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$199k per year
Location
In office (Cardiff)
Seniority
Senior
Employment
Contractor

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 9, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 6, 2026.

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Matchtech is a UK engineering and technology recruitment agency headquartered in Whiteley near Fareham, Hampshire, placing contract, temporary and permanent staff with clients. Founded in 1984, it covers aerospace, automotive, maritime, defence and security, energy, highways, rail, water and utilities, construction and technology, and also offers managed service, RPO and recruit-train-deploy programmes for employers such as BAE Systems, Leonardo and NATS. Its vacancies, posted on behalf of clients, include civil, mechanical, process and EICA engineers, CAD technicians, software developers, project managers and site staff across the UK.

Our client, a public sector organisation, is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a contract opportunity. The role will focus on delivering and maintaining secure, resilient infrastructure and platform services that support critical organisational operations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Building, administering, supporting and maintaining secure and compliant infrastructure and platform solutions
  • Applying security best practice to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of organisational data and services
  • Providing expert advice on secure environments, configuration management and infrastructure hardening
  • Supporting identity and access management, vulnerability management, monitoring and incident response activities
  • Maintaining resilient and highly available services in line with departmental policies and security standards
  • Driving continuous improvement and automation to enhance security, resilience and operational effectiveness
  • Working collaboratively with infrastructure specialists, engineers and teams across the organisation
  • Contributing to the ongoing protection of critical services against evolving cyber threats

Job Requirements:

  • Significant experience in IT infrastructure engineering, administration and support
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure security, resilience and secure platform design
  • Experience with infrastructure hardening, configuration management and vulnerability management
  • Knowledge of identity and access management principles and security best practice
  • Understanding of monitoring, incident response and operational risk management
  • Ability to identify opportunities for automation and continuous service improvement
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to provide technical advice to varied stakeholders
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a user, service and risk-focused approach

Contract Opportunity:

This contract role offers the opportunity to contribute to secure and resilient technology services within a public sector environment, working alongside experienced infrastructure and security professionals.

If you are an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer with a strong background in secure IT infrastructure, apply now to support the delivery of critical and resilient public sector services.

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