Location: Lincoln (5 days per week onsite)
Duration: 6 month initial contract
IR35: Inside IR35
Clearance: SC required before start
Overview:
Our client, a leading defence company, are looking for an Infrastructure Deployment Engineer to join their team on a contract basis. Although positioned within the Software function, this is fundamentally an IT Infrastructure & Systems Deployment role, focused on delivering pre‑configured products into live client sites and ensuring they operate effectively in service.
Key Responsibilities:
Deployment & Commissioning -
- Install, configure, and commission applications and supporting infrastructure within customer environments.
- Deploy pre‑configured products into live sites and verify successful operation.
- Conduct functional testing once solutions are in service.
Infrastructure Support -
- Maintain project IT infrastructure including servers, workstations, networks, and applications.
- Ensure high availability of infrastructure during live projects and training activities.
- Manage patching, updates, and performance optimisation.
- Troubleshoot issues across hardware, software, and networks.
Technical Assurance & Documentation -
- Identify and mitigate potential IT risks before and during deployments.
- Support site acceptance testing and formal defect/query resolution.
- Maintain accurate engineering documentation, configuration records, and installation notes.
Customer & Team Collaboration -
- Provide technical support to customers and deployed teams.
- Deliver end‑user support and informal on‑the‑job training to UK and international colleagues.
- Work closely with local teams, broader Leonardo engineering sites, and customer stakeholders.
- Offer expert technical advice around infrastructure integration.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Windows Server & Windows 10 administration
- Backup and recovery management
- Physical & virtualised environments (e.g., VMware, servers, network appliances)
- Windows domain services: DNS, DHCP, WSUS, Exchange, SQL Server
- Application deployment & virtualisation technologies (e.g., VMware Horizon, Citrix)
- Networking fundamentals:
- IPv4/IPv6
- VLANs
- Routing & switching
- Network security concepts
- Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making ability
- Self‑motivated, proactive, and able to work independently
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Collaborative and supportive team player
Interested? Apply today via the link provided!
