Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Matchtech · Cardiff, Wales

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Matchtech, based in Cardiff, Wales, paying £600 per day. This is a contract role.

Salary
£600 per day
Location
Cardiff, Wales
Contract
Contract
Posted
16 hours ago
Closes
4 Jan 2027
Sector
Security

About 77% above the going rate for security

Reference 611272

About the role

Our client, a public sector organisation, is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a contract opportunity. The role will focus on delivering and maintaining secure, resilient infrastructure and platform services that support critical organisational operations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Building, administering, supporting and maintaining secure and compliant infrastructure and platform solutions
  • Applying security best practice to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of organisational data and services
  • Providing expert advice on secure environments, configuration management and infrastructure hardening
  • Supporting identity and access management, vulnerability management, monitoring and incident response activities
  • Maintaining resilient and highly available services in line with departmental policies and security standards
  • Driving continuous improvement and automation to enhance security, resilience and operational effectiveness
  • Working collaboratively with infrastructure specialists, engineers and teams across the organisation
  • Contributing to the ongoing protection of critical services against evolving cyber threats

Job Requirements:

  • Significant experience in IT infrastructure engineering, administration and support
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure security, resilience and secure platform design
  • Experience with infrastructure hardening, configuration management and vulnerability management
  • Knowledge of identity and access management principles and security best practice
  • Understanding of monitoring, incident response and operational risk management
  • Ability to identify opportunities for automation and continuous service improvement
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to provide technical advice to varied stakeholders
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a user, service and risk-focused approach

Contract Opportunity:


This contract role offers the opportunity to contribute to secure and resilient technology services within a public sector environment, working alongside experienced infrastructure and security professionals.


If you are an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer with a strong background in secure IT infrastructure, apply now to support the delivery of critical and resilient public sector services.

Reference: 611272 · Posted 16 hours ago · Closes 4 Jan 2027 · Listed via Matchtech

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