Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Application Deadline: Wednesday 2nd July at 23:55pm

A Senior Infrastructure Engineer builds, administers, transitions, supports and maintains infrastructure services throughout the service lifecycle, according to the departmental policy and Home Office strategy.

You will work in a team of Infrastructure Engineers ensuring services are integrated, delivered and operated as required. You will work with and support third parties in providing infrastructure services and with technical architects to translate architectural designs into operations.

You will provide input into overall management activities such as workforce planning, budgeting, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks.

What will you be doing?

Your main day to day responsibilities will be:

• Designing, implementing, administering and supporting infrastructure technologies and solutions such as: compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, cloud, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and open-source packages and solutions.
• Reviewing the systems designs of others to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology.
• Defining the integration build and co-ordinate build activities across systems and understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities.
• Initiating and monitoring actions to investigate patterns and trends to resolve problems, including consulting specialists where required. You will determine the appropriate remedy and assist with implementation of fixes as well as preventative measures.
• Identifying the correct procedures and appropriate channels for resolution and monitor resolution activities and progress updates to users.
• Coaching and mentoring more junior infrastructure engineers, participating in their appraisal and related performance management processes.
• Establishing yourself as a subject matter expert for one or more sections of the team.

Your skills for this role

We are looking for candidates with strong experience in the following technologies:

• OS management (Win11, iOS, MacOS, Android), MDM (Intune), endpoint security, and virtual desktops.
• Automation, low-code tools, client-side AI, and data analytics for enhancing administration and end user experience.

You’ll have a demonstrable passion for Infrastructure Engineering, with the following skills or strong experience in:

• Providing direction and coaching to more junior members.
• Managing and delivering complex technologies within time, cost and quality targets.
• Agile Development and continuous integration principles.
• Maintaining focus on the whole life cycle of service delivery; from design, development, and delivery through to operation.
• Dissecting a problem into its component parts to identify and diagnose root causes, allowing problem resolution.
• The technical concepts required in your role and an ability to build solutions

Why join us?

• Exceptional pension: Employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Generous leave: 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service), 8 public holidays, and 1 day for the King’s Birthday.
• Flexible working: Options include full-time, part-time, compressed hours, job sharing, and a hybrid model (minimum 60% on-site).
• Learning and development: Access to training, technical accreditations, and funded qualifications (subject to approval).
• Inclusion and recognition: A culture that champions diversity, enhanced parental leave schemes, annual bonuses, and recognition awards.

Learn more about our benefits: Benefits - Home Office Careers

Please note: This role requires SC clearance. To meet national security vetting requirements, you must typically have been resident in the UK for at least five years.

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