Digital infrastructure engineer
New Yesterday
Job Description
About the Role
As a Digital Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll work alongside System/Network Administrators and Software Developers to deliver and support cutting-edge Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) systems.
This is a hands-on technical role requiring initiative, collaboration, and a strong understanding of secure digital infrastructure. You’ll be involved in everything from system design and deployment to support and documentation, contributing directly to mission-critical outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and support MDA digital infrastructure solutions.
- Provide 1st–3rd line support across on-site operations centres and a global user base.
- Participate in a 24/7, 365 out-of-hours callout roster.
- Generate technical documentation, diagrams, and SOPs.
- Ensure Secure by Design principles and security guidance are followed.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to meet operational and business needs.
- Travel occasionally (domestic and international) as required.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Eligible for DV Security Clearance.
- Strong experience across infrastructure technologies including:
- - VMWare, Private Cloud, Server Hardware (Edge, GPU Clusters)
- - DevOps tools (Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins), CI/CD, IaaC
- - Network Infrastructure (Cisco, Juniper), LAN/WAN/Security
- - Container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
- - Windows/Linux OS, VDI (VMWare Horizon)
- - Monitoring tools (Solarwinds, Kibana, PRTG)
- - Scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash, Helm)
- - Databases (SQL Server, MySQL, Elasticsearch)
- - Messaging, Web, Identity, DNS, Backup, Licensing, Storage, PKI
- - Source control (Git), GIS (ESRI Enterprise)
- - AI/ML workflows and analytical services
Desirable Skills
- Royal Navy or maritime domain experience
- Familiarity with Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, MS Teams
- ITIL v4 certification
Knowledge of maritime/geospatial data types (NMEA/AIS, Radar, SIGINT, Imagery, etc.)
- Location:
- Portsmouth
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Technology