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Job Title: Senior Project Engineer Location: London Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 (depending on experience) Type: Full-time, Permanent Overview We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Project Engineer to join our growing Managed Service Provider (MSP) team. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who thrives in project delivery, enjoys working with modern Microsoft and cloud technologies, and is confident leading technical implementations from discovery through to completion. You will play a key role in designing, delivering, and optimising IT solutions for a diverse client base, with a strong focus on Microsoft ecosystems, Azure cloud services, automation, and emerging AI technologies. Key Responsibilities Lead and deliver end-to-end technical projects for MSP clients Conduct client discovery sessions , technical assessments, and infrastructure audits Design and implement solutions across Microsoft and cloud platforms Deploy and manage Microsoft 365 , Azure , and hybrid environments Identify opportunities for automation and efficiency improvements Support the integration and use of AI-driven tools and workflows where appropriate Produce high-quality technical documentation and project plans Act as a senior escalation point for complex technical issues Collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and to a high standard Essential Skills & Experience Strong experience in a Senior Engineer or Project Engineer role within an MSP environment Deep knowledge of Microsoft technologies (Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365) Proven experience with Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, migrations, governance) Solid understanding of cloud architecture and hybrid environments Experience with automation tools (PowerShell, scripting, workflow automation) Exposure to or experience with AI technologies and their application in IT environments Strong experience conducting technical discoveries, audits, and documentation Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills Strong client-facing and communication skills Desirable Skills Microsoft certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator, Solutions Architect) Experience with backup, disaster recovery, and security best practices Knowledge of networking (firewalls, VPNs, routing, switching) Familiarity with RMM and PSA tools commonly used in MSP environments Personal Attributes Proactive and solutions-focused mindset Strong attention to detail Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously Comfortable working independently and as part of a team Passion for learning and staying current with emerging technologies What We Offer Competitive salary (£50,000 - £60,000) Opportunity to work with modern cloud and AI technologies Career development and certification support Collaborative and forward-thinking team environment Please send across your CV for consideration!

DevSecOps Engineer Brockworth, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, South West UK 35044 - 86100 plus BUPA, benefits and bonus 37.5 hours + 4 Day Work Week option Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) provides systems engineering, software development, training solutions and complex program management for global security, civil and commercial markets. Simply stated, our mission is to be the world's leading global security and aerospace company. The role: We are seeking DevSecOps Engineers at a variety of levels of seniority. Join Our Team as an DevSecOps Engineer (with a Focus on Infrastructure Engineering). You'll play a pivotal role in integrating, administering and securing a range of systems and applications, with a strong focus on designing, building, and maintaining scalable, reliable, and secure infrastructure. As an Engineer within our DevSecOps team, you'll be at the forefront of driving innovation and safeguarding digital infrastructures by ensuring robust, high-performance systems that support our mission-critical solutions. You'll need to have an understanding of Windows and Linux systems and DevSecOps principles and experience of working within a multi-disciplined team. Knowledge and understanding of core software tools, methods, and frameworks to reliably integrate and deploy, integrate, and test features into environments to ensure optimum outcomes for our customers. Additionally, we're looking for candidates with hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering, including expertise in areas such as cloud architecture, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible), and system performance optimization to support seamless integration and testing processes. Key Responsibilities: Design, build, deploy and manage a broad set of IT Infrastructure aligning to customer needs and requirements, while leveraging infrastructure engineering best practices to maintain system reliability and scalability with a focus on automation and repeatability. Develop Infrastructure as Code and scripts and integrate those with CI/CD pipelines and a wider ecosystem of tools, prioritising automation to streamline deployments. Provide full end to end systems lifecycle management covering architecture, design, deployment and support through to decommissioning and migration. Support the integration and delivery of large and complex solutions into a wider system-of-systems, ensuring infrastructure components are robust and interoperable. Opportunities to experience the cloud by undertaking deployments in Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud environments, addressing potential constraints while optimizing infrastructure performance and security. If you're passionate about DevSecOps, with a strong focus and background in Infrastructure Engineering, and eager to take your career to the next level, we want to hear from you! Apply now to join our team and embark on an exciting journey of innovation and growth. Required skills, qualifications and experience : Advanced understanding of DevSecOps. The ability to work within an agile environment and delivering using Scrum and Sprints utilising tools such as Jira and Confluence to help planning and collaboration. Expert in Windows and Linux systems administration (Active Directory etc). Expert in Virtualisation technologies and concepts - VMware vsphere, ARIA Ops performance monitoring, software defined networking - NSX. Advanced understanding of Web proxy servers and configuration - Squid. Experience of Automation technologies Terraform and Ansible for complex builds, Packer. Experience of CI/CD pipeline builds - Jenkins. Understanding of Git/Bitbucket/GitLab integration, coding and branching strategies. Proficient in the use and administration of Containerisation technologies - Kubernetes, Docker. Proficient in Powershell, bash scripting. Proficient in Python. Proficient in the use of Networking skills - IPv4 addressing and routing. Experience of Logging and monitoring using Zabbix and Splunk. Experience of Cloud and AWS concepts and technologies. Desired Skills: Ability to support maturation of automated CI/CD software pipelines for Cloud deployments. Understanding of IaC and using this to deploy and integrate services on Cloud. Hands on experience in using and integrating with AWS Services such as EC2, EKS, Fargate, IAM, S3, Lambda. Experience using the AWS SDK (Boto3) to automate integration tasks. Experience or understanding integrating hybrid-cloud application deployments. Understanding of CloudTrail to debug and diagnose integration issues. We would love to hear from you if you have any of the following Qualifications or Certifications: Linux Admin, (RHCSA) or (RHCE). Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate. Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation (EX407). Terraform Associate certification. AWS Certification. CCNA Certification. Oracle Java Certification. ISTQB Certification. OSCP Certification. Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by Optamor Limited. Optamor is a specialist Recruitment Process Outsourcing provider. We provide a flexible full recruitment solution which takes care of all recruitment requirements from planning to on-boarding. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

