Infrastructure Operations Engineer
22 days ago
Corsham
Job Title: Infrastructure Operations Engineer – PaaS Core (Contract) Location: MoD Corsham (On-site) Duration: 3 months (initial contract) Clearance: Due to the nature of the work, you must hold active SC Clearance. Sole UK nationality is essential. NexGen Associates are working with a Defence Consultancy supporting a key Defence programme and are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Operations Engineer to join the PaaS Core team based at MoD Corsham. This hands-on role will cover a blend of data centre operations, patching, and enterprise networking, providing additional capability across physical and virtual environments. You will be instrumental in strengthening day-to-day operations by carrying out patching, hardware swaps, racking and cabling, as well as supporting and maintaining enterprise networking platforms. This position is suited to an adaptable engineer with a solid background in data centre operations who is comfortable working across multiple domains. • Perform data centre operations tasks: hardware break/fix, racking, cabling, patching, and physical troubleshooting., • Deliver BAU network and server patching across multiple environments., • Configure and maintain enterprise networking equipment (Juniper SRX, Cisco Firepower, Dell S-Series switches)., • Follow, update, and improve work instructions for BAU tasks (monitoring, patching, configuration)., • Provide wider operational support across servers, virtualization, and backup platforms., • Hands-on experience in data centre operations (hardware swaps, cabling, patching, troubleshooting)., • Strong networking knowledge, ideally across:, • Juniper SRX firewalls (configuration & operations)., • Dell S-Series or equivalent enterprise switches (layer 2/3 config, VLANs, port management)., • Operational discipline: comfortable following documented work instructions and contributing to process improvements., • Minimum 2–3 years in a data centre/network engineering role., • Exposure to enterprise environments with multiple vendors., • VMware vSphere / vSAN basics (monitoring, troubleshooting)., • Veeam Backup & Replication (day-to-day operations)., • Windows Server 2019 administration., • Linux fundamentals (CLI, patching, troubleshooting)., • Powershell scripting for automation tasks., • Familiarity with tools such as SolarWinds, Cisco ISE, Kemp LoadBalancers, Trellix, Dell Thin Client., • Certifications (beneficial but not essential): CCNA / JNCIA, • Minimum 2–3 years in a data centre/network engineering role., • Exposure to enterprise environments with multiple vendors., • VMware or Veeam entry-level certifications (beneficial)., • Job function: IT and Networking Operations, • Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting; Defense and Space Manufacturing Note: This posting includes the core responsibilities and qualifications required for the role and preserves the essential EEO and employment context without extraneous postings or site-specific notices. #J-18808-Ljbffr