Infrastructure Engineer - eDV

Location: Cheltenham (Hybrid - On-site 3 days per week)
Type: Permanent / Full-time
Salary: £60,000 - £75,000 (depending on experience)
Clearance: Must hold active eDV (Enhanced Developed Vetting) clearance

We are seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure Engineer to join our secure technical operations team in Cheltenham. This is a hands-on position working across complex, mission-critical infrastructure supporting secure environments and advanced technology systems.

You will be responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and automating on-premises, virtualised, and cloud infrastructure - ensuring performance, resilience, and security across all environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support secure infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms.

• Administer and optimise Windows Server and Linux systems.

• Manage virtualisation environments (VMware ESXi, vCenter, vSphere, NSX, vSAN).

• Configure and maintain networking and firewall technologies.

• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform or Ansible.

• Automate infrastructure builds and deployments using CI/CD pipelines.

• Deploy and maintain containerised services (Docker, Kubernetes, or OpenShift).

• Support cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) for scalable, secure infrastructure solutions.

• Manage storage, backup, and monitoring solutions.

• Maintain strict adherence to security, compliance, and governance frameworks.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Must hold active eDV clearance (applications without valid clearance cannot be considered).

• Proven experience in infrastructure engineering within secure or enterprise-scale environments.

• Strong background in virtualisation (VMware stack).

• Expertise in Windows Server, Active Directory, and Group Policy management.

• Solid experience with Linux administration (RHEL, CentOS, or Ubuntu).

• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals - routing, VLANs, VPNs, and firewalls.

• Hands-on experience with automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Bash, or Python).

• Experience working with AWS or Azure.

• Familiarity with containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).

• Strong focus on security, resilience, and reliability.

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of Palo Alto, Cisco, or Fortinet networking solutions.

• Experience in CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps).

• Understanding of identity management, MFA, and secure authentication systems.

• Certifications such as VMware VCP, AWS Solutions Architect, or Azure Administrator.

What We Offer

• Salary: £60,000 - £75,000, dependent on experience and clearance level.

• Hybrid working (Cheltenham office / remote balance).

• Generous training and certification budget.

• Pension, private healthcare, and bonus scheme.

• Opportunity to work on technically complex, high-impact, and nationally significant systems.