IT Platform Engineer

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID: SF18114

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to groundbreaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as an IT Platform Engineer at our MOD Corsham site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As an IT Platform Engineer, you will make a significant difference by designing, implementing, and maintaining cutting-edge IT infrastructure that empowers the Defence sector to operate more efficiently and securely, contributing to the protection of lives through innovative technology solutions.

Day-to-day, you'll be at the forefront of building and maintaining critical IT systems, leveraging your expertise in Windows, VMware, and Cisco technologies to ensure seamless operations. You'll resolve complex technical issues and drive the modernization of Defence's deployable IT estate.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building critical deployable IT Infrastructure within the Defence environment
• Installing and maintaining computer hardware and software systems using Windows, VMWare, and Cisco products
• Responding to technical support calls and reacting to ITSM support applications
• Monitoring complex environments proactively to prevent downtime and ensure smooth operations
• Maintaining network connectivity and accurately recording changes
• Managing backups of servers to prevent data loss in case of system failures

Essential experience of the IT Platform Engineer:

• Strong experience with administering virtualized environments such as VMWare and VCentre
• Strong experience with Windows Servers
• Experience working with Veeam backup and managing network infrastructures
• A background in working within complex IT environments to troubleshoot and resolve issues effectively
• Experience working with different computer hardware and using/administering Microsoft AD, Group Policy, and DNS

Essential qualifications for the IT Platform Engineer:

• ITIL V4 Foundation, Microsoft Certified Server Associate, CCNA or relevant technical experience

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education. Provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn, we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 hours per week based at MOD Corsham. There is a 1 in 6 week rotation for providing out of hours cover.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, you’ll experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued, and realize your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture.www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance, and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets, and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honoring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and the local community

Our Recruitment Process:

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard, and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

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