If you think theres always a better way to build it we agree. Were hiring a Virtualisation Engineer experienced in Proxmox (KVM) to help evolve a modern, resilient hosting platform. Our culture is built on open contribution, flexible working, and solving problems intelligently. We explore beyond the mainstream, test bold ideas, and value engineers who combine solid fundamentals with curiosity and initiative. Not just maintaining infrastructure redefining it. Join a hosting team where open collaboration drives better engineering. As our next Virtualisation Engineer, youll work hands-on with Proxmox (KVM) (and VMware) in an environment that prioritises flexibility, smart thinking, and practical experimentation. We respect proven technologies but were equally comfortable pushing boundaries when better solutions exist. To put it bluntly. If youve been quietly building impressive Proxmox environments and feel they could be pushed further, wed value a conversation. If Proxmox isnt just something youve used but something youve properly engineered and optimised this could be the move that gives you more influence and freedom. Company Description itim Group plc is a leader in unified retail technology, offering innovative solutions that optimise performance and drive profitability for retail businesses. Our comprehensive Unified Retailing platform integrates key aspects of retail operations, including sales, stock optimisation, pricing strategies, and supplier collaboration. With a proven track record of delivering sustainable growth and real-world impact, itim Group plc has achieved measurable success, such as sales growth of up to 30% and significant cost savings. itim combines cutting-edge technology with deep retail expertise to help businesses scale intelligently and achieve their operational goals. Role Description The hosting team for itim are in a new era, breaking free from the shackles of enterprise licensing that comes with enterprise lock-in. Learning new skillsets and pushing the boundaries has always been the norm in the IT hosting team. This time, however, open-source technologies are being heavily tested and ultimately run in a live environment. Technologies like Proxmox, EVPN, and KVM are in full swing and will be a key driver for innovation, scaling, and cost saving over the next several years. This is a full-time, on-site role based in Plymouth for a Virtualisation Engineer. Reporting to the Hosting Manager and working in a team totalling 9 I.T professionals, this role plays a key part in maintaining and evolving itim's custom private cloud and SaaS-based infrastructure. You will support and enhance our core hosting platforms, networks, and infrastructure services, ensuring high availability, performance, and security across the estate. We are actively modernising our environment, Currently we are implementing open-source virtualisation platforms such asProxmox. This role offers the opportunity to influence technical direction, contribute fresh ideas, and work across a broad and evolving technology stack. This is a hands-on, on-site position suited to someone with a strong generalist background across infrastructure, systems administration, and networking someone comfortable operating across multiple domains rather than confined to a single specialism, Experience with Proxmox and any KVM is strongly desired. A more comprehensive job description is available on application, please send over your C.V. This Role is based in Plymouth Science park, Plymouth, Mon- Fri, 37.5 hours per week, working hours 9am - 17:30.

Location: Hybrid (60% onsite / 40% remote)
Duration: Contract through to November 2026
Rate: £550 - £604 per day - Inside IR35

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Network Technical Integration Lead to drive engineering execution, ensure quality delivery, and lead safe, controlled change into production environments.

This is a senior technical leadership role focused on resilience, automation-first engineering, and end-to-end design accountability. You will coach engineers, embed SRE best practices, and ensure non-functional requirements (NFRs) are engineered into every solution.

Key Responsibilities

End-to-End Design Ownership
Lead integration design including non-functional requirements, resilience patterns, integration contracts, and rollback strategies.

Change & Release Engineering
Define and execute structured change rehearsals, smoke testing, soak testing, and production rollbacks.

Automation & Infrastructure as Code
Conduct code reviews across IaC and automation frameworks (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Git-based pipelines).
Drive automation as the default engineering approach.

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Practices
Implement error budgets, reduce toil, and enhance reliability engineering standards.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement
Lead defect analytics and remediation sprints.
Improve change models and expand automation coverage.
Foster a disciplined post-incident review (PIR) culture.

