Senior Infrastructure Engineer DV Cleared - Outside IR35 in Bath

Job DescriptionSenior Infrastructure Engineer - Outside IR35 / MOD / Defence - High Security Clearance£550-£600 per day Outside IR35 (expenses if required)Somerset | On-siteDV ClearedAre you an Infrastructure Engineer with strong hands-on experience across networking, storage, virtualisation and Windows infrastructure?This is a contract role working on the build and deployment of infrastructure within a highly secure Defence environment in Somerset. You'll be working across the physical and virtual infrastructure stack, including Cisco Nexus networking, NetApp storage, Hyper-V, VMware and Windows Server.This is a hands-on engineering position, suited to someone comfortable building, configuring and hardening infrastructure rather than purely supporting an established environment.The roleWorking alongside infrastructure engineers and architects, you'll be responsible for areas including:Configuring and hardening Cisco Nexus Leaf/Spine network infrastructureInitialising and presenting NetApp storage , including data-at-rest encryptionBuilding and hardening Hyper-V clusters for core services including AD, DNS and PKISupporting the integration and enablement of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)Working with HSM/KMS appliances and hardware-based cryptographic systemsSupporting key management and key ceremony activitiesBuilding and configuring Windows Server 2022/2025 environmentsCompleting physical infrastructure installation, including rack-and-stack and secure cablingWorking to the security and engineering standards required within a Defence environmentWhat you'll needYou'll need strong infrastructure engineering experience, ideally including:Cisco Nexus or equivalent enterprise networking technologiesNetApp ONTAP or comparable enterprise storageHyper-V deployment within highly available environmentsVMware Cloud Foundation , ideally VCF 5+Windows Server 2022/2025Understanding of AD, DNS and PKIExperience with HSM/KMS technologies would be beneficialExperience delivering physical infrastructure, including rack-and-stack and cablingDue to the nature of the project, you'll need to have active DV Clearance.If your background covers networking, storage and virtualisation and you're comfortable delivering infrastructure hands-on within a secure Defence environment, this is an opportunity to work across the full infrastructure build rather than being limited to one technology area.TPBN1_UKTJ