Job summary
The Department for Education is seeking to recruit IT Infrastructure Engineers to work across multiple endeavours, predominantly in the Microsoft Azure public cloud. We continually seek new & innovative opportunities in our cloud estate for efficiencies, economies of scale and new value to users across established cloud computing platforms to make them better for users, increase value for money and reduce complexity.
Infrastructure Engineers in the Department design, build, operate and support IT infrastructure resources that underpin internal user services and services to the public. If you are successful, you will work as part of a team providing a range of capabilities and may operate across one or more contexts including the following.
- Hosting environments and landing zone management. Security, management, governance and automation of DfE’s centrally managed hosting environments and cloud landing zones. Includes design, build, operate and maintain core cloud computing IT infrastructure services, ensuring that they remain available, secure, performant, and that they continue to meet requirements.
- Managed infrastructure service. Build, operate & maintain cloud and on-premises infrastructure resources for business applications. Updates and patching, back-up & restore, security vulnerability management, capacity management, service optimisation, incident resolution, request fulfilment, service controls, and asset management.
- Service improvement. Develop new, and enhance existing IT infrastructure products, services or processes to simplify infrastructure, enhance security, improve reliability & performance, avoid costs, scale & expand, prevent legacy, meet new requirements, or address emergent problem statements.
Job description
As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer in the Department, you will work within a team of infrastructure specialists and engineers building, operating and maintaining solutions as directed and according to policy. You will:
- build, operate and maintain Microsoft Azure infrastructure resources to ensure that they are integrated and delivered effectively.
- respond to incidents and requests to identify and resolve issues preventing delivery.
- automate the deployment and maintenance of cloud infrastructure resources.
- advocate user-centric, agile approaches which focus on rapid, effective delivery of high-quality digital services.
- work with and support third parties in providing infrastructure services.
- work with technical architects to translate architectural designs into operations.
- share knowledge of tools and techniques with the wider team and community, growing awareness, inclusivity and balance.
- provide input into overall management - workforce, budget, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks.
- oversee and provide management/support to Infrastructure Engineers on the team.
Security Vetting
If you are successful, you must be prepared to undergo the Security Check (SC) clearance process. Please see the guidance here for further information. Note that there are specific residency and other requirements; please ensure you check these and your potential eligibility before applying.
