Infrastructure Engineer- Manchester - National Security West

Location(s): UK, Europe & Africa : UK : Manchester  BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,500 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 10 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. Job Title: Infrastructure Engineer Location: Manchester  Grade: GG10–GG12 Referral Bonus: £5,000 What You’ll Be Doing We are looking for experienced Infrastructure Engineers to join our team following continued growth and success. Our people are what differentiate us — resourceful, innovative, and dedicated. We have a blend of generalists and specialists whose diversity of expertise enables us to deliver secure, high‑quality engineering solutions across complex environments. This role spans Linux, Windows, hardware, security, cloud technologies, and automation. You will contribute to the design, deployment, support, and improvement of enterprise‑grade infrastructure platforms that form the backbone of mission‑critical systems. What Background We Are Looking For We are looking for candidates with experience across several of the following areas: Linux & Middleware Strong Linux administration skills (Rocky preferred). Experience with deployment methods such as Kickstart, PXE, and cloud‑init for cloud image builds. General Linux skills including shell scripting and automation. Server patching, lifecycle management, and performance optimisation. Security hardening experience (CIS benchmarks, SELinux, OpenSCAP). Familiarity with Puppet/Foreman for configuration management and an interest in migrating to Ansible and cloud‑native tooling. Experience managing Kubernetes platforms and deploying containerised applications. Knowledge of GitLab, Apache NiFi, HashiCorp Vault, Trend Micro Deep Security Manager, Ivanti device control, and Ansible Tower/AWX. Windows Infrastructure Experience with Windows Server administration, deployment, and troubleshooting. Strong understanding of Active Directory services including DNS, DHCP, Certificate Services, and identity management. Experience using MECM and WDS for build, deployment, and configuration management. Hardware Experience installing, managing, and maintaining enterprise server platforms. Understanding of Cisco UCS, HyperFlex, and Dell server technologies. Storage experience including Dell EMC Unity and Dell PowerVault. Exposure to Nutanix Cloud Platform tools such as Prism Central, NKP, NDB, NUS, and Object Store. Cloud Engineering Experience working with Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms. Knowledge of Azure VMs, AVD, storage, VNets, Key Vault, Entra ID/AD, Intune, Defender, RBAC, and Functions. Understanding of AWS compute, storage, RDS, DynamoDB, VPC, VPN, Direct Connect, IAM, and Organisations. Experience using IaC tools such as Terraform,…