Infrastructure Engineer

We are looking for an Infrastructure Engineer to come and join our expanding team, with skills in Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange and Virtualisation. This is a fantastic role for the right individual who is looking for career progression and a strong team focused working environment and is looking to embrace automation and AI. Based at the client site, in Stevenage or Portsmouth, you will be reporting to the IAM Infrastructure Team Lead. You will ensure alignment of all IAM and Messaging Infrastructure technology, whilst working within a large Infrastructure team split across three client sites. We are looking for a self-motivated, communicative, and driven person who thrives in fast paced environments with constant change, delivering Infrastructure projects and working in a daily operations environment. You will be given fantastic development and training opportunities within the team, with exposure to numerous training platforms, to support the wider infrastructure, which will open a variety of doors for your chosen career path with a certified Great Place to Work organisation. What you will be doing:

• Managing any incidents, requests, changes and problems, within given SLAs.
• Manage the support for all in scope Client Messaging services, including on-premises Exchange 2010/2016.
• Maintenance and production of technical documentation to facilitate knowledge share and skills development.
• Execute tasks to support Maintenance and Lifecycle activities, including Patching of services.
• Integration and testing of new infrastructure technology (both hardware and software).
• Make proactive suggestions for improvements to client services and propose how this can be delivered with the benefits realised.
What you will bring:
• Proven experience with Exchange 2010/2016 or similar.
• An understanding of Forefront Identity Management (FIM) and Microsoft Identity Management (MIM).
• Experience of Exchange CUs and patching.
• A good understanding of Microsoft Group Policy (GPO's).
• Proven experience with Microsoft Active Directory at Enterprise/Multi Forest scale.
• A good understanding of PowerShell scripting and reporting.
• Knowledge of VMWare and experience working in virtualised environments.
• Good knowledge of Windows Server Operating Systems (2012/2016/2019).
• Knowledge of Domain Controller Installations and Migrations.
• A good understanding of DNS.
It would be great if you had:
• Experience with MECM (SCCM).
• Knowledge of Postfix/SendMail.
• Microsoft Certifications (MCP, MCITP, MCSE, MCSA, MCTS).
If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Security Clearance Level: SC - holding live SC or eligible/willing to obtain. Referral Bonus - £1000. Salary offered will be in line with experience and developmental needs. Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about ADS? Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.


• Proven experience with Exchange 2010/2016 or similar.
• An understanding of Forefront Identity Management (FIM) and Microsoft Identity Management (MIM).
• Experience of Exchange CUs and patching.
• A good understanding of Microsoft Group Policy (GPO's).
• Proven experience with Microsoft Active Directory at Enterprise/Multi Forest scale.
• A good understanding of PowerShell scripting and reporting.
• Knowledge of VMWare and experience working in virtualised environments.
• Good knowledge of Windows Server Operating Systems (2012/2016/2019).
• Knowledge of Domain Controller Installations and Migrations.
• A good understanding of DNS.
It would be great if you had:
• Experience with MECM (SCCM).
• Knowledge of Postfix/SendMail.
• Microsoft Certifications (MCP, MCITP, MCSE, MCSA, MCTS).
  
  Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.
  
  If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you!
Security Clearance Level: SC - holding live SC or eligible/willing to obtain. Referral Bonus - £1000. Salary offered will be in line with experience and developmental needs. Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.