Infrastructure Automation Engineer; SC Cleared

(IAC / Orchestration / Python / Ansible)

• Corsham – 2–3 days onsite / 2 days remote
• SC clearance required – DV desirable
• Work on a major UK Defence digital transformation programme

Our client is delivering critical infrastructure automation capability across a large-scale UK Defence platform. Operating within a highly secure environment, they are responsible for developing zero-touch, automated infrastructure solutions across complex, multi-vendor estates. Due to continued programme demand, they are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Automation Engineer to support delivery across secure platforms.

• Day rate up to £700
• Hybrid working (Corsham-based secure site)
• Long-term Defence programme
• Agile delivery environment using modern Dev Ops tooling

As an Infrastructure Automation Engineer
, you will design, develop and validate automation components forming part of a secure Defence platform. You will reverse engineer legacy and manual build processes into parameterised, zero-touch automation packages, working primarily with Python3, Ansible and scripting technologies. The role includes producing production-quality code, contributing to design artefacts, supporting system testing, and working within Agile teams using the Atlassian toolset.

• Active SC clearance (DV preferred)
• Strong hands‑on experience with Python3 automation development
• Experience with Ansible, Puppet or Chef
• Scripting experience in Bash and/or Power Shell
• Experience automating server, network and storage technologies
• Exposure to large infrastructure environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving capability
• Experience working in Agile teams
• Version control experience (Git / Bit Bucket)

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via .

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Infrastructure Automation Engineer, Python, Ansible, Dev Ops, SC Clearance, DV Clearance, Bash, Power Shell, Jenkins, Git, Agile, Defence, NSD