Essential Experience

8-10+ years’ experience across network and security engineering (design, build, operate)

Strong troubleshooting across multiple layers:

Network

Identity

Endpoint

Proxy

SIEM / SOAR

Hands-on automation experience (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, GitHub, Azure DevOps)

Proven ITIL change leadership experience

Major Incident Management (MIM) exposure

Desirable Certifications

CCNP / CCIE

Zscaler Professional

Fortinet NSE 4+

Splunk Admin / Enterprise Security

ITIL 4 Managing Professional (or equivalent)

Success Metrics

Reduced change failure rate

Improved MTTR (Mean Time to Resolution)

Increased automated test coverage

Higher percentage of changes moved to standard/automated models

Measurable reduction in repeat incidents

This role is ideal for a technically strong, automation-driven engineering leader who thrives in complex enterprise environments and is passionate about building resilient, production-ready network platforms

(IAC / Orchestration / Python / Ansible)

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

£450 - £700 per day

Corsham - 2-3 days onsite / 2 days remote

SC clearance required - DV desirable

Work on a major UK Defence digital transformation programme

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is delivering critical infrastructure automation capability across a large-scale UK Defence platform. Operating within a highly secure environment, they are responsible for developing zero-touch, automated infrastructure solutions across complex, multi-vendor estates. Due to continued programme demand, they are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Automation Engineer to support delivery across secure platforms.

THE BENEFITS

Day rate up to £700

Hybrid working (Corsham-based secure site)

Long-term Defence programme

Exposure to large-scale infrastructure automation

Agile delivery environment using modern DevOps tooling

THE INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER ROLE

As an Infrastructure Automation Engineer , you will design, develop and validate automation components forming part of a secure Defence platform. You will reverse engineer legacy and manual build processes into parameterised, zero-touch automation packages, working primarily with Python3, Ansible and scripting technologies. The role includes producing production-quality code, contributing to design artefacts, supporting system testing, and working within Agile teams using the Atlassian toolset.

INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

Active SC clearance (DV preferred)

Strong hands-on experience with Python3 automation development

Experience with Ansible, Puppet or Chef

Scripting experience in Bash and/or PowerShell

Experience automating server, network and storage technologies

Exposure to large infrastructure environments

Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability

Experience working in Agile teams

Version control experience (Git / BitBucket)

Relevant certification (e.g. CCNP, VCP, RHCE, OCA) highly desirable.

TO BE CONSIDERED

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via w .

For further information please call 0117 284 0050 .

By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS

Infrastructure Automation Engineer, Python3, Ansible, DevOps, SC Clearance, DV Clearance, Bash, PowerShell, Jenkins, Git, Agile, Defence, NSD

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(IAC / Orchestration / Python / Ansible)

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• £450 - £700 per day
• Corsham - 2-3 days onsite / 2 days remote
• SC clearance required - DV desirable
• Work on a major UK Defence digital transformation programme

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is delivering critical infrastructure automation capability across a large-scale UK Defence platform. Operating within a highly secure environment, they are responsible for developing zero-touch, automated infrastructure solutions across complex, multi-vendor estates. Due to continued programme demand, they are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Automation Engineer to support delivery across secure platforms.

THE BENEFITS

• Day rate up to £700
• Hybrid working (Corsham-based secure site)
• Long-term Defence programme
• Exposure to large-scale infrastructure automation
• Agile delivery environment using modern DevOps tooling

THE INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER ROLE

As an Infrastructure Automation Engineer, you will design, develop and validate automation components forming part of a secure Defence platform. You will reverse engineer legacy and manual build processes into parameterised, zero-touch automation packages, working primarily with Python3, Ansible and scripting technologies. The role includes producing production-quality code, contributing to design artefacts, supporting system testing, and working within Agile teams using the Atlassian toolset.

INFRASTRUCTURE AUTOMATION ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Active SC clearance (DV preferred)
• Strong hands-on experience with Python3 automation development
• Experience with Ansible, Puppet or Chef
• Scripting experience in Bash and/or PowerShell
• Experience automating server, network and storage technologies
• Exposure to large infrastructure environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability
• Experience working in Agile teams
• Version control experience (Git / BitBucket)

Relevant certification (e.g. CCNP, VCP, RHCE, OCA) highly desirable.

TO BE CONSIDERED

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via w.
For further information please call 0117 284 0050.
By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS

Infrastructure Automation Engineer, Python3, Ansible, DevOps, SC Clearance, DV Clearance, Bash, PowerShell, Jenkins, Git, Agile, Defence, NSD

Your new company

Join a highly respected global consultancy known for delivering large-scale digital transformation across the public and private sector. With a strong reputation for technical excellence, collaboration, and long-term programme delivery, this is an environment where experienced infrastructure professionals can make a meaningful impact on complex, high-visibility projects.

This consultancy we are working with are partnered with a large, reputable banking organisation - supporting them with the recruitment and sourcing of an experienced systems analyst.

