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# IT Operations Engineer (MoD)

- **Company:** GBR Recruitment Limited
- **Location:** Sleaford, United Kingdom
- **Salary:** £44,000 - £50,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Systems Engineering, Symantec Backup Exec, Bash Shell, Hyper-V, Information Technology Operations, Python (Programming Language), Windows Servers, Windows PowerShell, Remote Desktop Services, Cloud Services, Software Systems, Virtual Environment, SC Clearance, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Veeam, Vmware
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=3041846411-2

## About the Role

* Able to create & configure virtual environments & manage resource allocation
 * Able to investigate & resolve virtual environment incidents
 * Able to install, configure & administer Microsoft Windows Server operation systems
 * Able to administer remote desktop services
 * Able to investigate & resolve Windows Server operating system incidents

Theoretical Understanding:

 * VMWare Sphere or equivalent (Nutarix, PVE, Hyper-V, Kubevirt, Kubernetes or XCP-ng or similar)
 * Windows Server 2019 or equivalent (Windows 2022 or 2025)
 * HPE Nimble Administration & Integration or equivalent (HPE Alletra)
 * Automating Administration with Windows PowerShell or equivalent (Bash, PowerShell or Python)
 * Arctera Backup Exec or equivalent (Veeam, VDP, Catalogic DPX or similar)

This role is based 5 days on-site in Lincolnshire (no hybrid) & is commutable from Lincoln, Sleaford, Spalding, Boston, Newark, Gainsborough, Retford, Worksop, Holbeach, Grantham, Long Bennington, Stamford, Scunthorpe, Nottingham & Mansfield.

## Description

GBR Recruitment Ltd are proudly working exclusively with a modern & long standing Lincolnshire based commercial defence business, recruiting for an experienced IT Operations Engineer (Windows Specialism 2016 / 2019) to work on a clients MoD base managing, maintaining & optimising the organisation's core information technology infrastructure, including servers, networks, cloud services & software systems, with the primary goal being to ensure that the technology services remain reliable, secure, available & scalable to support daily commercial defence / MoD business activities.

Our client pride themselves in delivering first class, operationally focused services to the Defence Industry, Ministry of Defence, including UK & overseas Armed Forces.

In this key IT Operations Engineer role you will report directly to the Programme Manager & the end using MoD client, with the opportunity to effectively influence, develop, deliver, maintain & support a Lincolnshire based MOD Organisation.

This role would ideally, suit an experienced IT Operations Engineer / IT Support Engineer / Windows Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer (Windows), or IT Operations Specialist from a Civil Service, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force or Army background as SC clearance will be required to undertake this role., * To provide CIS IT operations engineering Windows specialist expertise on behalf of the Company to the MOD Organisation to support current & future CIS priorities. Maintaining / implementing cybersecurity best practices & actionable safeguards designed to defend the organisation against potential cyberattacks.

 * Provide IT operations advice, mentoring & guidance, written & verbal, to an CIS team, technical and programme management. Capture customer practices, processes & requirements.
 * Identify areas of operational difficulty, patterns, inefficiency & effectiveness in CIS operations.