• A university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience;
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the design, implementation, integration, and deployment of enterprise IT infrastructure and Core Services solutions;
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of infrastructure and CIS projects, including planning, design, deployment, migration, testing, and transition activities;
• Experience working within large-scale, multi-domain, or government/military environments is highly desirable;
• Experience working within structured project delivery frameworks and governance processes;

The Contractor shall possess proven expertise/experience in several of the following areas:

• Core Services;
• Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS);
• Group Policy management and enterprise identity services;
• DNS, DHCP, Certificate Services (PKI), and Federation Services;
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and hybrid identity solutions;
• Authentication, authorization, and access management concepts;
• Microsoft Windows Server administration and engineering;
• Virtualisation platforms (VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, or equivalent);
• Enterprise storage and backup solutions;
• High availability and disaster recovery concepts. Server, network, and infrastructure integration;
• Infrastructure hardening and security best practices;
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and tools such as Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell DSC, or equivalent;
• Experience with automated provisioning and configuration management;
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud and private cloud environments;
• Knowledge of containerisation technologies and orchestration platforms is desirable;
• Understanding of DevSecOps principles and practices within infrastructure and platform engineering environments;
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes;
• Knowledge of source code management and version control systems (e.g., Git);
• Familiarity with security integration within automated build and deployment workflows;
• Understanding of automated testing, compliance validation, and security scanning techniques;
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, secure system design, and security hardening;
• Knowledge of identity and access management, privileged access controls, and certificate-based authentication;
• Familiarity with security accreditation, compliance, and risk management processes;
• Experience working in environments handling classified or sensitive information is desirable;
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills;
• Ability to translate business and operational requirements into technical solutions;
• Excellent documentation and technical writing skills;
• Ability to work independently while coordinating effectively with project teams, architects, security authorities, and stakeholders;
• Strong communication and presentation skills;
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under schedule-driven project conditions;

Desirable Certifications:

One or more of the following certifications are desirable:

• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate;
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate;
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate;
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP);
• HashiCorp Terraform Associate;
• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE);
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA);
• ITIL Foundation;
• PRINCE2 Foundation or Practitioner;
• Certified DevSecOps Professional or equivalent DevOps/DevSecOps certification. CISSP, Security+, or equivalent cybersecurity certification.