Product Engineer

EDF Energy; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in the UK is seeking a Project Engineer to deliver complex engineering solutions that bolster critical business services. The role offers a salary starting at £48,000 per annum, with hybrid working and opportunities for professional development. Responsibilities include delivering projects from design to implementation and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure effective outcomes. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Active Directory engineering, group policy, and automation using PowerShell. Join a company that values individuality and supports career growth.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Market-leading pension scheme

Customizable benefits such as discounted gym membership

Electric vehicle leasing

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Active Directory engineering.
• Deep knowledge of Group Policy design and troubleshooting.
• Solid experience administering Windows Server (2016/2019/2022).
• Expert-level PowerShell skills for scripting and automation.
• Practical experience applying configuration-as-code to infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Delivering engineering projects from design through to implementation.
• Collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to meet project goals.
• Supporting continuous improvement across engineering processes.

Skills

Active Directory engineering

Group Policy

Windows Server administration

PowerShell scripting

Configuration-as-code

Hybrid identity concepts

M365 tenant configuration

Job description

About the Role

Ready to apply your engineering expertise where it really matters? At EDF, you’ll work on projects that underpin how we deliver safe, reliable and secure services, while shaping your own development. Here, individuality is valued because at EDF, Success is Personal.

The Opportunity

As a Project Engineer, you’ll play a key role in delivering complex engineering solutions that support critical business platforms and services. Your work will help strengthen our technical foundations and contribute to our journey towards An Electric Britain.

You’ll join us on a salary starting of £48,000 per annum (depending on experience), with the potential for an annual bonus. This is a hybrid working role, that balances time at home and on site to support collaboration and delivery. There will therefore be occasional travel to our offices within the UK.

You’ll work alongside experienced engineers and stakeholders, developing your technical capability while contributing to well‑defined projects. EDF will support your growth through structured learning, hands‑on delivery and opportunities to deepen your expertise in secure, large‑scale environments.

Who You Are

We’re looking for a Project Engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, working to clear standards and contributing to reliable outcomes. To be shortlisted, you need to offer…

• Strong hands‑on experience with Active Directory engineering, including:
  • domain/forest design
  • replication health
  • Sites & Services
  • naming/OU strategies
  • delegated administration
  • schema awareness
• Deep knowledge of Group Policy: design, versioning, baselining, troubleshooting and automation of GPO deployment.
• Solid experience administering and engineering Windows Server (2016/2019/2022), including:
  • core roles & features
  • eventing & troubleshooting
  • patching strategies
  • server hardening & baselines
• Expert‑level PowerShell skills for scripting, automation, remediation and operational tooling.
• Practical experience applying configuration‑as‑code to infrastructure:
  • DSC, policy‑based management, scripted tenant configs
  • version control, pipeline deployment
  • Continuous improvement practices
• Experience with hybrid identity and directory synchronisation concepts.
• Good understanding of M365 tenant configuration, particularly areas that require alignment to AD identity and policy baselines.
• Ability to translate infrastructure needs into clear user stories and acceptance criteria.

Security Vetting

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Clearance (SC), which will, ordinarily, require you to have British residency for the last five years.

What You’ll Doing

• Delivering engineering projects from design through to implementation
• Working to defined standards to ensure secure and reliable outcomes
• Collaborating with engineers and wider stakeholders to meet project goals
• Supporting continuous improvement across engineering processes
• Contributing to documentation and knowledge sharing across the team

Pay, Benefits and Culture

Alongside a starting salary of £48,000 per annum (depending on experience), potential for an annual bonus, and a market‑leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days, and more.

At EDF, we believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That’s why we offer you the freedom to develop a career that’s unique to you. Here, Success is Personal – it’s your journey, powered by us.

Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.

Join us and find your success at EDF!

Closing date: Tuesday 17th February

Success is Personal. It's your journey, powered by us. Join us and drive the transitiontowards an ElectricBritain.