EOI - Infrastructure Engineer
Description
- Job grade: Grade 7
- Contract type: Temporary (not fair and open)
- Business area: DCMS - Digital, Data and Technology
- Type of role: Engineering
- Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time, Job share
- Number of jobs available: 1
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About the job
Job summary
Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT)
We are transforming DCMS to meet the needs of a modern, delivery-focused department working on some of government’s highest-priority agendas to drive growth, enrich lives and level-up society.
Our modernisation plans include investing in systems that are fit for purpose, reduce manual work and improve how colleagues across DCMS use technology, data and digital services. This includes developing a strong central digital capability for the department.
We also want to improve how we solve policy challenges by using user-centred design and working in multidisciplinary teams. This is an exciting time to join, as the team is shaping how digital, data and technology support delivery across DCMS.
Our mission is to digitally enable how DCMS delivers its priority outcomes and respond to the changing needs of the sectors and partners we work with. If you want to help shape that journey, this is a great time to join us.
Job description
This is a short-term role for a maximum of 1 year, which is available on both level transfer and temporary promotion.
As Infrastructure Engineer, you will act as a technical leader balancing strategic oversight with hands-on guidance. You will collaborate with Technical Architects to turn complex designs into live operations, manage third-party services, and direct a team of specialists to deliver critical infrastructure programmes across the service life cycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage third-party infrastructure services and provide expert technical guidance to develop architectural solutions across the product life cycle.
- Collaborate with technical architects and specialists to translate high-level designs into live, stable operational environments.
- Drive the successful execution of infrastructure programmes and projects to meet core organisational objectives.
- Direct and lead infrastructure specialist teams in building, managing, and maintaining solutions in strict accordance with departmental policies.
- Ensure internal user services and public-facing services are underpinned by infrastructure designed, built, and supported to exceptionally high standards.
- Act as a senior technical leader within IT Operations, champion engineering standards and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Provide regular updates to the Head of Technology Operations & Strategy regarding project progress and infrastructure stability.
Person specification
The ideal candidate would have the following experience:
Essential requirements:
- Lead engineering teams to design, implement, administer, and support complex infrastructure services.
- Apply modern engineering standards and practices, ensuring consistent team adoption.
- Anticipate upcoming technology changes and advise on their operational implications.
- Take full accountability for technical issues and proactively solve problems to improve user outcomes.
- Diagnose root causes across compute, storage, network, and software, while investigating recurring trends to embed preventative actions.
Desirable skills:
- Extensive working knowledge of public cloud platforms, specifically Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Experience implementing and supporting Zero Trust access management controls across a mixed cloud estate.
- Experience overseeing the build, configuration, and support of end-user devices across a diverse range of technology vendors.
Benefits
DCMS values its staff and offers a wide range of benefits to everyone who works here. We’re committed to developing talent, and supporting colleagues to have great careers in our department. To support with that, some of the benefits we offer include:
Flexible working arrangements and hybrid working - DCMS staff work on a flexible basis with time spent in offices, and time spent working from home
26.5 days annual leave on entry, increasing to 31.5 days after 5 years’ service
A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Access to the Edenred employee benefits system which offers discounts to popular retailers and access to various useful resources such as financial and savings advice
3 days of paid volunteering leave
Up to 9 months maternity leave on full pay + generous paternity and adoption leave
Staff reward and recognition bonuses that operate throughout the year
Occupational sick pay
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme which offers staff 24/7 confidential support and resources such as counselling, debt guidance and management advice
Active and engaged staff networks to join including the LGBT+, Ethnic Diversity, Mental Health and Wellbeing and Gender Equality Networks
Exceptional learning and development opportunities that you can explore alongside your day to day work
Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and much more!
Terms and conditions at SCS grades will vary. Those applying for SCS roles should refer to the candidate information pack for more information on terms and conditions.
Things you need to know
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Selection process details
Please discuss this opportunity with your line manager for approval before applying, if successful, you’d be required to start as soon as possible.
Please note: OGD candidates will require prior permission from their line managers to be released on loan should they be successful in securing this role.
To express your interest in this role, please send a statement of suitability of no more than 750 words describing your suitability for the role, along with your CV setting out your career history with key responsibilities and achievements by 17:00 pm on 13th November 2026 to [email protected].
Your statement of suitability should focus on how you meet the criteria set out above and will also be assessed using the same criteria.
Candidates who are successful at sift may be invited to an interview. The vacancy holder will confirm what to prepare for the interview but will be interested in the candidate's skills, experience and may ask for evidence of Civil Service behaviours.
For further information on this vacancy, please contact [email protected].
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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