At a Glance
- Tasks: Administer and enhance enterprise directory services in a secure environment.
- Company: Join a mission-critical tech team in Cheltenham with a collaborative spirit.
- Benefits: Up to £55,000 salary, 25 days leave, private healthcare, and ongoing training.
- Other info: Active eDV clearance is essential for this fully onsite role.
- Why this job: Make an impact on sensitive technology programmes while developing your skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in Active Directory, SQL, and identity management required.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 £ per year.
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join a secure, mission-critical environment supporting some of the UK's most sensitive technology programmes. This is a fully onsite role based in Cheltenham, working within a highly collaborative technical team responsible for maintaining and enhancing enterprise identity, directory and infrastructure services across a complex multi-domain environment. Due to the nature of the work, active eDV clearance is essential.
The Role
You'll play a key role in the administration, maintenance and continuous improvement of enterprise directory services, ensuring secure, reliable and resilient infrastructure that supports critical operational systems. Working as part of a specialist team, you'll contribute to both business-as-usual support and ongoing infrastructure enhancement projects, helping to deliver secure and scalable solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain enterprise Active Directory environments.
- Support identity and access management, including user lifecycle and access control.
- Design, deploy and manage Group Policy Objects across complex environments.
- Support and troubleshoot SQL-based systems, producing queries and reports to aid operational support.
- Configure and maintain secure multi-domain print management solutions.
- Deliver third-line support, patching, upgrades and lifecycle activities in line with agreed service levels.
- Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to improve platform resilience and performance.
Skills & Experience
We're looking for candidates with experience in:
- Enterprise Active Directory administration, including Domain Controllers, DNS, DHCP and replication.
- SQL querying, reporting and troubleshooting within complex production environments.
- Group Policy design, implementation and troubleshooting.
- Identity and access management within secure enterprise environments.
- Supporting critical infrastructure under SLA-driven operational models.
Desirable Experience
Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:
- PowerShell scripting and automation.
- Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs).
- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
- Hybrid identity technologies.
- CI/CD principles and infrastructure automation.
What's on Offer
- Salary up to £55,000
- 25 days annual leave, with the option to purchase additional holiday
- Generous pension contribution
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- Additional security clearance allowance
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Opportunity to work on nationally significant, cutting-edge technology programmes
Please note: Due to the highly secure nature of this role, applicants must hold active eDV (Enhanced Developed Vetting) clearance and be eligible to work full-time onsite in Cheltenham.
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