Job title: Automation Lead Infrastructure Architect
Location: Basingstoke/Hybrid (2/3 days per week on site)
Salary: £75k plus 10% bonus and £6k car allowance

Candidates must be willing and eligible to go through SC security clearance for this role

I am looking for an automation Lead Infrastructure architect for a client of mine who are a leading IT Systems Integrator operating within the UK defence sector. Joining there DAS - (Defence automation service) team you will play a key part in project of national importance.

Responsibilities:

• Design/Implementation/maintenance/remediation and changes of DAS infrastructure
• Network, VPN, Client, Servers, SAN, Update management, Backup & replication solution, SEIM, Vulnerability & Compliance scanning, Network Time solution, Certificate Authority solution
• Maintenance/remediation/changes to the network configuration of DEITC
• Designing/implementing and testing connection from DAS and DEITC to other environments.
• Providing network support to projects using the DAS and EITC environment
• Designing improvements during tech refresh cycles
• Ensuring solution meets requirements and is as cost effective as possible
• Impacting ModCerts & deploying patches/upgrades

Your transferable skills and experience:

• Producing documentation (including but not limited to HLDs, LLDs, Build guides, Operational guides) to a very high standard

o CISCO CBS350 Switches

o CISCO firepower 1000 series Firewall

o Windows 11

o Windows server 2019/2022

o WIndows WSUS

o Windows AD

o RHEL linux

o Veeam Backup and replication

o Veeam ONE

o VMware ESXi8 vSphere

o Photon

o Windows Certificate Authority

Your benefits:

• 25 Days annual leave plus public holidays (3 flexible)
• Pension - Double matching contributions of up to 10%
• Life assurance
• Companywide incentive plans
• Your choices (Flexible benefits such as increased holidays/travel/dental critical illness and more)
• Perks at work - employee discounts
• Employee assistance programme/virtual GP
• Role dependent benefits: Private medical/company car or car allowance

If you are interested in this role or wish to apply, please fee free to reply to this advert or call me