Prem Infrastructure Engineer; Compute & Storage

SC Cleared (UK Eyes Only)
Location: Reading (on-site preferred Tues–Thurs, 2.5 days/week)
Duration: 6 months

This role supports and stabilises a secure, on-premise compute and storage environment. The focus is on server, storage, access control, and operational infrastructure
, not network design or build.

You’ll be responsible for commissioning new hardware, completing migrations to replacement kit, managing obsolescence, and keeping the environment documented, patched, and reliable.

• Complete commissioning of a new storage facility and compute farm
• Finalise migration of workloads to new hardware
• Manage hardware obsolescence and lifecycle issues
• Maintain clear documentation of system configurations
• Diagnose and resolve infrastructure failures
• Day-to-day administration of users, access, and systems within a secure project environment

• Windows Active Directory administration
• Windows Server administration
• Linux server administration
• QNAP NAS administration

• On-boarding and off-boarding users
• Managing ACLs and user access to files and folders
• Administration of Jenkins, Jira, and project-specific tooling
• Patching, updating, and licensing operating systems and software
  (software purchasing handled separately)
• Managing backups to tape and performing restores when required

• Networking knowledge is required for operational support only
• This role does not include:
  • Network design or architecture
  • Switch/router configuration or build
  • Firewall management or network engineering ownership

The environment is already established; networking is managed elsewhere.

• Infrastructure / systems engineer with strong on-prem experience
• Comfortable working hands-on with physical hardware and storage
• Used to secure, controlled environments
• Methodical, documentation-focused, and calm under failure conditions