Automation Lead Infrastructure Architect
+Permanent opportunity
+Basingstoke/Hybrid (2/3 days per week on site)
+£75k plus 10% bonus and £6k car allowance
Candidates must be willing and eligible to go through SC security clearance for this role
My client is looking for an automation Lead Infrastructure architect to join a team 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, SIEM, 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
If you are interested in this role or would like to discuss this role in more detail, please send your updated CV to and I will get in touch.