Senior Infrastructure Engineer

DWP Digital; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK government department is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer in Leeds. The role involves managing Kubernetes platforms and cloud solutions while providing leadership and supporting team members. This position offers a competitive salary of up to £68,517, a generous pension contribution, hybrid working, and a wide range of employee benefits including professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards)

Flexible hours

Volunteering time off

Discounts and savings

Interest-free loans for commuting

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience managing and deploying applications to Kubernetes platforms.
• Strong background in cloud compute and configuration.
• Ability to write Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve public cloud platforms.
• Support junior team members and resolve incidents.
• Design and deliver infrastructure solutions.

Skills

Kubernetes platforms (EKS, AKS)

Cloud compute and storage

GitLab and CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) with Terraform

Service and Delivery management (ITIL)

Strong communication and leadership skills

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Pay up to £68,517 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a talented and highly skilled Infrastructure Engineer with experience in Kubernetes platforms such as EKS and AKS to join our community of tech experts.

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 significant experience will you need?

• Lead Criteria - Managing and deploying applications to managed Kubernetes platforms such as EKS and AKS.
• Cloud compute, storage, and configuration, ensuring solutions are repeatable, scalable, resilient, and highly available.
• Use and administration of source code management systems such as GitLab, including writing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Writing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), using Terraform, and writing Config-as-Code (CaC) using Ansible. CloudFormation desirable.
• Identifying and automating toil where appropriate, to improve efficiency, increase reliability and reduce repetitive manual tasks.
• Working within Service and Delivery management frameworks (ITIL - Incident, Problem, Change, and Agile methodologies).
• Influential with strong communication and leadership skills.

You and your role

We're looking for someone who knows their way around hybrid cloud environments and can lead by example when it comes to designing and delivering robust, secure and reliable infrastructure solutions. You'll be working closely with architects, engineers and delivery teams to bring cloud hosted services to life, all while making sure we stay aligned with our technical and security standards.

This is a hands‑on role where you'll manage and improve public cloud platforms, support junior team members and help resolve incidents when things go wrong. It's a great opportunity to make a real impact in a large scale, fast moving tech environment that feels more like an enterprise than a government department.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location:

You’ll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for you.

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 £68,517

Pension:

You’ll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth over £16,000 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:

• An award‑winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• 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 are just two stages:

Apply:

Complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There’ll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview:

A single stage interview online.

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