Infrastructure Engineer - SC - MOD/ Defence

  • Talent Locker Ltd
  • Farnborough, Hampshire
  • 18/06/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer - MOD / Defence / SC Cleared Outside IR35 - £550-600 per day - Long projects Farnborough - onsite

Contract role for a senior level infrastructure engineer, who is a self-starter, can lead projects and adaptable to different technologies within a secure / defence environment.

You will need to have active Security Clearance (SC) and be on site in Farnborough 5 days per week.

You will need to have demonstrable experience and deep knowledge of the following:

  • Windows Server / Domain Services - strong understanding of AD, GPOs, domain architecture.
  • VMware - hands on experience with VCF, NSX, vCenter, SAN integration, and ESXi.
  • Hyper V - practical exposure to virtualisation management and configuration.
  • PKI / Encryption - understanding of certificate services, key management, and secure communication.
  • Networking - switch configuration, VLANs (including SAN related VLANs), routing fundamentals.
  • Linux - operational capability across common distributions.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation - experience with tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar.

There is long project potential, Outside IR35 and ready to hire. Projects are typically the innovative or emerging projects with the MOD.