Senior IAM Infrastructure Engineer

Senior IAM Infrastructure Engineer (Contract)

Location: Newport, Wales (3-4 days per week on-site)

Day Rate: £500 - £550 per day

Duration: 12 Months

Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required (Strictly no dual nationals due to security constraints)

🎯 The Opportunity

Are you a seasoned Infrastructure Engineer with a deep specialization in Identity & Access Management (IAM) and enterprise Microsoft environments? We are looking for a Senior IAM Infrastructure Engineer to play a pivotal role in delivering, optimizing, and supporting mission-critical infrastructure.

This role perfectly balances high-level technical delivery, pre-sales solution scoping, and hands-on second-line support. If you thrive in highly secure, fast-paced, and technology-rich environments, this contract offers an incredible opportunity to make a tangible impact.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Engineer, you will span the full lifecycle of project delivery and support:

Pre-Sales & Scoping: Partner with stakeholders to scope technical solutions, estimate effort/costs, and shape technically accurate proposals.

Infrastructure & IAM Management: Administer, optimize, and enhance enterprise environments, focusing heavily on user account administration, network access integrity, data management, and SAN optimization.

Integration & Testing: Evaluate and integrate new hardware and software across server, network, storage, and desktop environments.

Escalation Support: Provide expert second-line support, ensuring incidents and service requests are resolved swiftly within tight SLA frameworks.

Leadership & Docs: High-quality documentation for operational handovers, while occasionally leading small technical teams to drive project tasks to completion.

Technical Skills & Experience

To hit the ground running, you will need a robust background in enterprise-scale Microsoft and infrastructure technologies:

Core Essentials:

Active Directory & IAM: Enterprise/multi-forest Active Directory management, Domain Controller installations/migrations, Group Policy (GPO), and a strong understanding of FIM / MIM (Forefront/Microsoft Identity Management).

Messaging: Extensive experience with Exchange 2010/2016, Exchange CUs, and Mail AV/SPAM (Trend IMSVA).

Security & Scripting: Solid understanding of SSO / PKI and proficiency with PowerShell for scripting and reporting.

Virtualization & Storage: Strong experience with VMware environments and NetApp storage systems.

Operating Systems: Deep knowledge of Windows Server (spanning 2012 through to 2025).

Core Networking: Robust understanding of DNS.

Highly Desirable:

Enterprise Vault, File/Print Clusters, and Thin Client environments.

Relevant technical certifications (e.g., MCSE or equivalent).

A proven track record of working successfully against strict SLA targets.

Why This Contract?

High-Impact Work: Own and secure mission-critical infrastructure where your expertise directly affects the client's security posture.

Diverse Challenges: A brilliant mix of pre-sales architecture, hands-on implementation, and high-level support.

Leadership Growth: An excellent opportunity to stretch your leadership muscles by guiding small technical project teams.

To Apply:

If you hold an active SC Clearance and possess the deep Microsoft and IAM expertise required, please apply with your latest CV and details of your availability
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed