• Job Description

  Req#: 15416

  Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer

  Location: Farnborough + Adaptive Working Arrangement

  Package: Highly Competitive Salary + Benefits Package

  Role Type: Permanent

  Role ID: SF15416

  Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer at our Farnborough site where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry’s most brilliant minds.

  The role

  As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer you’ll have a role that is out of the ordinary, You will join the UK Shared Services team. In this role you will provide support and subject matter expertise to the IT Services function. Delivering planned or requested activities which will depend on the requirements of the individual task in order to effectively deliver high quality services to our customers.

  Day-to-day, you will:

  • Support the Head of UK IT Services and the UK Shared Services function in the delivery of IT Infrastructure services to QinetiQ across physical, virtual and cloud based technologies.
  • Act as Technical Service Owner for systems/services within your remit ensuring obsolescence is reviewed and support the development of suitable roadmaps. This includes the development and maintenance of Standards in respect of virtual and physical Infrastructure and Storage Services.
  • Act as a source of technical knowledge and expertise for other areas of IT Services mentoring others as appropriate
  • Support successful transition of new technologies/solutions into service.
  • Where necessary work with IT architecture teams to development and deliver IT solutions to the highest professional standards aligned to both IT and business requirements.

  Essential experience of the Senior Infrastructure Engineer:

  • Extensive experience of working within an enterprise level IT environment
  • Extensive knowledge of VMWare ESXi/vSphere solution design, implementation and support up to the latest stable release
  • Experience in deploying and administering VMware NSX-T SDN
  • Experience in VMWare vSAN, deployment, administration and configuration
  • Experience with VMware Horizon and/or other VDI solutions
  • Experience in enterprise level backup technologies

  We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

  
  Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

  UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

  Our Benefits

  • Adaptive and flexible working
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
  • Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.
  • We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant.
  • Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community.

  Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.

  Application Guidance

  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please contact your regional recruiting team in strictest confidence. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working - please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

  Why Join QinetiQ?

  As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

  You’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experience enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in an= diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.

  About QinetiQ

  As a company of thousands of dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.

  Security

  Please note that many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment, subject to approval. A number of roles are also subject to restrictions on access to information, which mean factors such as nationality, previous nationalities held and the country in which you were born may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

• About the company

  79250 Qinetiq is a British multinational defence technology company headquartered in Farnborough, Hampshire, England.

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