Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux & DevOps) - CO - G7

Onyx-Conseil; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the United Kingdom is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to shape and enhance the infrastructure for vital government services. You will design and implement services, manage AWS cloud, and mentor junior engineers. The ideal candidate has strong experience with Linux servers and DevOps practices. This role combines strategic planning with hands-on engineering, ensuring high performance and reliability in service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and implementing infrastructure services.
• Ability to guide and mentor junior engineers effectively.
• Strong problem-solving skills with experience in root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new services for the Cabinet Office.
• Manage AWS cloud environment and deploy services.
• Maintain and enhance infrastructure servers.

Skills

Infrastructure architecture

DevOps practices

AWS deployment

Linux server maintenance

Problem-solving

Tools

AWS

Linux

Windows

Job description

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll be doing:

You’ll be instrumental in shaping the infrastructure, network and cloud capabilities that support vital services for the Cabinet Office and its executive agencies; Crown Commercial Services (CCS) and the Government Property Agency (GPA), impacting civil servants and ministerial bodies across the nation.

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Infrastructure and DevOps), you won’t just be maintaining systems, you’ll be a key architect of our future infrastructure landscape. Working alongside Technical Architects and Principal Engineers, you’ll design, maintain and upgrade our infrastructure, tackling challenges head on and ensuring seamless service delivery.

• Designing and implementing new services to meet the evolving needs of the Cabinet Office.
• Be a crucial point of escalation for our Live Service, diving deep into root cause analysis and finding effective solutions.
• Guiding and mentoring junior engineers, creating a collaborative and growth oriented team environment.
• Managing and supporting our AWS cloud environment, including deploying new services via code.
• Maintaining and enhancing our infrastructure servers (Linux and Windows), with primary focus on the Linux servers.
• Working with cutting edge cloud technologies, contributing to the migration of existing systems and the implementation of innovative new solutions.
• Integrating and improving our existing processing systems to enhance performance.
• Maintaining the integrity, availability, performance and capacity of our infrastructure.
• Carrying out change control activities with precision and documenting our infrastructure.