Raytheon UK have an opportunity for an Infrastructure Engineer to join our teams on a permanent basis at our Gloucester, Manchester or London sites.

As Infrastructure Engineer, you will contribute to delivering and maintaining operational systems in our many business areas and this role will be office based. Our project requires applicants to currently hold enhanced DV and we currently have opportunities for Infrastructure Engineers across all levels of the team.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we’re building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Providing DevSecOps at scale, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, cyber and geospatial intelligence capabilities to support the defence, intelligence and cyber sectors. Collaborating with customers and suppliers to deliver secure, mission critical systems using the latest technologies and innovations.

Skills and Experience

• Experience working within an Agile / SCRUM / DevOps delivery model
• Experience as a Systems Engineer in software intensive programmes covering full engineering lifecycle from requirements decomposition to acceptance and customer sign off
• Understanding of the complexities in design and implementation of large-scale information systems
• Ability to take responsibility for technical aspects of a project, and to work closely with project management to deliver
• Linux administration and deployment
• Understanding of server, storage and desktop hardware
• Must currently hold enhanced DV

Desirable

• Experience working in a Linux environment (RedHat, CentOS)
• Knowledge of Windows Server, Active Directory, OU, User and Group Management
• Demonstrable experience of model-based systems architecture/engineering (e.g. MODAF, TOGAF)
• Knowledge of RedHat migrations
• Knowledge of networking health monitoring
• Knowledge of Concourse (writing pipelines, administering the cluster)
• Understanding of VMware vSphere ESXi
• Knowledge of Atlassian Suite
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g Terraform, Ansible)
• Docker / Kubernetes containerisation and orchestration
• Elasticsearch/Kibana
• Cloud services (AWS or Azure)
• Helm charts
• MongoDB
• Experience building enterprise level web applications or services
• Apache Kafka

Responsibilities

• Perform system administration and backup tasks
• Assist in the investigation and resolution of issues relating to applications, networks and services
• Contribute to maintenance, installation and problem resolution
• Researching and resolving system design issues
• Provide interpretation of requirements and design into the component design and implementation

Benefits and Work Culture

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday (increasing by up to 2 days with time in service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, with early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early! Hours may vary depending on requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

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Title: Technical ArchitectLocation: London, UK
Work Mode: Hybrid - 2- 3 days/week onsite is required.Duration :6 months Fixed term Contract

Job Spec:

Develop and govern Model Office environments that replicate production conditions for solution validation, integration testing, and operational readiness. This includes defining compute, storage, network, and security architectures hosted on VMware vSphere and ESXi, implementing monitoring and alerting with SolarWinds, managing test data securely, and integrating SIEM reporting into Microsoft Sentinel for centralised security visibility.
Additionally, the Model Office environment will require integration with SaaS-based cloud services to support hybrid connectivity and application interoperability.

Objectives

1. Design Model Office Architecture
   Define and document scalable virtualised environments on VMware vSphere/ESXi, including network topology, identity frameworks, and hybrid SaaS integration.
2. Develop High-Level and Low-Level Designs
   Produce accurate HLD and LLD documentation aligned with business requirements and SDLC principles.
3. Implement Infrastructure Automation
   Standardise environment builds and automate provisioning using PowerCLI, Ansible, and configuration management tools.
4. Establish Monitoring and Alerting Frameworks
   Configure SolarWinds for proactive monitoring, set alert thresholds, and create dashboards for health and capacity planning.
5. Integrate SIEM for Security Visibility
   Implement Microsoft Sentinel integration, configure log forwarding, and define correlation rules for threat detection and compliance.
6. Manage Test Data Securely
   Develop and automate TDM strategies including masking, anonymisation, and synthetic data generation to ensure compliance.
7. Ensure Operational Readiness
   Optimise resource utilisation, lifecycle management, and validate environment performance for production-like conditions.
8. Enable Hybrid Connectivity
   Integrate SaaS-based services for interoperability and secure connectivity within Model Office environments.
9. Collaborate for Application Integration
   Work with application owners to analyse interfaces, document dependencies, and ensure accurate environment design.
10. Drive Continuous Improvement
    Reduce Time to Value (TTV) for environment refresh cycles and maintain consistency and compliance across all tiers.

Develop and govern Model Office environments that replicate production conditions for solution validation, integration testing, and operational readiness. This includes defining compute, storage, network, and security architectures hosted on VMware vSphere and ESXi, implementing monitoring and alerting with SolarWinds, managing test data securely, and integrating SIEM reporting into Microsoft Sentinel for centralised security visibility.
Additionally, the Model Office environment will require integration with SaaS-based cloud services to support hybrid connectivity and application interoperability.

