Windows Engineer

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA); Swansea; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,889; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to £14,756 Government Digital and Data Allowance

Up to £4,000 out of hours allowance

28.97% pension

Job summary

A government agency in Wales is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Wintel) to manage and maintain core infrastructure. The role offers a salary of £44,445 plus allowances, flexible hybrid working, and excellent Civil Service benefits. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge in Windows Server and VMware ESXi, strong problem-solving skills, and excellent communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Thorough experience in supporting, maintaining, administering, and building Windows Server infrastructure.
• Experience in supporting, maintaining, administering, and building VMware ESXi infrastructure.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Support, maintain, administer, and build Windows/VMware infrastructure.
• Engage and coordinate across multiple infrastructure and application areas until resolution.

Skills

Windows Server administration

VMware ESXi

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication skills

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Wintel)

Are you passionate about IT and ready to embrace a new challenge? The DVLA and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Wintel) to help manage and maintain the core infrastructure that underpins DVLA’s production services. £44,445 plus up to £14,756 Government Digital and Data (GDaD) Allowance and up to £4,000 out of hours allowance and excellent Civil Service benefits and 28.97% pension. Flexible, hybrid working from Swansea with a healthy work-life balance.

Responsibilities

• To support, maintain, administer and build Windows/VMware infrastructure to ensure services are integrated, delivered and operated as required.
• To work with and support colleagues, taking ownership for complex infrastructure issues, engaging and coordinating across multiple infrastructure and application areas until resolution is achieved.

For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.

Person Specification

About You

You will already be an experienced, Senior Infrastructure specialist with comprehensive knowledge of Windows Server and related ancillary products, including clustering, and you will also have an equal level of experience in supporting, maintaining, administering and building VMware ESXi infrastructure.

You will be proactive in maintaining and monitoring systems to ensure remedial steps are taken before issues arise but also comfortable and confident when reacting to issues if they do occur, acting as an escalation point for more junior engineers.

You should be adept in problem solving and be able to demonstrate a methodical and thorough approach to troubleshooting.

You will also possess excellent communication and team working skills, and be capable of acting as an escalation point for issues experienced between application and infrastructure teams, working in a collaborative manner to achieve resolution.

How to Apply

For this role you will need to submit a CV and personal statement of up to 750 words. Please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following essential criteria:

• Ability to demonstrate that you have thorough and comprehensive experience in supporting, maintaining, administering and building Windows Server infrastructure.
• Demonstrate the same level of experience in supporting, maintaining, administering and building VMware ESXi infrastructure.
• Providing excellent communication and team working skills, and be capable of acting as an escalation point for issues experienced between application and infrastructure teams, working in a collaborative manner to achieve resolution.

For more information or an informal chat, please reach out to [e-mail].

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

Government Administration

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