Network & Infrastructure Engineer

Overview

Expleo is standing up a new Algorithms & Infrastructure Engineering team to support Underwater Systems (UWS) in Cheadle. This is a collective capability build rather than isolated individual placements - the team will operate collaboratively across containerisation, networking, and virtualised computing domains to deliver secure, high-performance environments for advanced sonar and mission systems.

Responsibilities

Architect and manage secure network infrastructures supporting containerised and virtualised workloads.
Lead on the integration of Kubernetes, Docker/Podman deployments into air-gapped defence networks.
Configure and optimise Linux systems for high-throughput, low-latency environments.
Design and maintain network segregation, VLANs, routing, and multicast configurations for constrained military environments.
Support virtualisation platforms (KVM, QEMU, hypervisors) and their interaction with networking layers.
Collaborate closely with software and algorithm engineers to ensure seamless system interoperability.

Essential skills

Expert Linux networking and system internals knowledge.
Deep understanding of TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, VLANs, routing, and network name spaces.
Proven experience integrating containerised workloads into secure, distributed environments.
Familiarity with defence-grade or air-gapped systems and corresponding security practices.

Experience

Exposure to naval/sonar mission systems or similar real-time data environments.
Experience with firewalling, ACLs, and encryption technologies.
Network performance monitoring and optimisation within virtualised or containerised systems.

What do I need before I apply

SC Clearance

Benefits

Collaborative working environment - we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
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Competitive company benefits
Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

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