Infrastructure Engineering Specialist

Recruiter:
Krystle James Career Grade: DExpiry Date: 07/10/26

Due to the sensitive nature of this role, you will be required to undergo DV (Developed Vetting) level Security Clearance (. An allowance of 5k per annum may be payable monthly while you hold this DV and continue to work in a role that requires that level of security clearance. The terms of this allowance will be made available if you are successful in being recruited into this role.

Security isn’t always the first thing that comes to mind when you think of BT, but when it comes to keeping everyone safely connected, We Are The Protectors. We deal with thousands of cyber-attacks every day, so that millions of people can safely go about their daily lives and run their businesses.
We deliver vital work at scale, with real breadth and impact. We connect for good.

You'll be joining a specialist security team that is a trusted partner to governments worldwide, protecting critical national infrastructure and committed to the safety and security of our nation and global communities. Our mission focused work is innovative, inspiring and technologically challenging in a way that makes every day different and stimulating. We provide the opportunity to work on rare projects, with exciting tools and brilliant people.

Everyone has access to unparalleled professional and personal development opportunities and your contribution is always valued.

About the role

This is a rare opportunity to shape and operate the platforms that power critical services ’ll lead the design, build, and ongoing evolution of a next-generation private cloud built on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF
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Your work will directly underpin services that matter—supporting critical national infrastructure and revenue-generating customer platforms—making a tangible impact on reliability, availability, and the speed at which new services can be delivered. From day one, you’ll influence platform stability, drive service excellence, and enable seamless onboarding of customer workloads in a high-stakes, high-impact environment.

This job role can be based in Ipswich, London, Cheltenham or Manchester. Due to security requirements, this role requires you to be located on site during your working hours. Mon-Fri 37.5.DV Security Clearance is required. Must have lived in UK for 10+ years to obtain clearance.

What you’ll be doing

Architecting and delivering next-generation private cloud platforms using VMware Cloud Foundation Driving automation-first infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, Power Shell)
Solving complex platform challenges across compute, storage, and networking

Collaborating with engineers, architects, and operations teams to deliver seamless, end-to-end services

Enhancing platform security, resilience, and performance at scale

Essential Skills / Experience Infrastructure Architecture/Design Data Centre  Infrastructure IT Infrastructure Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment Automation & Orchestration Programming/Scripting Desirable Skills / Experience Essential experience

Strong experience across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, or VMware Cloud Foundation)
Deep knowledge of VMware and enterprise virtualisation environments

Solid grounding in infrastructure fundamentals (compute, storage, networking)
Proven ability in automation and Infrastructure as Code Desirable experience

Container platforms (Kubernetes, Open Shift, Docker)
Networking, security, and identity management

Linux/Windows system administration

Encryption and certificate management (PKI, TLS/SSL)
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