Senior Wintel Engineer – Windows Platform Automation

About the role

As a Senior Wintel Platform System Engineer (SCCM & Ansible‑focused), you will design, build, automate and continuously optimise Vocalink’s Windows platform estate. The role drives end‑to‑end automation and lifecycle management of Windows environments using SCCM, Ansible and Infrastructure as Code to deliver scalable, consistent and secure infrastructure services.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and maintain SCCM solutions for OS deployment, patching, software distribution and compliance.
• Develop and manage Ansible automation frameworks for Windows configuration and integration with SCCM.
• Build and maintain automated Windows server build pipelines, including gold images and baseline configurations.
• Deliver Infrastructure as Code solutions for provisioning and configuration management.
• Automate patching, remediation and compliance enforcement across the Wintel estate.
• Integrate SCCM and Ansible with CI/CD pipelines and Git‑based workflows.
• Lead platform modernisation initiatives to reduce manual effort and operational overhead.

Required profile

• Strong experience delivering Wintel platform engineering and SCCM‑based solutions at scale.
• Hands‑on experience with Ansible for Windows automation (WinRM, PowerShell modules).
• Proven ability to transform traditional Windows administration into automation‑led operations.
• Experience leading workstreams and acting as a technical authority in Wintel engineering.

Required skills

• Windows Server 2016/2019/2022
• Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, PKI
• PowerShell scripting & automation
• SCCM / Endpoint Configuration Manager
• Ansible (Windows modules, playbooks, roles)
• Infrastructure as Code – Terraform, Ansible
• Git / version control (GitOps)
• Virtualisation – VMware, Hyper‑V
• Monitoring – Splunk or equivalent