Infrastructure Operations Engineer - Windows & Linux

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA); Swansea; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service Pension

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Flexible working options

Job summary

DVLA is seeking an Infrastructure Operations Engineer to support, manage and maintain core IT infrastructure across physical and virtual server environments. You will ensure Windows, Linux and UNIX systems are operated to best-practice standards and KPIs, enabling secure, reliable services.

This role offers a dynamic operations environment with opportunities to drive stability, performance and continuous improvement of essential IT services while supporting cloud migration initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience maintaining Windows, Linux and UNIX Server environments.
• Proficiency in monitoring, alerting and automation.
• Ability to work collaboratively with operations and technical teams.
• Strong communication with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate core server infrastructure and application services.
• Proactively monitor and automate services to reduce incidents.
• Collaborate across teams to deliver resilient IT services.
• Contribute to service improvements to enhance performance and efficiency.
• Communicate operational activities with stakeholders safely and efficiently.

Skills

Server administration

Monitoring & alerting

Automation

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Windows Server

Linux Server

UNIX Server

Virtualization

Job description

DVLA is seeking an Infrastructure Operations Engineer to support, manage and maintain core IT infrastructure across physical and virtual server environments. You will ensure Windows, Linux and UNIX systems are operated to best-practice standards and KPIs, enabling secure, reliable services.

This role offers a dynamic operations environment with opportunities to drive stability, performance and continuous improvement of essential IT services while supporting cloud migration initiatives.