Warton, UK Senior Infrastructure Engineer Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer Location: Warton – Onsite Salary: £51,772+ dependant on skills... View job details

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Job Title: Senior Infrastructure Engineer Location: Warton – Onsite Salary: £51,772+ dependant on skills and 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. From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space, there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you. Job Description: An exciting opportunity exists for an Infrastructure Engineer within the Synthetic Training and Engineering Products team. As part of an existing Infrastructure team, you will be responsible for designing, automating, and managing Synthetic Training Device infrastructure through code-based tools and practices. This will include developing and maintaining reusable, scalable, and secure infrastructure deployments using technologies such as Ansible. The role provides opportunities to support company business both within the UK and internationally, deploying and maintaining Synthetic Training and Engineering Products. Core duties: Design, develop, and maintain Infrastructure as Code solutions to automate the deployment, configuration, and management of Synthetic & Training Engineering Products Support deployment, installation and commissioning activities of infrastructure systems, as part of product delivery activities, both at our Warton site and deployed customer locations Ensure infrastructure is scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective by implementing best practices, monitoring performance, and pursue continuous improvement inline with the infrastructure product route map/release plan Collaborate with the embedded Synthetic & Training Engineering Products Security team to maintain compliance with corporate policies and security requirements but also the product specific security control framework Essential Skills: A degree in a STEM subject or equivalent relevant experience including In-depth knowledge of infrastructure components, architectures, and industry best practices Experience in designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining a broad range of infrastructure technologies, including but not limited to networking (Aruba/Cisco), firewalls (Palo Alto), virtualisation (VMware), Microsoft Windows Server and Client operating systems, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extensive experience with infrastructure automation tools, preferably Ansible, and within air-gapped environments A practical understanding of security best practices and the ability to coordinate with specialist engineers throughout the design, development, deployment, and assurance testing lifecycle to ensure compliance with security requirements and standards The Infrastructure Team: Engineers will work as part of an existing infrastructure team reporting into the Infrastructure Team Leader and supported with technical direction and technical domain knowledge from the Infrastructure Technical Lead . Work with an existing team of infrastructure engineering team, interfacing into a wider department and engineers across multiple disciplines to delivery world leading , training device solutions. 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: 23rd November 2026 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role . 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