Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Microsoft)

Job summary

Are you passionate about cloud technologies and modern infrastructure?

Can you use cloud technologies to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions?

Do you have the technical expertise to work across Linux, virtualisation, and automation technologies?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

This is an exciting time to join the Digital, Information and Security Directorate within the Department for Transport as we restructure our directorate to ensure we are ready for future challenges, building a more sustainable, skilled and in-house capability.

Lead, influence and innovate. This is a rare opportunity to combine deep technical expertise with strategic leadership, working with senior stakeholders to shape cloud and infrastructure services used across the wider DfT Group.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here

• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday

• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at Department for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careers and within the Government Digital and Data Profession.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Digital, Information and Security Directorate at a time of significant transformation. As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across a diverse technology landscape, helping to deliver secure, resilient and scalable cloud and infrastructure services that support critical departmental operations.

Working with technologies including Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Power Platform, you will lead specialist teams, drive the adoption of best practices, and help define the future direction of our infrastructure services. You will work closely with architects, engineers, suppliers and senior stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes and influencing strategic decisions.

You will be responsible for supporting the design, implementation and operation of cloud-based solutions, championing innovation, improving service performance and ensuring infrastructure remains secure, compliant and fit for the future. Alongside your technical responsibilities, you will help develop team capability, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and contribute to delivering the technology foundations that enable digital transformation across the wider DfT Group.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Interact with senior stakeholders across departments and will reach and influence a wide range of people across larger teams and communities. Having the ability to present highly technical information in a confident, clear, concise direct manner to a less technical audience.

• Working with technical architects to translate the architectural designs into operations and support technical architects in operationalising the design and provide strategic advice on use of cloud services across agreed platforms

• Leading and directing infrastructure specialist teams in building, managing, supporting and maintaining solutions according to departmental policy. Leading by example with your technical expertise in Office 365, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure.

• Defining best practices for implementing, supporting and maintaining cloud services, ensuring that these best practices are adopted and followed by own team, and other teams within Digital, Information and Security Directorate

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Additional Information

This post is a reserved post and is open only to UK nationals.

The role is part of the Government Digital and Data Profession and utilises an enhanced Capability–Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance.

The base pay is £57,515. In addition to this the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £24,915.

The value of allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated through the selection process. Here are more details on the pay framework.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Experience with Cloud Platforms like Microsoft 365, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, AWS or Power Platforms.
• Solid understanding of virtualisation technologies and Mobile Device Management (MDM) and best practices
• A good understanding of scripting languages like PowerShell, Bash or Python and/or Terraform.
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders and partners.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritising them correctly.

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.

Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 29.6 hours per week.

Occasional travel to other offices will be required, which may involve overnight stays. For candidates based outside of London, there will be an expectation to travel to London on a regular basis to maintain relevant access requirements and provide in-person support when required.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location/visiting stakeholders. Your designated workplace will be your contractual place of work. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

Visa Sponsorship

DfTc does not offer Visa Sponsorship for this role.

Behaviours

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