At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and support of cutting-edge digital infrastructure technologies.
- Company: Join a leading tech organisation focused on innovative solutions.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, full-time hours, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Work on exciting projects with a supportive team in Salisbury.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a dynamic environment while enhancing your technical skills.
- Qualifications: Experience with Microsoft systems and strong problem-solving abilities required.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 60000 £ per year.
Contract Length: 12 Months
Location: Salisbury full time on site
Security Clearance: Live and active DV
Minimum Requirement: As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide advice and direction on digital infrastructure technical design, implementation, and support of infrastructure technologies. This role will be supporting the running and development of one of Dstl's systems, for example, you will be working with the current Senior Infrastructure Engineer to:
- Carry out hardware capability refreshes, upgrades, and developments
- Manage user accounts
- Configure and install software
- Support users and wider project tasking
Responsibilities:
- Scope out potential solutions with users for digital infrastructure issues and assess the effort and cost involved with implementation
- Produce documentation to be used in proposals, following standard project processes and procedures
- Evaluate hardware and software (within server, network, storage or desktop environments) to ensure that the test and integration of new products (both hardware and software) for successful incorporation into program infrastructure
- Provide administration, support, and enhancement of the digital environment for example:
- User accounts
- Control the network access integrity
- Manage the data, in terms of space allocated to data
- SAN optimization
- Provide first to last line support to ensure the right support
- Be aware of the relevant timescales and respond, fix or escalate according to the limits set out within that structure
- Accurately assess time to complete tasks to ensure operational and user success
Essential:
- A thorough knowledge of Microsoft Windows workstation and server deployment, system management, and desktop support
- Experience in the management and deployment of Windows Domain Services, including Active Directory services and account management, Group Policy management, DHCP and DNS services
- Microsoft Windows patch management using WSUS
- Administration of Hyper-V virtualization systems
- Management of Microsoft SQL servers and Failover clustering
- Documentation Skills, with the ability to produce documents for use by colleagues
- Sound knowledge of the latest developments and future strategy for their technology area
- A can do attitude
- Self-paced, motivated, and capable of independent problem solving and fault finding
- 1st to last line support as part of a small team
Desirable:
- Advanced Infrastructure skills covering administration
- Fault finding/diagnosis and fix, File/Print Clusters
- Enterprise thin client environment including SmartCards and PKI
- Messaging (Microsoft Exchange server and Database Availability Groups (DAG))
- Hardware build and evaluation experience
- Experienced in the deployment and management of Trellix (McAfee) security systems
- Linux server system management, ideally Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- Network communications and routing (ideally Cisco), and VOIP / VTC solutions
Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Active DV clearance must) employer: Lancesoft Ltd
As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer at our Salisbury location, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to advancing digital infrastructure solutions in a supportive and collaborative environment. We prioritise employee growth through continuous training and development opportunities, ensuring you stay at the forefront of technology while enjoying a work culture that values innovation and teamwork. With competitive benefits and a commitment to work-life balance, we offer a rewarding career path for those seeking meaningful contributions to critical projects.
