Talent Locker

Talent Locker

Farnborough, South East

Junior Automation Engineer

Full-Time£40,000 - 40,000 per yearayerUnited Kingdom
IT

Job Description

Salary: £40,000 - 40,000 per year

Requirements:
  • We are looking for someone with a genuine interest in automation and infrastructure, alongside a willingness to learn and develop.
  • Experience with some of the following would be highly beneficial:
  • Azure or another cloud platform
  • BASH, Python or PowerShell
  • Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible or Microsoft DSC
  • Git, CI/CD and version control
  • Linux, Kubernetes and containerisation
  • Container registries, web services and DNS
  • Windows Server and enterprise services such as Active Directory, ADFS, IIS or Certificate Services
  • Public Key Infrastructure and tools such as OpenSSL
  • Networking fundamentals including IP addressing, subnets, routing and firewalls
  • Applicants are required to have active Security Clearance upon starting the role.
Responsibilities:
  • We will support the operation, development and implementation of automation across different hosting platforms.
  • We will work with solution SMEs and maintenance teams on tasks requiring automation.
  • We will support system integration and validation activities to ensure solutions meet functional, security and project requirements.
  • We will contribute to technical documentation, including diagrams and operating procedures.
  • We will keep up to date with emerging automation technologies and industry best practice.
Technologies:
  • Active Directory
  • Ansible
  • Azure
  • Bash
  • CI/CD
  • Cloud
  • DevOps
  • Git
  • Support
  • Kubernetes
  • Linux
  • PowerShell
  • Python
  • Security
  • Terraform
  • Web
  • Windows

More:

We are a growing engineering team based in Farnborough, working in a hybrid model on an expanding project. This is a great opportunity to develop your career across DevOps, cloud, on-premise infrastructure and automation in secure, technically complex environments. You will join a team of five, report to a Senior Technical Engineer, and work closely with experienced Architects and application SMEs to design, develop and commission automation solutions within an experimentation environment.

last updated 33 week of 2026

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About Talent Locker

Talent Locker

Talent Locker

Farnborough

IT

Skills & Technologies

PythonAzureKubernetesTerraformLinuxGitCI/CDRESTAIDevOpsUXUI

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£40,000

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