Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Network Automation

Job summary

Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see 'Selection process details'.

Are you passionate about transforming complex networks through automation?

Do you thrive on solving infrastructure challenges at scale while driving innovation and service reliability?

Want to play a key role in shaping and maintaining the network services that support one of the UK's largest organisations?

If so, come and join us as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer specialising in Network Automation.

help shape the future of DWP's network services through the design, development and implementation of automated infrastructure solutions. Working at the heart of a modern, large-scale digital environment, you will champion automation best practice, influence engineering standards and support teams in delivering secure, resilient and high-quality network services.

Collaborating with architects, engineers, suppliers and stakeholders across DWP, you will contribute to the design and continuous improvement of network infrastructure services, ensuring they remain robust, reliable and available for millions of users. You'll play a leading role in driving automation initiatives that reduce manual effort, improve operational efficiency and enhance service performance, while balancing ongoing service needs with project delivery priorities.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine technical expertise, innovation and leadership to help modernise network operations and deliver reliable digital services that make a real difference to citizens across the UK.

There will be a requirement to work out of normal office hours where change restriction require and to cover incident support.

Job description

The role will involve influencing and developing our network automation culture in the team as we increase our automation capabilities and transition to new ways of working.

You will help to develop and modernise Network Services applications and security posture and the ways we deliver to our customers with speed and consistency.

You will be working with engineers with cloud and on-premise specialisations and be an early contributor to automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will have responsibilities across products and services with different delivery and improvement models, including formal project management, ITIL, and agile methodologies.

You will have responsibility across the full service management lifecycle, including:

Lead with impact – manage and improve the work backlog, drive reliability enhancements and lead automation initiatives that free up time for what really matters.

Design with purpose – create secure, high-availability hybrid cloud connectivity solutions across AWS, Azure, and OCI.

Deliver with confidence – implement complex technical solutions, manage dependencies and risks and see projects through to successful delivery.

Communicate with influence – build strong relationships across engineering and leading continuous feedback processes relating to services and ways of working.

Person specification

See selection process for further details.

If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact [email removed].

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Technical Breadth

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,946, Department for Work and Pensions contributes £16,786 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Working patterns to support work/life balance such as job sharing, term-time working, flexi-time and compressed hours.
• Generous annual leave – at least 25 days on entry, increasing up to 30 days over time (pro–rata for part time employees), plus 9 days public and privilege leave.
• Support for financial wellbeing, including interest-free season ticket loans for travel, a cycle to work scheme and an employee discount scheme.
• Health and wellbeing support including our Employee Assistance Programme for specialist advice and counselling and the opportunity to join HASSRA a first-class programme of competitions, activities and benefits for its members (subscription payable monthly).
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity and shared parental leave pay after 1 year’s continuous service.
• Funded learning and development to support progress in your role and career. This includes industry recognised qualifications and accreditations, coaching, mentoring and talent development programmes.
• An inclusive and diverse environment with opportunities to join professional and interpersonal networks including Women’s Network, National Race Network, National Disability Network (THRIVE) and many more.

Hybrid Working

This role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work.

If a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for the role and for you, you will normally be required to spend a minimum of 60% of your contracted working hours from your DWP office.

If you have a disability, caring responsibilities, or other circumstances that may affect your ability to meet the minimum office attendance requirement, please discuss this with us using the contact details in this advert.

Salary Information

Pay for this role is from £57,946 to £73,205.

The maximum salary for the grade is £68,205, however a Digital Allowance of up to £5,000 per annum is available for exceptional candidates. Digital Allowance is non-salary, and non-pensionable, and is classed as a temporary allowance. It is reviewed annually where it could be retained, amended, or removed.

Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.

Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer will maintain their current substantive salary.

See selection process for further details Civil Servants who gain promotion will move to the bottom of the grade pay scale or receive a 10% increase applied to their current substantive salary, whichever is greater.

Any temporary allowances that you are currently in receipt of will not form part of the calculation to determine your pay. Any allowances that are in payment will cease when you move into your new role.

Things you need to know

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