The contract on offer is until the end of August, working on a hybrid basis (1 day per week on site in Manchester)

Your new role

• Capture and document technical requirements for infrastructure and network integration projects.
• Lead analysis activities for DNS/Infoblox migrations and related network services.
• Work closely with architects, engineers, and SMEs to ensure accurate end-to-end integration requirements.
• Produce clear systems analysis artefacts and maintain traceability to business and technical needs.
• Manage own deliverables with strong accountability, while collaborating effectively with the wider team.
• Identify technical risks and support mitigation planning.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Proven experience in infrastructure project delivery.
• Strong understanding of network integration, routing, switching, and connectivity.
• Knowledge working with Infoblox(or similar) and DNS migration activities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, documentation, and workshop facilitation skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively in a strong technical team.
• Good knowledge of Agile and/or Waterfall delivery methods.

What you need to do now

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Security Engineer Infrastructure / Cryptography / Automation
£500£700 per day (Inside IR35)
Cheshire 2 days per week onsite (mandatory)
Initial 12-month contract

Atrium EMEA are supporting a world-leading IT services client on their search for multiple Security Engineers to join a long-term financial services programme.

We are hiring across several specialist areas within secure enterprise infrastructure. These roles sit within a highly regulated environment and require strong hands-on engineering capability.

We are particularly interested in professionals with experience in one or more of the following areas:

Cryptography engineering, including Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) such as Thales, Entrust or IBM platforms
Infrastructure and security engineering across Windows, Unix/Linux, networking and firewalls
Python-based automation, REST API integration and workflow improvement within secure environments

These are build-focused engineering roles not support or helpdesk positions. Candidates should have experience working within enterprise or financial services environments and be comfortable operating within structured, security-controlled infrastructure.

Key Requirements:

Strong hands-on engineering background within security or infrastructure
Experience working within regulated enterprise environments
Ability to work onsite in Cheshire 2 days per week
Willingness to support occasional data centre deployments where required

This is an excellent opportunity to join a long-term programme delivering critical secure infrastructure within a major financial services environment.

Job Title: IS Systems Administrator
Location: Remote with travel to Hull when required
Salary: Up to £38,000 plus 5% bonus

Build resilient systems. Enable people. Drive continuous improvement.
Consortium Professional Recruitment are pleased to be working with a well established and forward thinking organisation to recruit an IS Systems Administrator. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a collaborative IT function where your technical expertise will directly support operational performance and business continuity.

Working remotely with travel to Hull when required, you will play a vital role in maintaining and enhancing core infrastructure. This IS Systems Administrator position offers hands on responsibility, exposure to a broad technology stack and the opportunity to contribute to ongoing system and service improvements.

The Opportunity:
As an IS Systems Administrator you will play a key role in:

• Acting as an escalation point for infrastructure related issues, supporting the service desk and resolving more complex technical challenges
• Managing day to day systems administration, maintenance, troubleshooting and break fix support across core infrastructure
• Monitoring system performance, completing daily, weekly and monthly checks and ensuring compliance with internal standards and industry best practice
• Supporting patching, vulnerability management, backups and restores to protect business critical systems
• Collaborating with colleagues to plan and implement improvements to systems, services and processes
• Your work will directly contribute to a secure, stable and high performing IT environment that enables teams across the business to operate effectively.

About You:
We are looking for someone who can bring:

• Proven experience in a similar IS Systems Administrator or infrastructure support role
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022, Microsoft Active Directory and Microsoft 365 including SharePoint and OneDrive
• A solid understanding of networking fundamentals, security principles, anti virus management, patching and backup processes
• Experience working with support desk and ticketing systems, with the confidence to act as a technical escalation point
• A proactive and solutions focused approach, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Clear communication skills, excellent timekeeping and a flexible mindset when responding to change
• Desirable experience includes PowerShell or other Microsoft scripting technologies, SQL knowledge, Citrix or Terminal Services and exposure to cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.

The Benefits and Package:
In return, you will enjoy:

• Salary up to £38,000 plus 5% bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution and 4% employee contribution, plus 4x death in service
• Remote working with travel to Hull when required
• A supportive and inclusive culture that values development, collaboration and continuous improvement

How to Apply:
This exciting IS Systems Administrator opportunity is being managed by Consortium Professional Recruitment, a trusted recruitment partner. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and want to make a meaningful impact as an IS Systems Administrator, we would love to hear from you. Please apply with your CV attached.

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Cloud Infrastructure Engineer 8 months SC Cleared Hybrid - London

My customer is looking for an SC Cleared Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with strong cloud and Infrastructure-as-Code expertise to support the delivery of a large-scale Infrastructure Transformation project.

