Lead Infrastructure Engineer

HM Revenue & Customs; Manchester; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading government agency as a Lead Infrastructure Engineer, where you'll manage technical teams and deliver critical infrastructure solutions. This role involves collaboration with law enforcement to combat serious tax evasion and fraud, providing a unique opportunity to impact public service positively. Enjoy a flexible working environment with tailored training and a competitive salary.

Benefits

Civil Service pension

Flexible working options

Generous leave allowance

Coaching and development

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineers in agile, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of network security across government classifications.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing technical teams to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Designing and maintaining data centres and on-premises systems.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Agile

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

Cisco

VMWare

Virtualisation

Scripting

Job description

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Are you looking for an opportunity leading a team of experienced technology infrastructure specialists and being involved supporting investigations, working closely with law enforcement and government partners.

Covert Operations, Digital Exploitation (CODE) is part of HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service (FIS), which tackles the most serious cases of tax evasion and fraud. CODE provides advanced covert tools and technology to support investigations, working closely with law enforcement and government partners.

This job role sits within the CODE Technology team which is part of the Capability, Development, Infrastructure and Innovation (CDI2) team and works with key partners to maintain, develop and provide access to new technology and systems to enable investigators to respond to serious and complex tax evasion and crime.

If so, we have the perfect tech role for you here at HMRC!

CODE Technology is key to the government’s fight against serious and organised crime, supporting investigations worth hundreds of millions annually. The infrastructure team underpins this work with robust, specialist technology.

As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll play a crucial role in delivering FIS’s infrastructure strategy. This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive and innovative tech leader. You’ll manage infrastructure services, lead skilled technical teams, and oversee key resources, projects, and finances. It’s a dynamic, rewarding role offering real impact.

Person specification:

We want someone driven, adaptable, and collaborative - ready to thrive in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing technical teams to deliver secure, scalable infrastructure solutions.
• Designing, maintaining and supporting on-premises infrastructure aligned with strategic goals.
• Providing leadership and technical support to engineers across multiple sites.
• Managing third-party services and helping develop infrastructure solutions across the product lifecycle.
• Sharing technical knowledge (Infrastructure, Networks, Cisco, VMWare, Virtualisation, Scripting), mentoring others, and raising engineering standards.
• Encouraging a culture of shared responsibility between infrastructure and software engineering.
• Promoting best practices, capability development, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensuring secure, resilient systems across all security classifications.
• Supporting staff development and offering clear career pathways.
• Communicating clearly across teams and presenting data effectively.

As a member of the Government Digital and Data profession, you’ll have access to tailored training, industry qualifications, and flexible working options in an inclusive, supportive culture.

You must be skilled in and provide evidence of the following:

• Leading engineers in agile, multi-disciplinary teams skilled with experience and/or knowledge in Cisco, VMWare, Virtualisation and Scripting.
• You must be skilled in leadership and have expertise of leading, supporting, guiding, and providing oversight to technical Engineers across multi-disciplinary teams within an agile environment.
• Designing and maintaining data centres and on-premises systems with appropriate risk and complexity.
• Applying and ensuring adherence to design standards, tools, and methods.
• Reviewing and improving system designs and integrating diverse technologies.
• Establishing and managing service lifecycle standards and procedures.
• Leading system and acceptance test planning across functions.
• Identifying process improvements and shaping best practice.
• Sharing knowledge and expertise within the engineering team and community.
• Knowledge/Exposure of network security across government classifications

Salary and Benefits:

Below are further details on salary and benefits of the role:

Alongside your salary range of £56,344 (Manchester)

A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 28.97%

An environment with flexible and hybrid working options.

We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

Coaching and development tailored to your role.

Additional Information before you apply:

To work for HMRC’s CODE Technology team and to meet the security requirements you must be a British Citizen or hold UK Dual Nationality. This role requires Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance, and any job offer is conditional on this level of attaining security clearance and is mandatory to be held before you can take up duty.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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