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Infrastructure Automation Engineer - SC Cleared

Corsham
2 days ago
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Infrastructure Automation Engineer

+6 months

+Hybrid working in Corsham 2 days a week on site

+SC cleared role - current active clearance is essential

+£550 - £625 a day

+Inside IR35

Key Skills:

  • Strong Infrastructure background

  • Scripting in Powershell, PHP and Javascript

    Key Responsibilities

    Build, harden, and maintain automated deployment, provisioning, and monitoring pipelines.

    Design secure, scalable infrastructure using IaC tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and friends.

    Develop and refine CI/CD processes that deliver fast, stable, zero-nonsense releases.

    Manage cloud and hybrid environments with a strong focus on security and compliance.

    Work closely with engineering teams, including those using PHP and JavaScript, to streamline delivery and ensure smooth integration across systems.

    Support containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) with military-grade stability.

    Diagnose issues across the stack-ideally before anyone in uniform even hears about them.

    Skills & Experience

    Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code frameworks.

    Strong Linux, networking, and cloud architecture expertise.

    Hands-on experience supporting applications in PHP and JavaScript environments.

    Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, etc.).

    Comfort working in high-security, high-accountability settings.

    Ability to automate repetitive tasks out of pure principle.

    Desirable Skills & Qualifications

    The following experience is beneficial:

    Previous work within the UK public sector, ideally Defence or Defence Digital (formerly ISS)

    Experience delivering accredited secure solutions within UK Government environments

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