This role requires a Security Cleared Cloud Infrastructure professional with solid, hands-on experience with DevOps, Terraform, and GitHub.

Responsibilities of the Cloud Infrastructure Engineer:

• Lead the complete transition of applications into the Azure environment.
• Create Automation by implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) working with tools such as Terraform.
• Provide SRE-level support, troubleshooting, and incident resolution for complex cloud environments.
• Coach less-experienced engineers and champion collaborative knowledge-sharing.
• Installing and configuring Windows based systems.
• Integrate PowerShell automation with database operations
• Writing clear and concise documentation.

Essential Skills of the Cloud Infrastructure Engineer:

• Must hold an Active SC Clearance.
• Must have experience completing large scale transformation projects.
• Must have extensive hands-on experience:
  • Azure DevOps
  • PowerShell
  • SQL
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • GitHub
  • Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Desirable hands-on experience:
  • Kubernetes
  • C# development
  • Packer
  • Helm
  • AKS
  • Flux

The successful Cloud Infrastructure Engineer must be available to work 2 days a week onsite in Central London.

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Systems Administrator (Linux & Windows)

Salisbury, Wiltshire / Hybrid remote (2 days per week)

30k- 45k

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a talented, self-motivated individual to grow with a small but rapidly developing brand, which has seen phenomenal growth year on year.

The role of Systems Administrator is varied and will include completing & administering mission critical tasks. Being part of the systems admin team, you will be involved in managing and supporting high level systems based on Linux (Ubuntu) and Windows Platform.

We are looking for the successful candidate to come from a Systems Admin background and ideally working within a high pressure technical environment.

Key skills for this role include:

• Linux (ideally Ubuntu)
• Windows Server
• MySQL
• PHP (hosting)
• Active Directory
• Bash or Python Scripting
• Networking (TCP/IP)

As part of the role, you will be rewarded with the following:

• An attractive starting salary!
• A chance to learn new technologies & techniques
• A fun, dynamic working environment.
• Excellent career progression
• Salary re-views
• Attractive holiday entitlement
• Excellent work life balance
• Hybrid Remote Working from home

Cardiff
On-site
18 Months
400 to 450 Outside IR35

Your new company
A large organisation based in South Wales.

Your new role
The role focusses on deploying Fortinet infrastructure, including Fortigate firewalls, Fortiswitches, and FortiManager. You will lead the network deployment, ensure alignment across business teams, and build strong internal relationships to provide a smooth handover once the implementation is complete.
Key Responsibilities

• Creating Implementation plans using the LLD provided, planning, and installing local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN)
• Implementing firewalls, switches, taps and centralised mgmt. As required on 2 new sites
• Testing new implementations and monitoring network performance, analysing data, and performing updates as required to ensure the best possible delivery.
• Following the successful build of 2 new DC’s, there will be a migration exercise out of the existing DC.
• Review and apply necessary FW changes following the change process.
• Diagnosing, fixing, and documenting hardware and software issues
• Providing technical overview documentation for internal support teams
• Provide internal network team detailed handovers to enable a smooth transition into BAU support.
• You will be expected to attend the site for the implementation and design sessions as required.

What you’ll need to succeed

• Strong understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF), routing, switching, and security principles.
• Experience working with network hardware (Fortinet (Essential), Cisco, Juniper, etc.) and software-defined networking (SDN).
• Ability to analyse data traffic and troubleshoot network issues efficiently.
• Experience of implementing hardware from scratch and testing out appropriately.
• Able & willing to travel to sites in South Wales, from Swansea to Newport.

What you’ll get in return
Up to 450 Per Day, Outside IR35.

What you need to do now
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Location: Hybrid (60% onsite / 40% remote)
Duration: Contract through to November 2026

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Network Technical Integration Lead to drive engineering execution, ensure quality delivery, and lead safe, controlled change into production environments.

