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# Infrastructure Engineering Specialist

- **Company:** BT Group
- **Location:** Cheltenham, UK
- **Salary:** £5,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Computer Programming, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Linux, Identity and Access Management, OpenShift, Public Key Infrastructure, Windows PowerShell, Ansible, VCloud, SSL Certificate Management, Scripting, Transport Layer Security, Google Cloud, IT Architecture, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Terraform, Docker, Vmware
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3026f6aa78f593ea

## About the Role

* Strong experience across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, or VMware Cloud Foundation)
 * Deep knowledge of VMware and enterprise virtualisation environments
 * Solid grounding in infrastructure fundamentals (compute, storage, networking)
 * Proven ability in automation and Infrastructure as Code

Desirable experience

 * Container platforms (Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker)
 * Networking, security, and identity management
 * Linux/Windows system administration
 * Encryption and certificate management (PKI, TLS/SSL)

## Description

This is a rare opportunity to shape and operate the platforms that power critical services at scale. You'll lead the design, build, and ongoing evolution of a next-generation private cloud built on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9), enabling secure, resilient, and high-performance workloads for both internal teams and external customers.

Your work will directly underpin services that matter-supporting critical national infrastructure and revenue-generating customer platforms-making a tangible impact on reliability, availability, and the speed at which new services can be delivered. From day one, you'll influence platform stability, drive service excellence, and enable seamless onboarding of customer workloads in a high-stakes, high-impact environment.

This job role can be based in Ipswich, London, Cheltenham or Manchester. Due to security requirements, this role requires you to be located on site during your working hours. Mon-Fri 37.5. DV Security Clearance is required. Must have lived in UK for 10+ years to obtain clearance.

What you'll be doing

 * Architecting and delivering next-generation private cloud platforms using VMware Cloud Foundation
 * Driving automation-first infrastructure through Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell)
 * Solving complex platform challenges across compute, storage, and networking
 * Collaborating with engineers, architects, and operations teams to deliver seamless, end-to-end services
 * Enhancing platform security, resilience, and performance at scale

Essential Skills / Experience

 * Infrastructure Architecture/Design
 * DataCentre Infrastructure
 * IT Infrastructure
 * Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment Automation & Orchestration
 * Programming/Scripting


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