Job Description
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Farnborough - Highest Security Clearance Required - £550 - £650 Outside IR35
A growing technology organisation operating within highly secure environments is looking to hire both Mid-Level and Senior Infrastructure Engineers to support and evolve critical infrastructure platforms across complex programmes.
These opportunities suit engineers who enjoy working in security-conscious environments where resilience, availability and compliance are central to day-to-day operations.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
The senior role is suited to experienced infrastructure engineers capable of leading technical delivery, mentoring others and owning critical infrastructure services.
You'll ideally have:
- Experience designing and delivering secure infrastructure solutions
- Strong ownership across infrastructure life cycle management
- Ability to lead technical problem solving and platform improvement initiatives
- Experience working within highly secure or mission-critical environments
- Capability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical direction
Candidates must demonstrate experience across the following technologies:
- Windows Server/Domain Services - strong understanding of AD, GPOs, domain architecture
- VMware - hands-on experience with VCF, NSX, vCenter, SAN integration, and ESXi
- Hyper-V - practical exposure to virtualisation management and configuration
- PKI/Encryption - understanding of certificate services, key management, and secure communication
- Networking - switch configuration, VLANs (including SAN-related VLANs), routing fundamentals
- Linux - operational capability across common distributions
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation - experience with tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar
Clearance
Due to the sensitive nature of the work, candidates must hold Highest Security Clearance Required to be considered.