This is a senior technical leadership role focused on resilience, automation-first engineering, and end-to-end design accountability. You will coach engineers, embed SRE best practices, and ensure non-functional requirements (NFRs) are engineered into every solution.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Design Ownership
• Change & Release Engineering
  Define and execute structured change rehearsals, smoke testing, soak testing, and production rollbacks.
• Automation & Infrastructure as Code
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) Practices
  Implement error budgets, reduce toil, and enhance reliability engineering standards.
• Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

Essential Experience

• 8-10+ years’ experience across network and security engineering (design, build, operate)

• Strong troubleshooting across multiple layers:

  • Network
  • Identity
  • Endpoint
  • Proxy
  • SIEM / SOAR

• Hands-on automation experience (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, GitHub, Azure DevOps)

• Proven ITIL change leadership experience

• Major Incident Management (MIM) exposure

Desirable Certifications

• CCNP / CCIE
• Zscaler Professional
• Fortinet NSE 4+
• Splunk Admin / Enterprise Security
• ITIL 4 Managing Professional (or equivalent)

Success Metrics

• Reduced change failure rate
• Improved MTTR (Mean Time to Resolution)
• Increased automated test coverage
• Higher percentage of changes moved to standard/automated models
• Measurable reduction in repeat incidents

This role is ideal for a technically strong, automation-driven engineering leader who thrives in complex enterprise environments and is passionate about building resilient, production-ready network platforms.

Location: Hampshire
Security Clearance: Active DV Clearance Required

• Long term engagement

Overview

We’re looking for a DV Cleared DevSecOps Platform Architect & Engineer to join a high-profile, secure military IT programme, delivering highly resilient, automated, and secure data platforms.

This role sits at the intersection of DevSecOps, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, and secure data systems, supporting advanced research and large-scale data analysis in a mission-critical environment. If you enjoy building things that have to work first time, in places where failure is not an option, you’ll feel right at home.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure DevSecOps platforms supporting sensitive data workloads
• Architect and deliver automated CI/CD and GitOps pipelines for rapid, secure deployments
• Develop and manage secure cloud and hybrid infrastructure
• Implement security-first engineering practices across the full SDLC
• Build and optimise data pipelines for large-scale data processing and analytics
• Design and operate containerised platforms using Kubernetes and modern orchestration tooling
• Embed security controls, monitoring, and compliance across all environments
• Collaborate closely with engineering, security, and operational teams

Essential Skills & Experience

• ActiveHLC
• Strong experience in DevSecOps and Platform Engineering
• Deep hands-on expertise with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps tooling
• Strong background in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP - secure environments preferred)
• Experience designing secure, scalable infrastructure-as-code solutions
• Strong knowledge of containerisation and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, etc.)
• Proven experience building data pipelines and supporting large-scale data processing platforms
• Solid understanding of cybersecurity principles, zero-trust, and secure system design

Desirable Experience

• Experience working in defence, military, or highly regulated secure environments
• Knowledge of air-gapped or restricted network architectures
• Exposure to big data platforms, analytics tooling, or AI/ML pipelines
• Background in site reliability engineering (SRE) or reliability-focused platform design

Why This Role?

• Work on cutting-edge secure military systems
• High-impact engineering - your work directly supports critical national capabilities
• Proper engineering challenges, not just “keeping the lights on”
• Long-term programme stability and excellent contract longevity

Onsite in Bracknell
Eligible for DV clearance
50-55K per annum + benefits package

Step into architecture while staying hands-on. We’re seeking an Application Design Engineer to support delivery of a secure Gateway solution for a major UK defence customer. This is an opportunity for a strong infrastructure/design engineer to broaden into architecture while working on mission-critical systems in a high-security environment. You’ll help implement change, maintain availability, and support operational teams within a live, complex infrastructure landscape.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Identify and implement technical changes to support Gateway capability and maintain availability
• Produce designs for change in collaboration with the customer and Programme Manager
• Work daily with the Solution Owner and Engineering Lead on technical delivery tasks
• Support SOC and 3rd Line teams in troubleshooting incidents and resolving complex issues
• Assist with configuration and ongoing support of Gateway appliances and associated platforms

Your Technical Background

You’ll bring solid hands-on experience across infrastructure and gateway environments, including:

Infrastructure

• VMware / vSphere
• RHEL & Windows Server
• Trellix
• SIEM platforms

Microsoft Stack

• Active Directory
• DNS
• RDS

Networking

• Citrix NetScaler
• Wireshark

Storage

• NetApp SAN
• NAS
• Backup technologies

Security & Gateway

• Gateway appliances and software
• PKI management applications
• Web applications and protocols

What We’re Looking For

• A proactive self-starter who can work independently and within a team
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Clear communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• A desire to move from engineering into architectural responsibilities
• Willingness to travel weekly within the South / Southwest at short notice

If you are interested in discussing this Application Design Engineer role further, please reply back with a copy of your updated CV.

Our client is a well established company in its field are currently recruiting an

Infrastructure IT Engineer

Permanent full time office based Monday to Friday

Design, deploy, and manage IT infrastructure systems, including servers, networks, and storage solutions.

