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Contract: Bare Metal Platform Engineer & Orchestration LeadStart Date: ASAPDuration: 6 months +Location: YorkshireRate: Negotiable (Deemed inside IR35 via Umbrella solution)Reference: 20233Role Summary:Major IT Consultancy is seeking a Bare Metal Platform Engineer to be responsible for the technical engineering, industrialisation, and operational lifecycle of a clients global x86 estate. Unlike a traditional asset lead, this role focuses on abstracting hardware complexity through automation. You will be responsible for engineering the 'connective tissue' between vendor-specific management tools (i DRAC, i LO, XCC) and the clients core orchestration engines. The goal is to deliver 'Bare Metal as a Service' (BMaa S) by ensuring that Dell, HPE, and Lenovo hardware can be provisioned, managed, and observed as a unified, code-driven resource.Key Responsibilities:Unified Orchestration Engineering: Design and implement automation workflows that abstract vendor-specific tools (Lenovo XClarity, Dell Open Manage, HPE One View) into a standardized management layer.Northbound Integration: Lead the integration of hardware management platforms with the Bank's Ansible and Terraform playbooks to enable Infrastructure as Code (Ia C) provisioning.Observability & Telemetry: Engineer the export of hardware health and performance metrics into Open Telemetry (OTEL) and Prometheus to ensure unified monitoring across the heterogeneous fleet.ITSM & DDI Automation: Automate the end-to-end lifecycle from IP allocation (DDI/IPAM) to Service Now ticket generation for automated hardware break-fix and warranty tracking.Firmware & Security Compliance: Define and programmatically enforce 'Golden Baselines' for BIOS, RAID, and NIC settings, ensuring all assets meet the Bank's security control frameworks before being promoted to production.Audit & Evidence Engineering: Maintain immutable, automated audit trails for every hardware configuration change, replacing manual asset records with real-time 'state of the world' reporting.Key Skills & Experience:Multi-Vendor Hardware Deep-Dive: Expert-level knowledge of Dell Power Edge (i DRAC), HPE Pro Liant (i LO), and Lenovo Think System (XCC) hardware architectures.Protocol Mastery: Proficiency in hardware-level communication protocols, specifically Redfish API , IPMI, and SNMP for out-of-band management.Infrastructure as Code: Significant experience with Ansible (Roles/Collections) or Terraform for automating physical infrastructure deployments.DDI & Network Services: Working knowledge of DHCP, DNS, and IPAM (DDI) services and how they interact with PXE/i PXE boot sequences.Scripting & Development: Strong Python or Bash skills for building custom integration wrappers and data transformation tools.Operational Governance: Experience working in highly regulated or audit-driven environments, with a focus on automated evidence collection.Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.TPBN1_UKTJ Similar jobs, Job Description The Infrastructure Operations Engineer is responsible for supporting and maintaining enterprise infrastructure across on premises, virtualized, bare metal, and cloud environments. The role requires strong operational expertise in VMware vCenter, Linux..., The Infrastructure Operations Engineer is responsible for supporting and maintaining enterprise infrastructure across on premises, virtualized, bare metal, and cloud environments. The role requires strong operational expertise in VMware vCenter, Linux systems, AWS cloud..., A cloud computing company in London is seeking a Manager of Bare Metal Support Engineering to ensure the stability and performance of infrastructure. You will lead a skilled team, manage incidents, optimize support processes, and collaborate with engineering teams. The..., The Infrastructure Operations Engineer is responsible for supporting and maintaining enterprise infrastructure across on premises, virtualized, bare metal, and cloud environments. The role requires strong operational expertise in VMware vCenter, Linux systems, AWS cloud... © 2026, Jobsora.com

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