Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Networks)
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Job description
As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer in our Network team, your responsibilities will include:
- Leading the delivery of technical improvements and upgrades to the cloud and on-premise network infrastructure
- Continuing the migration of network services to the cloud
- Playing an active role in the continuing migration of network services to the cloud, and implementation of the cloud infrastructure required to host all CH systems
- Working with the Network Architect on future network strategy and design for cloud-hosted services in AWS and Azure
- Leading the delivery of on-premise hardware upgrades such as switch stacks and wireless controllers
- Collaborating with other teams on projects and for troubleshooting issues that may arise with network services
- Supporting the existing network infrastructure (on premise and in the cloud) alongside the existing team members and participate in a 24/7/365 on-call rota
- Represent the Networks team when the Network Manager is unavailable
You can read more about a career in Digital and Data within the Civil Service in the Government Digital and Data Candidate Information Pack., * Working with network technologies in cloud environments
- Leading the delivery of cloud network infrastructure
- Using infrastructure as code e.g. Terraform to build and configure network technologies in cloud environments
- Working within a 24/7 support environment
- Delivering network infrastructure upgrades in cloud and traditional LAN / WAN networking
We'd encourage you to use the full word count, and to give us clear examples and evidence of the different elements of the essential minimum criteria.
Were committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as your name and age) from your personal statement.
Please note: In the case of a large number of applications, before conducting a full sift as described above, the panel may conduct a pre-sift assessing all applications against the following Experience criteria: Working with network technologies in cloud environments.
Once the advert has closed, we will sift applications - this involves reading through them all, please bear with us as this can take some time.
We may raise the score required if we receive a high number of applications.
At sift we may choose to take through the highest performing candidates to the next stage. If, after the final stage is completed and roles are unfilled, we will proceed to invite lower scoring candidates to interview., * 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)
- 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
Requirements
Do you have experience in Terraform?, * A high level of technical skills (see the knowledge and experience section)
- Drive and enthusiasm to own, lead and implement network infrastructure changes
- High level of self-motivation
- Confidence in engaging with a range of technical specialists across the Digital and Technology Directorate
- Collaboration skills to engage with colleagues and users at all levels
- Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Qualifications in networking, cloud or traditional, would be an advantage
The successful candidate will have the following experience:
- Working with network technologies in cloud environments
- Leading the delivery of cloud network infrastructure
- Using infrastructure as code e.g. Terraform to build and configure network technologies in cloud environments
- Working within a 24/7 support environment
- Delivering network infrastructure upgrades in cloud and traditional LAN / WAN networking, * Managing a Quality Service
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
- Leadership
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Network security and connectivity to and from cloud and on-premise environments, including firewall technologies (traditional layer 3/4 and WAF) and DDoS
- Terraform / IaC - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions e.g. iboss
- Wireless LANs, preferably using Cisco APs and WLCs
- Working on a switched, both layer 2 and layer 3, and routed Ethernet network, preferably using Cisco switches and routers, Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check .
Benefits & conditions
£42,923 - £47,044 Base salary is £42,923 - £47,044 pa with an additional DDaT allowance of £4,350 - £11,000 available. The final salary and allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. All our roles come with an excellent benefits package, including the generous Civil Service Pension Scheme. Further salary increases depend entirely upon the outcome of our annual pay negotiation with central government. If you are a current Civil Servant transferring to us, your salary will be discussed in line with our pay policies. A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% GBP, Alongside your salary of £42,923, Companies House contributes £12,434 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House were committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices. Head to Our benefits - Working for us - Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House., Weekdays
£47.32
£23.66
Weekends & BH
£94.64
£47.32
The flat rate on-call allowance payment assumes up to 30 minutes spent in resolving incidents in a 24-hour period. Any incident (or cumulative incidents) that require longer than 30 minutes resolving would attract standard overtime rates. If attendance on site is necessary, then a minimum of 3 hours overtime would be payable.
In addition, during weekend on-call you will be able to claim additional overtime when responding to an alert/call as set out below:
Time Spent Working on an alert/call
Weekend On-call and Overtime
30 mins or less
No Overtime claimed
More than 30 mins
Time worked (minimum of 3 hours) at weekend overtime rate (currently time and quarter), Companies House uses a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and at interview we will use Success Profiles assessing the Behaviours and Technical skills listed in the advert, and Strengths.
Successful candidates from the sift stage will be invited to a virtual interview, which will be conducted using Microsoft Teams.
As part of the interview stage, candidates will be expected to complete a scenario based activity. This will assess the Technical skill: Network security and connectivity to and from cloud and on-premise environments, including firewall technologies (traditional layer 3/4 and WAF) and DDoS.
The lead criteria to distinguish between tied candidates will be the Behaviour: Changing and Improving.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made for the same or similar roles.
If after the interview you are not found appointable at the advertised grade, you may be offered the lower grade role if you are considered to meet the skills, experience and behaviours for the lower level. The benchmark for appointing to the lower grade is set at the start of each campaign.
All offers will be made in merit order.
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles.