A global technology business is looking for a Lead Windows Server Administrator to become the go-to escalation point for complex Wintel infrastructure issues. This is a role for someone who enjoys deep technical troubleshooting, not just keeping the lights on. You will be joining a business with a sizeable, established technology environment and current projects including a move from VMware towards Azure Local, alongside wider infrastructure integration work across newly acquired sites. The role is based in Southampton and is office based. Lead Windows Server Administrator Salary: 65,000 - 85,000 + benefits Location: Southampton, office based You will take ownership of complex Windows Server and infrastructure challenges, supporting a broad environment covering server, virtualisation, storage, file, email and collaboration technologies. The business needs someone who can be trusted as a senior technical escalation point, particularly when incidents are high priority, time-sensitive, or visible to senior stakeholders. This is not a role for someone who only wants to follow runbooks. You will be expected to understand how systems fit together, diagnose issues under pressure, explain your thinking clearly, and help less experienced administrators develop their own technical capability. In the role, you will: Lead troubleshooting across Windows Server environments Act as a senior escalation point for complex infrastructure issues Support projects involving virtualisation and hyper-converged infrastructure Contribute to the move from VMware towards Azure Local Work across technologies including server, storage, file, email and collaboration systems Help define technical priorities, improvements and roadmap activity Mentor other IT Administrators within the team Support security, resilience, capacity and regulatory requirements Research new technologies and recommend practical, cost-effective solutions The most important requirements are strong Windows Server experience and excellent troubleshooting ability. You should be confident investigating issues properly, using tools such as event logs, understanding areas such as Active Directory, Group Policy, replication, certificates and wider infrastructure dependencies. You do not need to have worked with every technology listed below, but experience across any of the following would be useful: VMware, Hyper-V or Azure Local Citrix SCCM / MECM Exchange Thycotic Zabbix or other enterprise monitoring tools Agile working environments You will need to be able to travel within Europe without restriction when required. Benefits include: Up to 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays Additional birthday and work anniversary celebration days after probation 5% employer pension contribution Employee share purchase scheme with discounted shares Private medical, healthcare cash plan and Digital GP access Life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover The interview process is two stages: an initial 30-45 minute Teams call, followed by an onsite interview in Southampton. For more information, please apply or contact Chris Lynes at Spectrum IT Recruitment for a confidential conversation. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Windows Server Systems Administrator Windows Server, VMware, Active Directory, AWS, DNS 40,000 - 52,000 Hybrid - 2 Days per week in the Southampton office Windows Server Systems Administrator required to join a leading international Software Business committed to delivering high-performance IT solutions. This is a large operation and will be working within a 24/7 production environment with 85% of your time being Windows Server and 15% VMware. As a Windows Server Systems Administrator you will maintain and contribute to the ongoing reliability, performance and support of the infrastructure. This includes monitoring the operating environments, responding to incidents, problems and helping other teams as necessary. These roles have been created by team expansion and new client wins. Key Responsibilities: Manage, troubleshoot and maintain Windows Server environments Be part of a 24/7 production environment of around 25 engineers in this team Support multiple systems or applications of medium to high complexity Manage Mail, DNS, FTP, IIS and Application environments Participate in the On-Call rotation Work with cabling, racking and other tasks in Physical Data Centres Communicate events to stakeholders, teams and leadership Skills Required: 4+ Years Windows Server Administration Experience (100+ Servers) VMware Active Directory AWS SAN Storage DNS Production Environment Experience Linux Microsoft Certified, VMware Certified or AWS Certified would be desirable If you have the relevant skills for this role and are ready for the challenge, then please send your CV to (url removed) Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Our blue-chip client based in Hatfield, Herts are seeking a strategic and hands-on Cloud Operations Lead to oversee the management, support, and continuous improvement of their cloud infrastructure, with a primary focus on Microsoft Azure. You will also be responsible for the technical oversight, implementation, and architecture management of various SaaS platforms used across the business. The successful candidate will lead cloud migration initiatives, ensure the reliability and performance of key platforms, and drive operational excellence in a hybrid cloud environment. You will be a self-starter. Who will demonstrate passion about cloud computing and enjoy solving complex challenges in modern IT environments, who can demonstrate awareness of latest Azure features and security practices. You will be comfortable managing hybrid environments but constantly look to simplify, standardise, and cloud-optimise. Essential skills Strong experience with Microsoft Azure, including infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS), and identity services. Proven experience in managing Azure Active Directory, Conditional Access, Azure RBAC, Azure Monitor and other Microsoft Cloud systems. Scripting skills in PowerShell essential; familiarity with Azure CLI or ARM/Bicep templates highly desirable. Comfortable with hybrid environments including on-prem Active Directory, VMWare, Veeam, and Windows Server. Networking knowledge including DNS, DHCP, Firewalls, VPN, and Azure network security. • Strong documentation, troubleshooting, and communication skills. Team-oriented, proactive, and eager to share knowledge and grow cloud capabilities across the business. Microsoft Azure certified such as AZ-104 (Administrator), AZ-305 (Architect), or equivalent experience highly desirable. Other relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft 365, CompTIA Cloud+, MCSA, etc.) nice to have. This a hybrid role based in our client's offices in Hatfield, Herts 3 days per week with 2 days remote. A starting salary of up to £55,000 plus benefits is on offer to the right candidate.