Monitor and maintain system performance, ensuring high availability and reliability.

Implement and manage security measures to protect data and systems.

Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software issues.

Collaborate with other IT team members to support various projects and initiatives.

Maintain documentation for infrastructure configurations, processes, and procedures.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

3+ years of experience in IT infrastructure engineering or a similar role.

Strong knowledge of network protocols, server hardware, and virtualisation technologies.

Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS) and hybrid environments.

Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for automation a benefit.

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Relevant certifications (e.g., CompTIA Network+, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator) are a plus.

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We are seeking an experienced NetApp Senior Storage Engineer to join our enterprise infrastructure team on a initial 6 month contract.

This is a hands-on technical role focused on the administration, support, and optimisation of NetApp storage environments and modern enterprise backup platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Storage Administration & Support

• Hands-on administration of NetApp storage systems
• Strong experience with NetApp ONTAP (Clustered ONTAP)
• Management of aggregates, volumes, LUNs, and qtrees
• Support for NFS and CIFS/SMB protocols
• Configuration and support of Storage Virtual Machines (SVMs)
• Management of Snapshots and SnapMirror replication

Storage Architecture & Operations

• Design and support of enterprise storage solutions
• Capacity planning and performance tuning
• High availability configurations (HA pairs, clustering)
• Firmware and ONTAP upgrades
• Storage migrations and data lifecycle management

Backup & Disaster Recovery

• Strong understanding of backup fundamentals (full, incremental, retention policies)
• Knowledge of RPO and RTO objectives
• Disaster recovery planning and testing
• Data integrity validation and restore testing

Enterprise Backup Platforms

• Hands-on experience with enterprise-grade solutions, particularly:
• Cohesity
• Rubrik
• Experience backing up and restoring enterprise databases
• Protection of VM-based infrastructure
• Image-level backups and application-consistent snapshots

In addition to experience in some of the above candidate will also ideally hold industry certifications in NetApp along with strong troubleshooting and analytical capability, ability to work independently in complex enterprise environments and clear documentation and effective communication skills.

If you are a proactive infrastructure specialist with strong NetApp and enterprise backup expertise, we would love to hear from you.

This role will be hybrid based working 1-2 day per week in the office.

Day Rate - £465 per day via umbrella company

Principal Cloud Platform Engineer - Contract

Location: Hybrid (60% office / 40% remote)

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Principal Cloud Platform Engineer to help shape the future of our cloud security and automation capabilities. You will play a key role in expanding our cloud product roadmap, automating remediation and escalation processes, and strengthening our security posture across enterprise platforms.

Working closely with engineering, security, and DevOps teams, you will apply modern cloud-native and CI/CD practices to solve real-world business challenges across multiple technology domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive cloud infrastructure enhancements aligned to strategic and budgetary objectives.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on the design, build, and delivery of scalable cloud services.
• Enable stakeholders to adopt modern cloud-native architectures and best practices.
• Ensure cloud platforms adhere to security, compliance, and software lifecycle standards.
• Automate operational workflows, incident remediation, and escalation processes.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in cloud engineering with professional certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP preferred).
• Ability to translate High-Level Designs (HLD) and Low-Level Designs (LLD) into implementable solutions.
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, and Python or Java.
• Deep experience with CI/CD pipelines and Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Knowledge of SIEM, cloud security controls, and cloud security tooling.
• Experience with incident, problem, and change management processes.
• Hands-on experience with Wiz (Wiz Cloud, Wiz Defend).
• Strong containerisation expertise (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Windows and Red Hat Linux environments.
• Automation experience using Chef or similar configuration management tools.

GCP-Focused Experience (Highly Desirable)

• Infrastructure automation using Deployment Manager or Terraform.
• IAM roles, Service Accounts, and Organization Policies.
• CI/CD tooling including Cloud Build, Artifact Registry, and Cloud Deploy.
• GCP Networking (VPC, firewall rules, load balancing).
• Observability and security tooling (Cloud Logging, Monitoring, Security Command Center).
• Experience with GKE and container orchestration.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience within financial services or other regulated environments.
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in a relevant technical discipline.
• CISSP or equivalent security certification.

Role Title: Infrastructure Storage Analyst

Duration: contract to run until TBC

Location: Coventry, Hybrid 2 days per week onsite

Rate: up to 325.68 p/d Umbrella inside IR35

Role purpose / summary

The Infrastructure Storage Analyst will join an already established Platform team within CBS, providing a level of technical knowledge to undertake the troubleshooting and resolution to production incidents or problems independently escalating to Senior Engineers if required. Completes tasks to agreed levels of quality, within stated timescales with minimal supervision. Looks for improvement opportunities within the team and its processes/procedures. An effective team member who provides support and guidance to peers and other team members. Contributes to team efficiency through the creation of accurate technical documentation where required

• Responsible for independently troubleshooting and resolving production service incidents
• Undertake technical tasks such as patching, allocating storage, maintaining scripts and configuring backups Effectively prioritise tasks to ensure high priority activities are completed first Specific Skills:
  • Demonstrable level of knowledge in their chosen technical discipline.
  • Essential experience of working in a complex, pressurised production environment. Financial services experience would be desirable but not essential.
• VMware + enterprise skills like vRealize, SRM, operations manager
• CISCO UCS infrastructure (compute, networking and storage combined into a single unit)
• Good knowledge of storage technologies vSAN and VxRail
• Experience with Linux command line technologies, as IBM Storage operates on a Unix interface.
• Exposure to and application of cluster management within Spectrum Scale.
• Familiarity with Spectrum Scale protocols, including GPFS, NFS, and SMB in an active-active topology.

Essential skills

• Exposure to and application of IBM Flash Systems - knowledge and experience of replication using global mirror, metro mirror and change volumes
• Exposure to and application of cluster management within Spectrum Scale, Oracle and ESXi environments
• Exposure to and application Spectrum Scale - protocols to include GPFS, NFS, and SMB in active-active topology
• Explore to or awareness of GKLM (SKLM)
• Awareness of how actions can affect availability
• Provision and redaction of storage across the IBM storage estate - all technologies
• Experience of working with Linux command line technologies
• Experience of ticket management using ServiceNow
• An appreciation of Cloud technologies (AWS) and associated features
• Knowledge of AWS server administration and features
• Some experience of working within an Agile delivery environment
• An understanding of VMware products including vSphere, vRealize & related technologies
• An understanding of Cisco UCS & HPE infrastructure An understanding of virtualisation architectures and some experience supporting

All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!

Role: Senior DevOps Integration Engineer
Location: Hybrid - 60% onsite/40% remote - Cheshire
Contract Length: Until 30/11/2026
Rate: £600 to £630 per day

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Integration Engineer to take ownership of designing, automating, and integrating modern CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and platform tooling.

This is a hands-on technical role focused on building scalable, resilient DevOps solutions that improve deployment speed, platform reliability, and engineering efficiency across multiple teams. If you like solving complex automation problems and making pipelines purr rather than scream, you’ll feel at home here.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise-scale CI/CD pipelines across multi-service environments
• Integrate build, test, security scanning, and deployment workflows
• Automate cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Build and manage container platforms using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS/EKS/GKE)
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting integrations
• Collaborate with engineering, SRE, and security teams to embed DevOps best practices
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures, environment inconsistencies, and integration issues
• Drive continuous improvement, performance optimisation, and platform resilience
• Produce clear documentation, automation standards, and reusable tooling

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
• Solid cloud engineering experience (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Deep Infrastructure as Code expertise (Terraform highly preferred)
• Kubernetes and container orchestration experience
• Strong Scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Good understanding of DevSecOps practices (SAST, DAST, secrets management, code scanning)
• Excellent troubleshooting and systems integration skills

Nice to Have

• Cloud/DevOps certifications (Azure DevOps Engineer, AWS DevOps Pro, CKA)
• Experience with API integration, service automation, or event-driven pipelines
• Familiarity with monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk)
• Experience with GitOps tooling (ArgoCD, Flux)

Location: Ringwood, Hampshire + non-contractual hybrid home working

Salary: £37,000 - £40,000 DoE + Benefits + Profit share (Potential £2-3k)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Systems Engineer with a keen interest in building technical solutions to help us deliver outstanding service to our customers. You will consult directly with internal and external stakeholders to plan, implement and document technical solutions and assist in the transitions of solutions into live service.

Duties Include:

• Consult with internal and external stakeholders to scope, define, and refine technical requirements.
• Design, plan, document, implement and configure technical solutions in line with project needs and industry best practice.
• Produce clear and detailed technical work packages to support successful project delivery.
• Provide technical input for estimating, scoping, Statements of Work, and both normal and emergency change requests.
• Support the transition of solutions into live service, including documentation, process development, training, and knowledge transfer.
• Maintain consistent deployment practices across customers and projects.
• Identify and escalate any serious issues, risks, or non conformities promptly.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, providing clear technical insight to support planning and delivery.

Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in a similar role, within large, diverse enterprise environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent working knowledge in IP Networking (WAN/LAN), including designing, planning, delivering, and optimising complex, distributed network solutions.
• Hands-on experience configuring and managing routers, switches, wireless solutions, and firewalls across multi vendor environments.
• Good cyber security awareness, with understanding of security best practices.
• Familiarity with Microsoft technologies such as Active Directory Domain Services, Microsoft System Center (e.g., MECM), Microsoft Azure, M365/Office 365, and Microsoft Intune (desirable).
• Operating system experience across Windows Server 2016/2019/2022 and associated technologies (Hyper V, Failover Clustering, Certificate Services, Windows Admin Center, SQL Server) (desirable).
• Knowledge of antivirus tools, including Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
• Committed to continuous learning and actively pursuing vendor certifications
• Ability to follow and produce detailed technical documentation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• High attention to detail with a proactive, ownership-driven approach.

This role is subject to a clear standard DBS check being received.

The Package:

• Company Profit Share (first £3,600 is tax free)
• 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Birthday as additional paid leave
• Additional paid leave (dependent on company performance)
• Company sick pay policy
• Ongoing training and support
• Pension Scheme
• Private Medical Insurance including dental
• Ongoing training and support
• Fresh fruit, the occasional pizza and a posh coffee machine!

Trusted Technology Partnership

Trusted Technology Partnership has been a specialist IT Infrastructure and Support Services provider for over 25 years.

We are an Employee Ownership Trust, a growing company. We are proud winners of Best Place to Work award and overall winner of the Ringwood Business Awards 2024.

Our core services include support desk, on-site engineering, project management and delivery, storage and logistics, and technical consultancy.

We encourage progression within Trusted Technology Partnership for our colleagues, offering opportunities in other teams and departments.

Join our friendly company, where a great team and a positive culture await you.

Infrastructure Engineer (Nutanix)

Ready to build infrastructure that actually matters?

We re looking for a Nutanix-focused Infrastructure Engineer to join a high-performing team delivering secure, mission-critical platforms into high security environments.

This is a hands-on role where you ll take ownership of building and deploying Nutanix HCI clusters (AHV, AOS, Prism), turning technical designs into secure, resilient, high-performance infrastructure. You ll work in complex environments where quality, security, and engineering excellence truly matter.

You ll be responsible for building and configuring enterprise-grade Nutanix platforms, supporting upgrades, migrations, and lifecycle management, while driving performance, resilience, and security best practices. You ll also contribute to automation and repeatable build standards to ensure consistency at scale.

This is a successful, well-established, award-winning MSP experiencing continued growth and new project wins offering genuine opportunities for career progression, skills development, and long-term advancement.

We re looking for:

• Proven Nutanix deployment experience
• Strong understanding of high availability and secure infrastructure
• Desirable certifications (NCA, NCP, NCM or equivalent)

Candidates must hold current Security Clearance or be willing to undergo the clearance process as part of the role.

For more info please get in touch.

Basingstoke 40k- 45k plus benefits Our client is a dynamic engineering consultancy with a great opportunity for a senior infrastructure engineer in their Basingstoke office. They offer a comprehensive range of services from pre-planning to site completion. Specializing in civil and structural engineering, as well as utilities, they bring extensive experience to diverse and exciting civil engineering projects. Their team works closely with a variety of clients, delivering high-quality solutions across multiple sectors. They are currently seeking a driven senior civil engineer with extensive experience to take a lead role within the drainage team where you will manage and coordinate large projects. The successful senior engineer will be able to demonstrate good knowledge of relevant standards and the ability to mentor more junior team members. You will be responsible for designing both concept and detailed drainage solutions for a variety of residential projects, supporting your designs with hydraulic calculations. You will also produce Flood Risk Assessments (FRAs) and work directly with clients, the Environment Agency and other local stakeholders to address project queries. Additionally, you may represent the company at design team meetings and public consultations. Our client values the growth and development of its employees, offering ample opportunities for training and career advancement. With a low staff turnover, their team members feel supported and appreciated, with opportunities to gain further qualifications and work toward chartership status. In return for your expertise, you will receive a competitive salary and great benefits package, including a health cash plan and life assurance, as well as working from home 2 days a week following probation. If you're ready to make a difference and advance your career in a supportive and forward-thinking environment, send your CV to Graham Ventham at Conrad Consulting.