Senior Windows Platform Engineer

Our world-leading Time & Frequency department is seeking an experienced and practicing Windows Platform Engineer.

You will be joining our team at an exciting time - we maintain the UK’s National Time Scale, UTC (NPL), and are currently developing a new resilient Time Scale facility that will underpin our Critical National Infrastructure. This will address the risks associated with our dependency on global navigation satellite systems (such as GPS) that are vulnerable to both natural and intentional interference.

As a Platform Engineer, you’ll collaborate with prominent Scientists and Engineers to develop and implement innovative, production-ready software and automation to time, quality, and cost.

Key Responsibilities:

1. On-prem and cloud-based compute and storage infrastructure
2. Automated provisioning and configuration management
3. Team leadership
4. Risk assessment and management
5. Security mindset
6. Clear communicator

Reporting to a Programme Manager, you'll enjoy responsibility for the development of software and automation to defined timelines and budget. You'll utilize your analytical and technical skills to contribute toward the design and implementation of automation which pushes the boundaries of measurement accuracy and stability.

To be successful in this role, you will have the following skills, experience, and qualifications:

Essential:

• Windows admin in critical infrastructure networks
• Automation
• Active Directory, DNS, LDAP, PKI, WSUS

Highly-desirable:

• Windows admin in isolated networks
• Cloud platform administration
• Hardware builds and bare metal provisioning
• ESXi, vCenter

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency, and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert; therefore, we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as practical.