Principal Infrastructure Engineer
1 month ago
Yeovil
Location: Yeovil (Onsite) Rate: Ā£680 ā Ā£713 per day (Inside IR35) Contract: 12 Months Working Pattern: Fullātime or condensed week available (work 3 long days and get paid for 5) Security Clearance: Active UK Developed Vetting (DV) Clearance required Weāre seeking an experienced DV cleared Principal Platform Engineer to join a highāprofile programme delivering secure, missionācritical platforms supporting defence, government, and national security operations. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of platform security, enterprise infrastructure, and cyber engineering, taking ownership of complex technical challenges within highly secure environments. Youāll play a key role in designing, integrating, and delivering resilient platforms that underpin critical operational capabilities. For candidates seeking greater workālife flexibility, a condensed working pattern is available, allowing you to work three extended days per week while being paid for a full fiveāday week. As a Principal Platform Engineer, you will act as a technical authority across platform engineering disciplines, combining handsāon technical delivery with leadership, mentoring, and strategic input. ⢠Leading the design, implementation, and integration of secure platforms across onāpremise, hybrid, and cloud environments., ⢠Capturing and analysing complex customer requirements to develop robust technical solutions., ⢠Producing highālevel and detailed technical designs aligned to secureābyādesign principles., ⢠Owning technical delivery across work packages, including planning, estimation, and reporting., ⢠Providing technical leadership, mentoring, and capability development within engineering teams., ⢠Driving innovation, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives., ⢠Integrating enterprise infrastructure, security, and identity services within complex environments., ⢠Engaging with stakeholders to present, justify, and deliver technical solutions. Candidates must demonstrate strong experience across several of the following areas: ⢠Platform & Infrastructure Engineering, ⢠Windows and Linux operating systems, ⢠VMware and HyperāV virtualisation technologies, ⢠Softwareādefined datacentre architectures, ⢠VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF), including, ⢠vSphere, ⢠vSAN, ⢠NSXāT, ⢠Aria Suite, ⢠Network virtualisation and microāsegmentation, ⢠Identity, Access & Security, ⢠Privileged Access Management (CyberArk or equivalent), ⢠Secure credential storage, rotation, and access control, ⢠Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) design and implementation, ⢠Certificate lifecycle management, ⢠Cryptographic principles and secure communications, ⢠Enterprise Integration, ⢠Active Directory, ⢠Identity and access management solutions, ⢠Monitoring and SIEM platforms, ⢠Enterprise security service integration, ⢠Networking & Automation, ⢠TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and firewall technologies, ⢠Automation and scripting using, ⢠PowerShell, ⢠Bash, ⢠Python, ⢠Ansible, ⢠Terraform, ⢠Infrastructure as Code and platform automation, ⢠Security & Systems Engineering, ⢠Cyber security controls and accreditation requirements, ⢠Systems engineering lifecycle experience, ⢠Delivery within highly secure, airāgapped, defence, or government environments, ⢠VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP), ⢠AWS and Azure cloud platforms, ⢠DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines, ⢠VxRail and hyperāconverged infrastructure, ⢠VMware Cloud Foundation lifecycle automation, ⢠SIEM/SOC integration, ⢠Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), including Thales, ⢠Crossādomain and secure communications environments, ⢠Kubernetes and Docker container platforms, ⢠Extensive experience delivering secure enterprise platforms, ⢠Strong technical leadership alongside handsāon engineering capability, ⢠Excellent problemāsolving and stakeholder engagement skills, ⢠Experience operating within defence, government, or national security environments, ⢠Active UK DV Clearance If youāre a technically strong, DVācleared platform engineer looking for a longāterm contract working on nationally significant programmes, weād like to hear from you. #J-18808-Ljbffr