Infrastructure Engineer (Vmware) - Outside IR35 in Chippenham, Wiltshire

Job Title: Infrastructure Engineer (VMware)
Location: MOD Corsham (3-4 days on-site)
Contract Type: Contract Outside IR35
Salary: £450-470 a day Outside
Security Clearance: SC required, DV beneficial or willingness to be processed through a DV clearance

The Opportunity:
Our client is a leader in digital and software services, supporting critical UK defence and government projects. This role offers the chance to work on advanced cloud hosting platforms for the Royal Navy, playing a key part in securing and optimising mission-critical infrastructure.

The Role:
As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will work as part of a highly skilled team managing multi-tenant private cloud environments. You will:

• Design, deploy, and manage software-defined networking (SDN) and VMware NSX-T.
• Configure and maintain Linux (Ubuntu preferred) and Windows OS environments, including Active Directory.
• Implement security best practices, system hardening (CIS benchmarks), and vulnerability management using Nessus.

The Person:
You should have experience in cloud infrastructure within defence, MOD, or government environments.

Essential skills include:

• VMware Cloud Foundation Core (vSphere, vCenter, vSAN, NSX-T).
• Experience with hyper-converged infrastructure (preferably Dell vXrail).
• Security hardening, compliance, and vulnerability scanning.
• Understanding of ITIL service management.
• Strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills to work directly with customers and stakeholders.

Security Clearance:

• SC clearance required
• DV clearance beneficial

This role requires 3-4 days per week on-site at MOD Corsham, with occasional travel to other sites