Infrastructure Engineer - Wintel Virtualisation

Infrastructure Engineer jobs, up to £48,347, VMware ESXi and Nutanix AOS/AHV hypervisors.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

Are you an experienced Infrastructure Wintel and Virtualisation Engineer?

Are you someone who could maintain the ongoing reliability, performance and support of our infrastructure?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join DWP Hybrid Cloud Services as an Infrastructure Engineer.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

Our DWP Digital teams are driving a once-in-a-generation transformation of government services, using fresh ideas and leading-edge technologies to create innovative, scalable and user-centric digital solutions.

You'll help change the face of public services used by nearly every person in the UK, at key moments in their lives. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

Desktop. Work. Projects.

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you will build, administer, support and maintain solutions as directed and according to departmental policy. You will deal with the day to day management and development of infrastructure products and contribute towards their design.

You will be responsible for the operational stability of the infrastructure solutions and be in a position to affect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products.

In essence you will collaborate with seniors and own Infrastructure Development Lifecycle Process as part of a delivery team focused on one or more products.

What skills, knowledge or experience will you need?

• Experience of supporting Windows Operating Systems up to Windows Server 2022 including roles and features such as RDS and Failover Clustering and Active Directory DNS and Group Policy Management in an enterprise environment.

• Experience of supporting Azure Cloud, HPE Blade System Architecture and Hyper Converged Infrastructure, specifically Nutanix Enterprise Cloud including exposure to technologies such as AOS / AHV, Prism and VMware.

• Experience of developing and implementing proactive monitoring and alerting for critical infrastructure and services and of creating and developing scripted solutions such as: PowerShell, Ansible, REST and Batch.

• Experience of implementing, managing and supporting services that are aligned to the business strategy and operational requirements and successfully presenting the service portfolio/catalogue to non-technical audiences.

• A strong knowledge of Service Management & Operations (particularly Request Fulfilment, Incident/Problem/Change Management).

Details. Wages. Perks.

You'll join us in your choice in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more convenient for you.

We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly.

We work a hybrid model - with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team.

We offer competitive pay of up to £48,347.

You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth over £11,000 per year.

You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
• Hybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home
• Family-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Working in an award-winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process.

Stage 1: Application

Stage 2: Interview

We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES.

Click "apply now" to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital.