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Server Engineer – SC Cleared
London based - Hybrid (2-3 days per week onsite)
Up to £600 per day - Inside IR35
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Active SC Clearance is required for this position.
We're working with a well-established organisation in the Financial Services sector to recruit an experienced Server Engineer to join its infrastructure team. This role offers the opportunity to support a large-scale Windows server estate while playing a key part in modernisation and infrastructure improvement initiatives.
Required Technology Experience:
- Windows Server: Strong enterprise-level administration and support experience, including building, deploying, maintaining and decommissioning servers.
- PowerShell: Strong scripting and automation skills, with experience developing scripts to streamline administration and operational tasks.
- VMware vSphere: Hands-on experience administering virtual server environments. Hyper-V experience would be advantageous.
- Microsoft Infrastructure: Strong practical knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy.
- Server Security & Lifecycle: Experience with Windows patch management, operating system upgrades, security hardening and vulnerability remediation.
- Infrastructure Support: Proven experience troubleshooting and supporting business-critical infrastructure within an enterprise environment.
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Desirable technology experience: Microsoft Azure, MECM/SCCM, Microsoft Intune, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Linux.
Server Engineer Responsibilities:
- Server Infrastructure: Build, configure, deploy, maintain and retire Windows servers across physical and virtual environments, ensuring systems remain secure, resilient, highly available and performant.
- Microsoft & Virtualisation: Administer enterprise Windows Server environments alongside core Microsoft technologies including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy, as well as VMware vSphere infrastructure.
- Automation & Infrastructure Improvement: Create and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate administration, improve operational efficiency and support ongoing infrastructure modernisation initiatives.
- Troubleshooting & Security: Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure issues, perform root cause analysis where appropriate, and deliver patching, OS upgrades, security hardening and vulnerability remediation.
- Projects & Operational Support: Support server refreshes, migrations and platform upgrades, produce clear technical documentation, follow established ITIL processes and participate in an on-call rota and planned out-of-hours maintenance when required.
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If you are interested in this role and have active SC Clearance, please apply or send your CV to phoebe.thompson@viqu.co.uk.
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