Field Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud Services

Field Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud Services

Position Description
This role requires you to be eligible to hold UK Security Clearance and be willing to undergo the clearance process.

This position will be site-based five days a week at a location to be confirmed. Candidates should be prepared to travel and stay away from home where required. Travel and accommodation expenses will be covered.

Possible locations include:

Glasgow
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Liverpool
Belfast
Leeds
Newcastle

At CGI, you'll play a key role in designing and delivering secure, high-performance infrastructure that supports some of the UK's most mission-critical systems.

As a Field Infrastructure Engineer, you'll help build resilient cloud and on-premise environments that enable innovation, operational excellence and secure service delivery. Working alongside clients, partners and highly skilled technical teams, you'll take ownership of complex infrastructure challenges, deliver innovative solutions and continue to develop your career within a collaborative and supportive environment.

CGI is a true IT Systems Integrator. We design, build and operate bespoke, technically complex, mission-critical systems that help keep the UK safe and secure. We combine proven and emerging technologies, agile delivery and deep technical expertise across multiple industries to deliver outstanding outcomes for our clients. We work collaboratively with global technology partners, innovative SMEs and academia to deliver the right solution for every challenge.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025 and named a UK Best Employer by the Financial Times. Alongside a competitive salary, we offer an excellent pension, private healthcare and our unique share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching), making you a CGI Partner, not just an employee.

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. Join us and you'll become part of a friendly, supportive network of experts who will help you develop your skills and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Your future duties and responsibilities
In this role, you will design, build and support secure infrastructure solutions across cloud and on-premise environments, ensuring systems meet performance, security and availability requirements.

You will take ownership of infrastructure across compute, storage and networking, supporting both project delivery and operational activities within complex, secure environments.

Working closely with internal teams and partners, you will deliver reliable and scalable solutions, applying innovative approaches to infrastructure engineering while being supported by a collaborative and expert-led culture that encourages continuous improvement.

• Design & Deliver infrastructure solutions across cloud and on-premise environments

• Deploy & Configure compute, storage and network components

• Integrate & Support cloud platforms, including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

• Monitor & Optimise system performance, availability and reliability

• Troubleshoot & Resolve technical issues across infrastructure services

• Collaborate & Deliver with internal teams and external partners

• Report & Communicate system status, risks and technical updates

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
You should have strong experience in infrastructure engineering within enterprise or secure environments, with the ability to support both build and operational activities. A solid understanding of cloud or virtualised platforms and systems administration is essential.

• You should have proven experience in infrastructure engineering

• Systems administration skills within enterprise environments

• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals

• Experience with cloud infrastructure or virtualised environments (Ideally Oracle Cloud)

• Experience with virtualisation technologies

• Proven ability in troubleshooting and incident resolution

• Experience with container technologies and image management (desirable)

• Knowledge of automation, scripting or secure environments (advantageous)

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Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.