IT Infrastructure Engineer in England

At Callen-Lenz, we are expanding the limits of what is possible. We specialise in crewed and uncrewed aircraft operations and technology, and having recently received investment into the business we are going through a period of rapid growth and development and are looking for key roles to assist with these changes. Callen-Lenz offers innovative and customer focused UAS solutions through our 4 key business strands; technical services, products, platforms and operational services. We are looking for individuals to help drive forward our expansion, placing you at the forefront of UAS development in the UK.

Our Values

• Innovation
• Integrity
• Collaboration
• Excellence

Why Work for Us

Based in the heart of rural Wiltshire, close to the Historic city of Salisbury you will join our rapidly growing, friendly and multi-disciplined team, working on a range of diverse and interesting projects, leading the way in this exciting field and witnessing the full lifecycle of our products. The Callen-Lenz team are passionate about what we do, and we are searching for individuals to grow with us as we expand into the aerospace industry.

Our Benefits Include

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)
• Buy/Sell holiday policy up to 5 days either way
• Pension Scheme via Royal London
• Company contributed Share Incentive Plan
• Green Car Scheme
• Life assurance scheme (6x basic salary)
• Income protection policy (75% of basic salary)
• Private Health Insurance via Vitality
• Private Dental insurance via Bupa
• Enhanced Maternity and paternity
• 1 Professional membership reimbursed per year
• 1 paid volunteering day per year
• Access to an independent financial advisor year round
• Training & development opportunities

About The Role

Working within the IT Team, reporting to the Infrastructure Lead, this role will focus on the deployment and support of the applications, tools, servers and networks required for the delivery of the IT service. The systems are predominantly on premise, including some offline air gapped ones.

Responsibilities

• Deployment and support of infrastructure to support the provision of the IT service to staff.
• Deployment and support of applications installed on the servers.
• Work as part of the IT team to ensure compliance with the companies cyber security policies and external accreditations, including CE+ and Secure by Design.
• Undertake regular operations tasks such as backups, patching, DR testing and capacity management.
• Creation and maintenance of documentation.
• Perform other IT related duties as required.

Health & Safety (Employee)

• Demonstrate in daily activities a commitment to health and safety in the workplace by always ensuring tasks are performed in the safest possible manner.
• Report all hazards and incidents that the individual is party to, or observes, in the correct manner.
• When required or directed, participate in any health and safety training.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience

• A levels/BTEC in STEM subjects or relevant IT qualification.
• Strong experience in a similar role.
• Experience supporting and deploying WAN / LAN networks, switches, firewalls, VPN.
• Experience supporting and deploying servers and storage technologies; Windows and Linux.
• Experience of virtualisation and containerisation, Hyper-V and Docker.
• Experience of DHCP, DNS, SMTP and certificate services.
• Experience with the implementation and support of server-based business applications, e.g. software engineering, CAD, document management, Jira, GitLab.
• Experience with Backup and Recovery tools to support DR and Business continuity plans.
• Experience with on-premise and cloud identity services, e.g. Microsoft Entra and Active Directory.
• Organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively.

Desirable

• Ideally similar experience within SME organisation.
• Experience in an engineering company.
• Experience of IT systems within an MOD supplier.
• Systems within secure/regulated environments.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to complete out of hours work required when tasks cannot be carried out during normal working hours.
• Must be a British Citizen or have an existing right to work in the UK.
• Due to the location of our office a driving license and own transport is required.
• Ability to hold Security Clearance – 5 years residence in the UK.

Callen-Lenz is an equal opportunities employer, committed to building an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. It is essential that the successful candidate must, by the start of their employment have permission to work in the UK. Proof of identity and eligibility to work in the UK will be required prior to commencement of employment.