Senior Infrastructure Engineer

On behalf of DWP, we are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer for a 12 month (Inside IR35) contract. Hybrid working from any DWP hub in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield.

DWP Digital is seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to support ORCA, a critical Fraud & Error platform hosted within a Linux based on premise infrastructure environment. This is an opportunity to join a highly experienced team responsible for ensuring the stability, scalability and ongoing enhancement of a business critical application estate.

Working closely with senior technical stakeholders, you will take ownership of infrastructure services, support changes and enhancements, investigate incidents and provide technical guidance on the future direction of the platform. You will work alongside a Senior DevOps Engineer to support and improve a key service within DWP.

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, your main responsibilities will be to: . Manage and maintain on premise infrastructure environments. . Administer virtual Servers, storage, networking and backup solutions. . Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues using command line tools. . Investigate infrastructure incidents, conduct root cause analysis and implement effective resolutions. . Develop and maintain Scripting solutions to support automation and operational efficiency. . Collaborate with application teams and on premise support teams, including Fabric and other infrastructure functions, to ensure service reliability and operational excellence.

Essential: . Proven experience as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, managing and maintaining on premise infrastructure. . Experience supporting Linux based infrastructure environments. . Experience administering virtual Servers, storage, networking and backup solutions. . Linux and Scripting experience. . Strong troubleshooting, incident management and root cause analysis skills. . Ability to lead infrastructure changes, managing implementation, testing, risk assessment and stakeholder communication. . SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DWP guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

DWP guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".