Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer

Job Title: Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer

Job Location: Warton. (Working Onsite)

Salary: Up to £58,000 depending on experience

Who we are:

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow – shaping a safer future, for all of us.

Role Description:

You will have responsibility for delivering new enabling capabilities, developing and delivering systems and services, resolving infrastructure support issues and maintaining, managing and optimising the overall performance and availability of the infrastructure. Customers are our internal engineering and product teams and we will work to bridge the gap between infrastructure and software development and drive efficiency through high levels of automation. Whilst technology-delivery is core to our role, so too is the appreciation of how we enable the business and service availability.

Core Duties:

• Supporting the organisation’s IT infrastructure across Windows and Linux platforms
• Designing, deploying and maintaining servers, storage, networking and security systems
• Installing, configuring and deploying IT hardware in line with infrastructure hosting requirements
• Investigating and diagnosing issues by gathering information from physical and digital sources, reviewing platform or assembly defects, and identifying all contributing factors
• Administering a virtualised production environment using industry-standard tools

Essential Skills:

• Proven Wintel systems administration experience (Patching, Active Directory, PowerShell scripting, DNS, DHCP, Windows Server 2016-2025)
• Proficient in VXRail/VMware (vCenter/ESXi, vSAN, NSX-T, SDDC) – Installing, patching, maintenance
• Demonstrating a detailed understanding of network architecture, with a focus on Palo Alto firewall and network security technologies
• Understanding and applying cyber security methodologies
• Installing, configuring and supporting Linux operating systems
• Administering On Premise platforms, including Citrix and thin client technologies

The Infrastructure Engineering team:

You will have responsibility for delivering new enabling capabilities, developing and delivering systems and services, resolving infrastructure support issues and maintaining, managing and optimising the overall performance and availability of the infrastructure. Customers are our internal engineering and product teams and we will work to bridge the gap between infrastructure and software development and drive efficiency through high levels of automation. Whilst technology-delivery is core to our role, so too is the appreciation of how we enable the business and service availability.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work – this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family – support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 16th April 2026

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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