Job Title: Infrastructure Operations Engineer – PaaS Core (Contract)
Location: MoD Corsham (On-site)
Duration: 3 months (initial contract)
Clearance: Due to the nature of the work, you must hold active SC Clearance. Sole UK nationality is essential.
NexGen Associates are working with a Defence Consultancy supporting a key Defence programme and are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Operations Engineer to join the PaaS Core team based at MoD Corsham.
This hands-on role will cover a blend of data centre operations, patching, and enterprise networking, providing additional capability across physical and virtual environments.
You will be instrumental in strengthening day-to-day operations by carrying out patching, hardware swaps, racking and cabling, as well as supporting and maintaining enterprise networking platforms. This position is suited to an adaptable engineer with a solid background in data centre operations who is comfortable working across multiple domains.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform data centre operations tasks: hardware break/fix, racking, cabling, patching, and physical troubleshooting.
- Deliver BAU network and server patching across multiple environments.
- Configure and maintain enterprise networking equipment (Juniper SRX, Cisco Firepower, Dell S-Series switches).
- Follow, update, and improve work instructions for BAU tasks (monitoring, patching, configuration).
- Provide wider operational support across servers, virtualization, and backup platforms.
- Hands-on experience in data centre operations (hardware swaps, cabling, patching, troubleshooting).
- Strong networking knowledge, ideally across:
- Juniper SRX firewalls (configuration & operations).
- Dell S-Series or equivalent enterprise switches (layer 2/3 config, VLANs, port management).
- Operational discipline: comfortable following documented work instructions and contributing to process improvements.
- Minimum 2–3 years in a data centre/network engineering role.
- Exposure to enterprise environments with multiple vendors.
- VMware vSphere / vSAN basics (monitoring, troubleshooting).
- Veeam Backup & Replication (day-to-day operations).
- Windows Server 2019 administration.
- Linux fundamentals (CLI, patching, troubleshooting).
- Powershell scripting for automation tasks.
- Familiarity with tools such as SolarWinds, Cisco ISE, Kemp LoadBalancers, Trellix, Dell Thin Client.
- Certifications (beneficial but not essential): CCNA / JNCIA
Qualifications
- Minimum 2–3 years in a data centre/network engineering role.
- Exposure to enterprise environments with multiple vendors.
- VMware or Veeam entry-level certifications (beneficial).
Job function and industry
- Job function: IT and Networking Operations
- Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting; Defense and Space Manufacturing
Note: This posting includes the core responsibilities and qualifications required for the role and preserves the essential EEO and employment context without extraneous postings or site-specific notices.
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Location: MoD Corsham (On-site)
Duration: 3 months (initial contract)
Clearance: Due to the nature of the work, you must hold active SC Clearance. Sole UK nationality is essential.
NexGen Associates are working with a Defence Consultancy supporting a key Defence programme and are seeking an experienced Infrastructure Operations Engineer to join the PaaS Core team based at MoD Corsham.
This hands-on role will cover a blend of data centre operations, patching, and enterprise networking, providing additional capability across physical and virtual environments.
You will be instrumental in strengthening day-to-day operations by carrying out patching, hardware swaps, racking and cabling, as well as supporting and maintaining enterprise networking platforms. This position is suited to an adaptable engineer with a solid background in data centre operations who is comfortable working across multiple domains.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform data centre operations tasks: hardware break/fix, racking, cabling, patching, and physical troubleshooting.
- Deliver BAU network and server patching across multiple environments.
- Configure and maintain enterprise networking equipment (Juniper SRX, Cisco Firepower, Dell S-Series switches).
- Follow, update, and improve work instructions for BAU tasks (monitoring, patching, configuration).
- Provide wider operational support across servers, virtualization, and backup platforms.
- Hands-on experience in data centre operations (hardware swaps, cabling, patching, troubleshooting).
- Strong networking knowledge, ideally across:
- Juniper SRX firewalls (configuration & operations).
- Dell S-Series or equivalent enterprise switches (layer 2/3 config, VLANs, port management).
- Operational discipline: comfortable following documented work instructions and contributing to process improvements.
- Minimum 2–3 years in a data centre/network engineering role.
- Exposure to enterprise environments with multiple vendors.
- VMware vSphere / vSAN basics (monitoring, troubleshooting).
- Veeam Backup & Replication (day-to-day operations).
- Windows Server 2019 administration.
- Linux fundamentals (CLI, patching, troubleshooting).
- Powershell scripting for automation tasks.
- Familiarity with tools such as SolarWinds, Cisco ISE, Kemp LoadBalancers, Trellix, Dell Thin Client.
- Certifications (beneficial but not essential): CCNA / JNCIA
Qualifications
- Minimum 2–3 years in a data centre/network engineering role.
- Exposure to enterprise environments with multiple vendors.
- VMware or Veeam entry-level certifications (beneficial).
Job function and industry
- Job function: IT and Networking Operations
- Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting; Defense and Space Manufacturing
Note: This posting includes the core responsibilities and qualifications required for the role and preserves the essential EEO and employment context without extraneous postings or site-specific notices.
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