Key objectives:

Objectives

1. Design Model Office Architecture
   Define and document scalable virtualised environments on VMware vSphere/ESXi, including network topology, identity frameworks, and hybrid SaaS integration.
2. Develop High-Level and Low-Level Designs
   Produce accurate HLD and LLD documentation aligned with business requirements and SDLC principles.
3. Implement Infrastructure Automation
   Standardise environment builds and automate provisioning using PowerCLI, Ansible, and configuration management tools.
4. Establish Monitoring and Alerting Frameworks
   Configure SolarWinds for proactive monitoring, set alert thresholds, and create dashboards for health and capacity planning.
5. Integrate SIEM for Security Visibility
   Implement Microsoft Sentinel integration, configure log forwarding, and define correlation rules for threat detection and compliance.
6. Manage Test Data Securely
   Develop and automate TDM strategies including masking, anonymisation, and synthetic data generation to ensure compliance.
7. Ensure Operational Readiness
   Optimise resource utilisation, life cycle management, and validate environment performance for production-like conditions.
8. Enable Hybrid Connectivity
   Integrate SaaS-based services for interoperability and secure connectivity within Model Office environments.
9. Collaborate for Application Integration
   Work with application owners to analyse interfaces, document dependencies, and ensure accurate environment design.
10. Drive Continuous Improvement
    Reduce Time to Value (TTV) for environment refresh cycles and maintain consistency and compliance across all tiers.

Exciting opportunity has opened for an experienced Azure Project Engineer to join a leading Azure Expert MSP, delivering transformative cloud solutions for enterprise clients.

This role involves guiding businesses through data centre exits, onprem to cloud migrations and landing zone deployments, collaborating with architects / engineers to implement secure, scalable and high-performing Azure solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and execute Azure migration and transformation projects
• Lead and execute Microsoft 365 transformation projects
• Design and implement Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), Storage Accounts, and Networking (VNet, subnetting, peering)
• Configure security and governance solutions including Azure Firewall, Bastion, App Gateway, Front Door, and Load Balancer
• Advise on Azure Policy, Azure Advisor, and Entra ID (Conditional Access, PIM, MFA)
• Assist with SQL MI/Azure SQL SB/SQL Server on Azure VM deployments
• Support Landing Zone deployments and architecture frameworks
• Deliver impactful presentations to stakeholders and clients
• Manage multiple projects, customers, and priorities effectively

Required experience:

• Expertise in Azure Virtual Machines (VMs), Storage Accounts, and Networking
• Hands on experience with a range of Microsoft 365 services
• Strong experience with Azure security tools (Firewall, Bastion, App Gateway, Load Balancer, etc.)
• Hands-on knowledge of Azure Policy, Azure Advisor, and Entra ID
• Cloud migration experience, including data centre exits and on-prem to Azure transformations
• Certifications: AZ-104

Any exposure to the following will be beneficial:

• Experience with App Services, SQL MI/Azure SQL SB, Landing Zone deployments
• Prior experience with VMware vSphere
• Understanding of Well-Architected and Cloud Adoption Frameworks
• Knowledge of ADO, Bicep, Terraform, and PowerShell
• Certifications: AZ-305, AZ-400 / AZ-500 / AZ-700
• Public speaking and technical evangelism experience
• Strong requirements gathering and documentation skills

Remote based

Paying £60k basic + benefits

Salary: 27,732 OTE ( 22,932 basic plus 4,800 shift allowance)
Location: Capgemini Inverness or Nairn (Hybrid)
Hours: 24x7 (Days, Nights, Weekends)

Manpower has a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to become a Cloud Operations Engineer, working with our client, Capgemini.
In this role, you will provide 24x7 infrastructure support to high-profile public and private sector clients. This is a hands-on operations role where you will act as the first line of response, ensuring service availability, security compliance and rapid incident resolution across complex enterprise environments.

