Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer Location: Hereford (full time on-site)Duration: 12-month contractRate: 53.73 PAYE / 72.54 UmbrellaClearance: UK Eyes Only - must be eligible for SC and a sole british national due to the nature of the work.A defence and security organisation is looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to help design, build, manage and support the IT infrastructure underpinning a tactical mission network in an on-premise environment. You''ll work as part of an IT engineering team supporting a critical communications system used by hundreds of deployed users.What you''ll be doingMaintaining and supporting IT infrastructure in a secure, on-prem environmentTroubleshooting and resolving infrastructure issues (hands-on problem management)Developing and deploying new infrastructure capabilitiesMonitoring performance and improving reliability/user experienceSupporting end-user device build processesCommunicating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders (e.g., security and project teams)Essential experience / skillsMinimum 3 years as an Infrastructure Engineer (and 8+ years in a related IT field)Strong knowledge across: Linux OSWindows ServerVirtualisation (VMware / Hyper-V)Networking fundamentals (routing/switching - Cisco)Strong troubleshooting ability and attention to detailConfident written and verbal communicationDesirableInfrastructure as Code exposure (Ansible, Terraform)Scripting/automation (PowerShell, Python, Bash)Containerisation (Docker, ..... full job details .....