tooling. Automate infrastructure, configuration and operational processes wherever possible. Troubleshoot and resolve ...

security and operational excellence of cloud-hosted services on Google Cloud Platform. This is a hands-on engineering role spanning SRE practices, production Kubernetes, infrastructure automation, observability, CI/CD, incident response and continuous service improvement. About the role The Senior Site Reliability Engineer will work with Cloud … Platform, Software Engineering, Product, Security and Service teams to design and operate resilient services. The role will use software engineering and automation to reduce operational toil, improve service health and turn incident learning into measurable reliability improvements. Key responsibilities Lead reliability, availability, scalability and performance improvements across GCP-hosted ...

tools supporting Model and Simulation (Synthetics), Virtual and Physical Testing, Qualification, and Certification (ITEA), or Training and Through Life Support (TLS), development toolchains, and automation capabilities. Key Accountabilities and Objectives Accountabilities include (but are not limited to): Implement, configure, test, deploy, and maintain digital tools and environments. Develop scripts … automation utilities. Support platform integration and operational activities. Troubleshoot technical issues and support end users. Produce and review deliverables and technical documentation. Lifecycle Management Support platform maintenance and upgrades. Contribute to automation and continuous improvement initiatives. Support deployment and release activities. Governance Ensure compliance with engineering standards ...

operation of secure, cloud-native platforms on AWS. Working within a highly skilled engineering environment, you will help drive DevOps best practice, automate infrastructure and deployment pipelines, and support the delivery of critical services in a complex and security-conscious setting. This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer … combine strong technical capability with leadership, mentoring and stakeholder engagement skills. Key Responsibilities Design, build and maintain scalable AWS cloud infrastructure. Develop and enhance Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform. Build, optimise and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support rapid and reliable delivery. Champion DevOps culture, automation ...

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Azure & Terraform Rate: £450/day (Outside IR35) Term: 3 Months Remote Role Overview: We are seeking an expert Cloud Engineer for a 3-month contract focusing on Modern Azure Cloud Architecture. You will lead infrastructure automation and cloud migration initiatives. Key Skills & Requirements … Must Have: Solid commercial experience using Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code. • Deep expertise in Modern Azure Cloud Architecture, IaaS/PaaS, networking, and identity. • Proven background in CI/CD pipelines, PowerShell/scripting, and cloud security governance. • Azure certifications (Administrator/Solutions Architect) or Terraform Associate preferred. Please ...

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer – Azure & Terraform Rate: £450/day (Outside IR35) Term: 3 Months | Remote Role Overview: We are seeking an expert Cloud Engineer for a 3-month contract focusing on Modern Azure Cloud Architecture. You will lead infrastructure automation and cloud migration initiatives. Key Skills & Requirements … Must Have: Solid commercial experience using Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code. • Deep expertise in Modern Azure Cloud Architecture, IaaS/PaaS, networking, and identity. • Proven background in CI/CD pipelines, PowerShell/scripting, and cloud security governance. • Azure certifications (Administrator/Solutions Architect) or Terraform Associate preferred. Please ...

term Role Overview We are seeking an experienced SQL Server Architect to support the migration of an enterprise-scale SharePoint platform from on-premises infrastructure to AWS. The initial eight-week Proof of Value will assess SQL Server high availability, disaster recovery and performance options, with the potential … progress into a detailed architecture and design phase through to the end of 2026. You will work closely with infrastructure and AWS architects to validate solutions and recommend a scalable, resilient and cost-effective platform. Essential Technical Skills 10+ years' Microsoft SQL Server architecture and engineering experience (SQL Server ...

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Linux Contract: 6 months Sector: Central Government Rate: £565 per day Location: Milton Keynes - hybrid, 3 days per week onsite Clearance: SC eligibility required, with the opportunity to undergo SC clearance vetting Submission deadline: Monday 2nd November at 12pm The Role We are looking … experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Linux SME to support a major Central Government programme. You will provide expert support across enterprise Linux platforms operating within a secure and assured infrastructure , with responsibility for system stability, performance, security, troubleshooting and the ongoing development of Linux-based services. Working closely ...

role will be predominantly remote, with occasional travel to London. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps. Automate infrastructure provisioning and deployments using Infrastructure as Code. Configure, deploy and manage Azure cloud environments. Develop and maintain build and release pipelines. Implement automation, security checks and deployment controls. Support containerised applications and cloud infrastructure. Monitor, troubleshoot and resolve deployment and environment issues. Work closely with development, infrastructure and security teams to improve delivery processes. Essential Skills & Experience: Minimum 5 years' experience in DevOps/Azure DevOps engineering. Strong hands-on experience ...