GBR Recruitment Ltd are proudly working exclusively with a modern & long standing Lincolnshire based commercial defence business, recruiting for an experienced IT Operations Engineer (Windows Specialism 2016 / 2019) to work on a clients MoD base managing, maintaining & optimising the organisation's core information technology infrastructure, including servers, networks, cloud services & software systems, with the primary goal being to ensure that the technology services remain reliable, secure, available & scalable to support daily commercial defence / MoD business activities. Our client pride themselves in delivering first class, operationally focused services to the Defence Industry, Ministry of Defence, including UK & overseas Armed Forces. In this key IT Operations Engineer role you will report directly to the Programme Manager & the end using MoD client, with the opportunity to effectively influence, develop, deliver, maintain & support a Lincolnshire based MOD Organisation. This role would ideally, suit an experienced IT Operations Engineer / IT Support Engineer / Windows Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer (Windows), or IT Operations Specialist from a Civil Service, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force or Army background as SC clearance will be required to undertake this role. Duties: * To provide CIS IT operations engineering Windows specialist expertise on behalf of the Company to the MOD Organisation to support current & future CIS priorities. Maintaining / implementing cybersecurity best practices & actionable safeguards designed to defend the organisation against potential cyberattacks. * Provide IT operations advice, mentoring & guidance, written & verbal, to an CIS team, technical and programme management. Capture customer practices, processes & requirements. * Identify areas of operational difficulty, patterns, inefficiency & effectiveness in CIS operations. Attributes: Practical Understanding * Able to create & configure virtual environments & manage resource allocation * Able to investigate & resolve virtual environment incidents * Able to install, configure & administer Microsoft Windows Server operation systems * Able to administer remote desktop services * Able to investigate & resolve Windows Server operating system incidents Theoretical Understanding: * VMWare Sphere or equivalent (Nutarix, PVE, Hyper-V, Kubevirt, Kubernetes or XCP-ng or similar) * Windows Server 2019 or equivalent (Windows 2022 or 2025) * HPE Nimble Administration & Integration or equivalent (HPE Alletra) * Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell or equivalent (Bash, PowerShell or Python) * Arctera Backup Exec or equivalent (Veeam, VDP, Catalogic DPX or similar) This role is based 5 days on-site in Lincolnshire (no hybrid) & is commutable from Lincoln, Sleaford, Spalding, Boston, Newark, Gainsborough, Retford, Worksop, Holbeach, Grantham, Long Bennington, Stamford, Scunthorpe, Nottingham & Mansfield. Interviews to take place immediately. Please Note: you must be happy to undertake a SC security check for this role as it is on an MoD base
IT Operations Engineer (MoD) in Grantham employer: GBR Recruitment Limited
At GBR Recruitment Ltd, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work environment that values diversity and collaboration. As a Bilingual Sales Operations Coordinator, you will benefit from our hybrid working model, allowing for flexibility while being part of a supportive team that encourages professional growth and development. With opportunities to engage in Europe-wide sales activities, you'll find meaningful and rewarding employment in a company that truly invests in its people.
