Infrastructure Engineer - DV Cleared (Contract)

Job Description Senior Infrastructure Engineer - eDV Cleared

Cheltenham (Full-Time Onsite)

Salary: Up to £55,000 + Excellent Benefits

Clearance: eDV required for high-side IT access

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An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join a secure, mission-critical environment supporting some of the UK's most sensitive technology programmes.

This is a fully onsite role based in Cheltenham, working within a highly collaborative technical team responsible for maintaining and enhancing enterprise identity, directory and infrastructure services across a complex multi-domain environment.

Due to the nature of the work, active eDV clearance is essential.

The Role

You'll play a key role in the administration, maintenance and continuous improvement of enterprise directory services, ensuring secure, reliable and resilient infrastructure that supports critical operational systems.

Working as part of a specialist team, you'll contribute to both business-as-usual support and ongoing infrastructure enhancement projects, helping to deliver secure and scalable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Administer and maintain enterprise Active Directory environments.

Support identity and access management, including user lifecycle and access control.

Design, deploy and manage Group Policy Objects across complex environments.

Support and troubleshoot SQL-based systems, producing queries and reports to aid operational support.

Configure and maintain secure multi-domain print management solutions.

Deliver third-line support, patching, upgrades and lifecycle activities in line with agreed service levels.

Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to improve platform resilience and performance.

Skills & Experience

We're looking for candidates with experience in:

Enterprise Active Directory administration, including Domain Controllers, DNS, DHCP and replication.

SQL querying, reporting and troubleshooting within complex production environments.

Group Policy design, implementation and troubleshooting.

Identity and access management within secure enterprise environments.

Supporting critical infrastructure under SLA-driven operational models.

Desirable Experience

Experience in any of the following would be advantageous:

PowerShell scripting and automation.

Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs).

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).

Hybrid identity technologies.

CI/CD principles and infrastructure automation.

What's on Offer

~ Salary up to £55,000

~25 days annual leave, with the option to purchase additional holiday

~ Generous pension contribution

~ Private healthcare

~ Life assurance

~ Additional security clearance allowance

~ Ongoing training and professional development

~ Opportunity to work on nationally significant, cutting-edge technology programmes

Please note: Due to the highly secure nature of this role, applicants must hold active eDV (Enhanced Developed Vetting) clearance and be eligible to work full-time onsite in Cheltenham.