DV Cleared Infrastructure Engineer Active Directory
London, Greater London
£85.5/hour
Posted 1 day ago
About the role
Job Title: DV Cleared Infrastructure & Active Directory Engineer (On-Prem Support)
While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.
Location: UK Site (confirmed directly) 5 days
Duration: Initial 3 months
Rate: Up to £85.50 per hour via an approved umbrella company
Must be willing and eligible to go through the DV Clearance process
If you enjoy hands-on infrastructure work where you're trusted to solve the tougher problems, this is a brilliant opportunity. Our client is hiring for a reputed client to join a secure IT team on a full-time, fully onsite basis. You'll bring strong expertise across Windows, Linux, virtualisation, storage, backup, monitoring and Microsoft Active Directory-helping keep critical systems stable, secure and moving forward to newer technology.
What you'll be doing:
Act as a third-line escalation point for complex infrastructure and Active Directory incidents, driving cases through to resolution
Support both second-line incidents and requests when needed, with a structured troubleshooting approach
Administer and maintain on-premises Active Directory, including Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, replication, trusts, authentication, plus Windows PKI and privileged access with health checks and remediation
Deliver lifecycle work: builds, patching/upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and addressing ageing/out-of-support platforms
Support modernisation and obsolescence projects, including moves towards newer Windows Server and RHEL/virtualisation/HCI-related platforms
Lead root cause analysis for recurring or high-impact faults across connected layers
Plan and deliver change/project work: testing, implementation, back-out planning and service transition
Maintain documentation and records within ITIL Incident, Problem, Change and Configuration Management processes
Contribute to out-of-hours support when required
What you'll bring:
Experience supporting infrastructure at third-line level in a medium/large enterprise, with comfort stepping into second-line when required
Strong depth either in core infrastructure or Active Directory, with genuine hands-on ability in the other
Hands-on working knowledge across Windows Server 2016 onwards, VMware vSphere and/or Hyper-V, clustering/HCI, and SAN/NAS storage, backup and disaster recovery
Familiarity with SCCM, WSUS and monitoring (including capacity, resilience and DR)
Working knowledge of RHEL (or similar) for routine administration/patching/troubleshooting, plus networking basics (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, ports and routing)
A UK citizen holding current Q2 clearance (essential)-no consideration without it
Clear communication and documentation skills, with a calm, controlled approach in secure IT environments
If you're ready for a hands-on role with real impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and we'll be in touch. xwzovoh
If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.
While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.
Location: UK Site (confirmed directly) 5 days
Duration: Initial 3 months
Rate: Up to £85.50 per hour via an approved umbrella company
Must be willing and eligible to go through the DV Clearance process
If you enjoy hands-on infrastructure work where you're trusted to solve the tougher problems, this is a brilliant opportunity. Our client is hiring for a reputed client to join a secure IT team on a full-time, fully onsite basis. You'll bring strong expertise across Windows, Linux, virtualisation, storage, backup, monitoring and Microsoft Active Directory-helping keep critical systems stable, secure and moving forward to newer technology.
What you'll be doing:
Act as a third-line escalation point for complex infrastructure and Active Directory incidents, driving cases through to resolution
Support both second-line incidents and requests when needed, with a structured troubleshooting approach
Administer and maintain on-premises Active Directory, including Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, replication, trusts, authentication, plus Windows PKI and privileged access with health checks and remediation
Deliver lifecycle work: builds, patching/upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and addressing ageing/out-of-support platforms
Support modernisation and obsolescence projects, including moves towards newer Windows Server and RHEL/virtualisation/HCI-related platforms
Lead root cause analysis for recurring or high-impact faults across connected layers
Plan and deliver change/project work: testing, implementation, back-out planning and service transition
Maintain documentation and records within ITIL Incident, Problem, Change and Configuration Management processes
Contribute to out-of-hours support when required
What you'll bring:
Experience supporting infrastructure at third-line level in a medium/large enterprise, with comfort stepping into second-line when required
Strong depth either in core infrastructure or Active Directory, with genuine hands-on ability in the other
Hands-on working knowledge across Windows Server 2016 onwards, VMware vSphere and/or Hyper-V, clustering/HCI, and SAN/NAS storage, backup and disaster recovery
Familiarity with SCCM, WSUS and monitoring (including capacity, resilience and DR)
Working knowledge of RHEL (or similar) for routine administration/patching/troubleshooting, plus networking basics (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, ports and routing)
A UK citizen holding current Q2 clearance (essential)-no consideration without it
Clear communication and documentation skills, with a calm, controlled approach in secure IT environments
If you're ready for a hands-on role with real impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and we'll be in touch. xwzovoh
If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.
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