What you’ll do

• Monitor and support enterprise infrastructure systems in a 24x7 operations environment
• Act as first-line response for incidents, events, and alerts, resolving or escalating in line with SLAs
• Perform incident, problem, and change management using ITSM tools (ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, Opsview)
• Deliver end-to-end server patching, including change creation, deployment, and reboots
• Monitor backups and ensure data recovery and compliance standards are met
• Conduct health checks and proactive monitoring to prevent service outages
• Collaborate with L2/L3 engineers on business-critical incidents
• Support automation, service improvement, and transformation initiatives
• Follow documented SOPs and maintain accurate operational documentation

Technologies You’ll Work With

• Windows Server & Linux
• Azure & AWS
• VMware vSphere & Microsoft Hyper-V
• Automation & reporting tools (BigFix, Power BI)
• Veritas NetBackup
• Enterprise monitoring and ITSM platforms

What you’ll bring

• Experience or strong interest in IT infrastructure or cloud operations
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Ability to work calmly under pressure in a 24x7 environment
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Methodical approach to SOPs and incident handling
• Passion for continuous learning and technology

This role requires SC and NPPV3 security clearance, fully sponsored by Capgemini.
To be eligible for SC clearance, you must have resided in the UK continuously for the past 5 years. Some roles may require sole UK nationality.

Technical Account Management Team Lead (3rd Line & Infrastructure Projects) / Bedford / £37,000 to £45,000 per annum + Benefits

Join one of the UK s fastest-growing Managed Service Providers and take your IT career to the next level! If you re a sharp-thinking problem solver who loves variety, teamwork, and delivering great work, this is the role for you.

What You ll Be Doing:

As the TAM Team Lead, you will hold a dual-focus position. You will act as the senior technical authority and project lead for our infrastructure environments while managing a small team of engineers. This is a hands-on role where you will design and implement a range of IT change projects for clients in your region. You and your team will develop and maintain relationships that our clients put trust in to deliver the solutions that their organisations need, while providing expertise-in-depth to the Service Team who escalate faults to you for resolution.

Key Responsibilities of the Technical Account Management Team Lead Role:

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of engineers. You will manage resource allocation, conduct 1-2-1s, and foster a culture of technical excellence.
• 3rd Line Escalation: Act as the final point of escalation for complex infrastructure issues involving Windows Server, Virtualisation, Networking, and Cloud
• Project Engineering: Lead the end-to-end delivery of infrastructure projects (e.g., server migrations, cloud transitions, security hardening, and site decommissions).
• Technical Account Management: Build strong relationships with internal or external clients ensuring their technical roadmap aligns with business goals and that infrastructure is “fit for purpose.”
• Continuous Improvement: Identify bottlenecks in current systems and propose/implement automated or modernized solutions

Experience & Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 5 years in a senior technical role, ideally within an MSP or a multi-site internal environment.
• Previous experience managing or leading a small technical team.
• Demonstrable experience delivering 3rd line IT projects on time and within budget.
• Must be able to commute to our Bedford office and travel to client sites as needed.
• Ideally holding recognisable vendor qualifications
• Infrastructure: Expert knowledge of Windows Server (2019 onward), Active Directory/GPO, and Entra/Microsoft 365/Exchange Online.
• Virtualisation: Advanced experience with VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V.
• Cloud: Proven experience in Azure or AWS (migrations, environment builds, and security).
• Networking: Strong understanding of wired networking, experience with firewalls (Sophos/Fortinet/Cisco), and VPNs.
• Wireless Networking: Experience with planning, deployment and surveying of wireless networks in commercial, education and/or healthcare settings with vendors like Meraki/Aruba/Ruckus
• Backup & DR: Management of enterprise-level backup solutions (Veeam, Redstor, etc.).

What s in It for You?

• £37,000 £45,000 based on experience
• 22 days annual leave
• A friendly, collaborative office culture
• Real variety every day is different
• Opportunities for professional development
• High-quality tools and an environment that values good engineering
• Avoid the city centre traffic!
• Be part of a team where your ideas and input genuinely matter

Why entrust IT?

We re an ambitious, growing MSP with a passion for doing IT right. You ll be part of a talented team that cares about quality, collaboration, and creating solutions that genuinely help our customers succeed.

This is the place for you if you want:

• Real influence
• Interesting technical challenges
• Supportive colleagues
• Space to grow your career

Ready to Join Us?

Apply Now for this exciting new Technical Account Management Team Lead position for immediate consideration.

Technical Account Management Team Engineer (3rd Line & Projects)/ Bedford / £35,000 to £38,000 per annum + Benefits

Join one of the UK s fastest-growing Managed Service Providers and take your IT career to the next level! If you re a sharp-thinking problem solver who loves variety, teamwork, and delivering great work, this is the role for you.

