Infrastructure Engineer - DV Cleared

Infrastructure Engineer

+ 6 month initial contract

+ Hybrid working from Corsham

+ £500 to £600 per day
-Inside IR35

+ Ideally looking for a current DV Clearanbce

Key Skills:

+ AD, GPO and DNS

+ VMWare vCenter

The Role
We're looking for a hands-on Level 2/3 IT Support Engineer to join our team delivering and maintaining critical test and reference environments in support of deployed Live IT systems. This is not your average desktop support gig-think enterprise-level environments across VMware, Windows, Linux, and Cisco, keeping the backbone of Defence IT running smoothly.

What you'll be doing:

• Building, configuring, and maintaining virtual machines, networks, and applications.

• Installing updates, patches, and operating systems (Windows/Linux), plus security software.

• Monitoring complex environments and troubleshooting across hardware, networks, and applications.

• Diagnosing issues, carrying out root-cause analysis, and implementing fixes.

• Managing backups, inventories, and hardware installs (yes, sometimes lifting heavy kit).

• Maintaining connectivity, documenting changes, and ensuring smooth operations.

Must-haves:

• Able to work on-site at Corsham & PTP within a close-knit team.

• Solid experience with Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, and DNS.

• Strong Microsoft Server skills (2012R2, 2019, Windows 10).

• Hands-on experience with VMware vCenter and virtualised environments.

• Good hardware knowledge and willingness to lift/fit equipment.

Nice-to-haves (not essential, but great if you bring them):

• Experience with Microsoft Exchange, Skype for Business, SharePoint, SQL Server.

• Familiarity with Trend DSM, VEEAM, Solar Winds, Zero Clients, Meinburg NTP, VMware Horizon.

• Knowledge of ADFS, PKI (especially Defence PKI), VMware NSX, cryptographic materials handling.

• Linux and Cisco networking skills.

• Flexibility to cover occasional out-of-hours work and 1-in-6 on-call rota.