IT Infrastructure Engineer

Manchester Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive pay (£52,442)

Civil service pension 28.97%

Flexible hours

Work-life balance

Job summary

DWP Digital is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to join the Network Services Team. You will modernise infrastructure through automation, cloud technologies and continuous improvement, working across AWS, Azure, OCI and on‑prem environments.

You will lead automation initiatives, manage risks and dependencies, and help drive adoption of modern engineering practices while supporting a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines across environments.
• Experience with observability logs, metrics and tracing to monitor system health.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary Agile teams with DevOps mindset.
• Experience using Unix/Linux/Windows in support or development with scripting.
• Provisioning, deploying and configuring cloud-based infrastructure using IaC.

Responsibilities

• Modernise network services through automation and cloud technologies.
• Lead automation initiatives and drive large-scale infrastructure changes.
• Collaborate with engineers to improve reliability, security and performance.
• Assist in adopting modern engineering practices and knowledge sharing.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Observability

Agile teams

Scripting

Cloud IaC (AWS/Azure/OCI)

Tools

Unix/Linux/Windows

Job description

Pay up to £52,442 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for an Infrastructure Engineer for our Network Services Team to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Demonstrable knowledge of implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, integration, and deployment of products across all environments, including the use of fragments/includes for pipeline efficiency.
• Proven ability to utilize observability tools (logs, metrics, and tracing) and automated testing to monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and confirm the ongoing viability of products in production.
• Experience of working within multi-disciplinary Agile teams, implementing DevOps Practices, showing an improvement mindset and evidence of proactively sharing technical knowledge with peers and supporting the development of less experienced colleagues.
• Experience of using Unix/Linux/Windows in a support and/or development environment including scripting languages.
• Demonstrable experience of provisioning, deploying, and configuring cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, Azure or OCI) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including the effective use of reusable modules and design patterns.

You and your role

This role is focused on modernising network services through automation, cloud technologies and continuous improvement. Working across AWS, Azure, OCI and on-premise environments, you'll design and deliver secure, resilient infrastructure solutions that improve reliability, security and service performance.

You'll lead automation initiatives, support large-scale infrastructure change, manage technical risks and dependencies, and help drive adoption of modern engineering practices. Working closely with other engineers, you'll contribute to service improvement, operational excellence and the delivery of high‑quality infrastructure services.

Hybrid Working:

We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay:

We offer competitive pay of up to £52,442.

Pension:

You will get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £12,000 per year.

Holidays:

A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi‑time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

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

• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex‑friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest‑free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages:

Interview:

a single stage interview online.