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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Infrastructure Engineer - **Company:** Thales Group - **Location:** Cheadle, UK - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Software Documentation, Linux, VMware ESX Servers, Jabber, Windows Servers, NetApp Applications, Routing, Oracle (Applications), Windows PowerShell, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Storage Virtualization, VMware Infrastructure, Load Balancing, Computer Network Technologies, Firewalls (Computer Science), Hardware Infrastructure, Puppet, Cisco, Vmware - **Published:** May 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://thales.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/Cheadle/Infrastructure-Engineer_R0317823-1 ## About the Role * Bachelor Degree or minimum 3 years experience in a third line support role. Desirable: * Professional certification * VMware Certified Professional * MCP/MCSA/MCSE * ITIL Foundation certificate * AWS certification Work Experience, Skills and Knowledge: * Good organisational and communication skills. * Communicate effectively at different levels working collaboratively to a common goal. * Ability to improve the processes and tools used on a daily basis. * Desire to contribute to continual service improvements. * Experience in analyzing issues to diagnose faults or anomalies. Essential Strong knowledge of: * VMware infrastructure - ESX, VSAN, NSX, VRA * Netapp Storage solutions * Backup and DR solutions * Server hardware including Cisco, HP, Dell Desirable * Cloud technologies including Azure, GPC, Oracle, AWS * Network technology including Switching, Routing, Firewalls, wireless, UCC (Jabber), ISE, load balancers * Linux technology including Red Hat, Puppet, IDM * Window Server operating systems * PowerShell, bash Qualities, Abilities and Aptitudes: * Professional, Positive, customer focused attitude. * Flexible working attitude, prepared to work outside of service hours if required * Motivated and committed. * To be open and honest. * Team Player. * Must be able to work under own initiative with little or infrequent supervision. * Able to create and manage positive working relationships. * Good time management. * Comfortable working to deadlines. * The ability to multi-task, prioritise workloads effectively and be able to deal with a variety of tasks. * The ability to accurately prioritise new incidents ## Description Responsible for the run and project activities across the Thales Infrastructure estate. Covering key areas of the estate including platforms and virtualization. The main focus of the role is the support, maintenance and delivery of the server infrastructure and associated technologies., * Working on Incidents and tasks based on SLA * Maintenance of the Infrastructure estate including patching, updates, fault finding. * Planning and remediation of obsolete infrastructure on the platform. * Work with other teams to diagnose complex issues. * Action life cycle events based on the infrastructure roadmap following the change management process. * Creating and maintaining accurate records of Infrastructure services and assets, including documentation. * Implementation of technical solutions to meet specification and changes contributing to service improvement and systems management. * Participation in Service Transition process and activities. * Working within a team or independently to create and implement technical changes. * Identifying service inadequacies and contributing to the Customer Service Improvement Plan. * Maintaining understanding of current and emerging infrastructure technologies. * Working closely with CSOC in the event of received intelligence or Cyber-Attack. * Any other duties commensurate with the grade or deemed appropriate by the Local Chapter Lead or Product Owner. Typical Routines: * Raising Request For Changes. * Carrying out detailed investigation and produce reports. * Updating system documentation. * Extending own knowledge and desire to develop new technical skills under own initiative. * Monitoring infrastructure and proactively responding to alerts Internal Company Contacts: IS teams, IS Team leaders, IS directors, Thales business managers and staff, Service Management, CSOC ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Generating code with Angular schematics](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/129-generating-code-with-angular-schematics) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [IT Salaries in UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/288-it-salaries-in-uk) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Top Characteristics of a Software Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/166-top-characteristics-of-a-software-engineer)