24267 - Automation Lead Infrastructure Architect

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

o 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 on (phone number removed).