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Infrastructure Engineer - Server Room Administrator (SC / DV Cleared) Location: Farnborough (on-site 4-5 days per week) Clearance: SC or DV Cleared / with a willingness to go through DV Clearance Salary: £65-75k + excellent benefits Looking for the opportunity to take full ownership of a datacentre environment, drive improvements, and make your mark on critical Defence & Security infrastructure? This role offers the chance to take the lead on a key piece of infrastructure, shaping and managing it day-to-day while contributing to important national security work. You'll be the go-to person for managing the physical IT infrastructure and facilities, with full support from the wider Infrastructure team when needed - but this is your opportunity to make the environment your own. What you'll be doing: * Leading day-to-day operations of the datacentre facilities, ensuring availability, performance and security * Planning and coordinating physical infrastructure maintenance, upgrades and vendor management * Monitoring capacity across power, cooling and space, and proactively resolving issues * Producing reports and maintaining accurate documentation of infrastructure configuration and performance * Driving security compliance aligned to SCIDA, JSP and ISO standards * Working closely with IT teams to support changes and improvements to infrastructure services * Advising on contracts and SLAs to ensure cost-effective solutions What you'll bring: * Strong datacentre operations experience covering physical infrastructure, facilities, and security * Familiarity with Defence/secure sector standards (SCIDA, JSP, ISO etc.) * Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills * Ability to work independently, with a hands-on, problem-solving mindset * Current DV clearance (or SC Currently and eligible and willing to undergo) Bonus if you have: * Facilities Management or IT qualifications * ITIL experience * Experience working with MOD or Defence customers Why join? * Own and lead your own datacentre operation in a growing Defence & Security business * High levels of autonomy, variety, and responsibility * Direct impact on national security projects * Ongoing funded training and development opportunities