Infrastructure Engineer - Windows Server etc at SiXworks, Farnborough/Remote, £Contractor Rate

Location

Farnborough (Hybrid)

Employment Type

Contractor

Infrastructure Engineer - Contract

About the job 

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Infrastructure Engineer to join our existing experienced team.  

Our organisation specialises in pioneering solutions within National Security & Defense, emphasising Secure by Design methodologies. As a valued member of our team, you'll contribute to cutting-edge projects, creating highly secure and high-performance software systems. This role requires the highest level of UK security clearance.

Responsibilities are likely to include: 

• Maintain, improve, and secure SiXworks’ multi-classification, virtualised, collaboration and development environments. 

• Work with IT infrastructure colleagues to improve SiXworks’ ‘Secure by Design’ capabilities, internally and across its projects. 

• Provide Infrastructure support to SiXworks’ public cloud SaaS offerings (Office 365) as well as project-based systems (public, private and hybrid clouds) in implementation and support lifecycles. 

• Perform maintenance tasks on the infrastructure through change control. 

• Assist with monitoring and management of SiXworks’ and project-based ticketing and alerting systems for new changes and security alerts. 

• Triage monitoring alerts and perform appropriate action. 

• Maintain monitoring components in line with infrastructure developments.  

• Ensure all platforms are patched in line with provider recommendations and SiXworks security policy.  

• Quickly and accurately assess impact of incidents, initiate return to service and ensure follow up actions are completed. 

• Identify trends and problems and plan changes to improve stability and performance.  

• Maintain cutting edge knowledge and skills in the design and build of secure public, private, and hybrid cloud and network technologies. 

• Develop personal knowledge through study/research toward vocational certifications in relevant technologies/vendors.  

• Advise customers and project teams on infrastructure and support aspects.  
• Cascade knowledge through knowledge articles for the team and wider organisation.  

Essentials Key skills:  

• Windows Server 2016+ administration. 

• VMware vSphere/vCenter/VCF.Azure/Microsoft 365 administration. 

• Linux (CentOS/RedHat/Ubuntu). 

• PowerShell. 

• EUD provisioning (Autopilot), maintenance, patching and hardening.SSO – concepts and operation. 

• Understanding of working in protectively marked environments. 

Desirable skills: 

• Kubernetes administration e.g. VMware TKGI DevSec 

• Ops Tooling Elastic Nessus 

• Application Packaging 

• HashiCorp 

• Terraform 

• HashiCorp 
• Vault 
• Experience working in Agile sprints 

About SiXworks

SiXworks is a leading provider of secure digital solutions, specialising in digital experimentation and focused on fail-safe-fast cutting-edge technology solutions deployed in highly secure environments. We are unified in our mission to accelerate innovation and adoption of secure, digital technology to improve the operational agility of Defence and National Security. This is an exciting time for us, we have ambitious plans for continued growth and development, and we are seeking to add brilliant, experienced, motivated, and passionate people to our team to work with us on this journey.