Infrastructure Engineer

New Permanent Opportunity for an Infrastructure Engineer with MoD DV Clearance for an exciting Defence SME in Farnborough.

• Farnborough location – full-time on-site
• Must already hold MoD DV Clearance
• Up to £65k DoE plus package - 25 days leave, 15% pension, company bonus
• Experience needed in Windows Server, VMware, Linux, PowerShell

Who Are We?

Our client is a leading provider of secure digital solutions, specialising in rapid experimentation and deployment of advanced technology in highly secure environments. The organisation focuses on accelerating innovation for Defence and National Security, supported by a multidisciplinary team spanning secure-by-design, cloud, infrastructure, software development, cross-domain systems, HPC, data platforms, and cybersecurity, and is seeking experienced talent to support its growth.

What will the Infrastructure Engineer be doing?

Maintaining, securing, and enhancing multi-classification virtualised environments across public, private, and hybrid cloud systems. The role covers monitoring, incident management, controlled maintenance, and ensuring platforms remain secure and compliant, alongside continuous skills development, stakeholder support, and knowledge sharing to improve performance and team capability.

The Infrastructure Engineer Should Have…

• Active security clearance at MoD DV level – due to the nature of the client and role, we can only consider candidates who hold a British passport.
• Be willing to work full-time on client site in Farnborough

Essential Skills Required:

• 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 secure environments.

Some Desirable Skills:

• Kubernetes administration e.g. VMware TKGI
• DevSecOps Tooling
• Elastic Nessus
• Application Packaging
• Terraform
• Vault
• Working in Agile sprints

To be Considered…

Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to For further information please call me on / - I can make myself available outside of normal working hours to suit from 7am until 10pm. If unavailable, please leave a message and either myself or one of my colleagues will respond. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process & submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. Also feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn, just search Henry Clay-Davies (searchability). I look forward to hearing from you.

KEY SKILLS:

INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER / VMWARE / DOCKER / TERRAFORM / LINUX / POWERSHELL / NATIONAL SECURITY / DEFENCE / SECURITY CLEARED / DV CLEARED / FARNBOROUGH