What You ll Be Doing:

As a TAM Team Engineer, you are the technical engine of the Technical Account Management team. This is not a standard “reactive” 3rd line role; while you will handle deep-level escalations, your primary focus is proactive infrastructure health and the delivery of technical projects. You will work closely with the Team Lead to ensure our clients’ infrastructure is aligned with best practices and modern standards.

This is a hands-on role where you will design and implement a range of IT change projects for clients in your region. You will develop and maintain relationships that our clients put trust in to deliver the solutions that their organisations need, while providing expertise-in-depth to the Service Team who escalate faults to you for resolution.

Key Responsibilities of the TAM Team Engineer (3rd Line & Projects):

• Infrastructure Projects: Own and execute technical projects such as server migrations, Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migrations, and network refreshes.
• Technical Alignment: Conduct regular technical reviews of client environments to identify risks, end-of-life hardware/software, and security gaps.
• 3rd Line Support: Act as a senior escalation point for the Service Desk, resolving complex issues across virtualization, storage, and cloud platforms.
• Documentation: Maintain high-quality technical documentation and “Site Files” for client environments to ensure seamless support across the business.
• Client Advisory: Support the Team Lead in technical meetings by providing data-driven insights on system performance and required upgrades.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 5 years in a technical role, ideally within an MSP or a multi-site internal environment.
• Proven ability to follow a project plan, meet milestones, and communicate progress clearly.
• Based within a commutable distance of Bedford (for site visits and office collaboration).
• Ideally holding recognisable vendor qualifications
• Infrastructure: Expert knowledge of Windows Server (2019 onward), Active Directory/GPO, and Entra/Microsoft 365/Exchange Online.
• Virtualisation: Advanced experience with VMware vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V.
• Cloud: Proven experience in Azure or AWS (migrations, environment builds, and security).
• Networking: Strong understanding of wired networking, experience with firewalls (Sophos/Fortinet/Cisco), and VPNs.
• Wireless Networking: Experience with planning, deployment and surveying of wireless networks in commercial, education and/or healthcare settings with vendors like Meraki/Aruba/Ruckus
• Backup & DR: Management of enterprise-level backup solutions (Veeam, Redstor, etc.).

What s in It for You?

• £35000 £38000 based on experience
• 22 days annual leave
• A friendly, collaborative office culture
• Real variety every day is different
• Opportunities for professional development
• High-quality tools & an environment that values good engineering
• Avoid the city centre traffic!
• Be part of a team where your ideas and input genuinely matter

Why entrust IT?

We re an ambitious, growing MSP with a passion for doing IT right. You ll be part of a talented team that cares about quality, collaboration, and creating solutions that genuinely help our customers succeed.

This is the place for you if you want:

• Real influence
• Interesting technical challenges
• Supportive colleagues
• Space to grow your career

Ready to Join Us?

Apply Now for this exciting new TAM Team Engineer (3rd Line & Projects) position for immediate consideration.

IT Systems Administrator Hybrid/Edinburgh (infrequent visits to other sites) Up to £45,000 We are looking for a Systems Administrator who can implement, monitor, and support highly available IT solutions across multiple sites. As well as the day to day maintenance, you ll be influencing the design and delivery of the on-premise and cloud solutions for all corporate staff. You will be leading numerous projects, ranging from small scale implementations to new business-wide processes. Key responsibilities:

• Support our virtualised server and desktop environment, across both VMWare vSphere and Microsoft Azure
• Maintain our on-premises hardware across multiple UK offices, primarily storage and compute
• Manage both our on-premises AD environment and our Entra tenant
• Provision and update certificates and DNS for our public domains
• Act as an escalation point for the internal IT team, owning critical or high-level tickets, maintaining excellent communication with stakeholders throughout
• Have a heavy focus on security, dealing with incidents promptly and suggesting and implementing improvements where possible
• Participate in on-call cover, with the ability to lead a DR response in the event of an emergency

Key Skills: You should have a background maintaining infrastructure and services that are utilised by a wide-ranging set of teams all of which have different needs and requirements.

• Experience working with a virtualised server environment providing core functions, with VMWare vSphere and Microsoft Azure experience desirable
• Windows Server experience, including centralised enterprise administration, with MCM/SCCM knowledge desirable
• Hands on administration of datacentre hardware, primarily enterprise storage and compute
• Strong understanding of security, disaster recovery, and data protection concepts
• Experience doing end-to-end documenting of solutions, both for internal technical teams and end users
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to connect with multiple stakeholders

If you are keen then APPLY NOW. Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer: we are proud to work with clients who share our values of diversity and inclusion in our industry.