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# Lead Infrastructure Operations Engineer

- **Company:** Wiltshire Police
- **Location:** Devizes, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £59,529.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Web Platforms, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=74efe7e111461bc5

## About the Role

ITIL 4 Foundation certification.
Degree in Computing, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) certification or an equivalent cloud operations qualification.
Significant experience supporting and operating enterprise infrastructure services in complex environments.
Experience leading operational teams and managing critical infrastructure services.
Strong understanding of cloud and hybrid infrastructure operations, service resilience and operational support.
A commitment to continuous professional development and keeping pace with evolving DDaT technologies, practices and standards.

## Description

As Lead Infrastructure Operations Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering the reliable, secure and resilient technology services that enable modern policing. Leading infrastructure operations across on-premise and cloud environments, you will drive service excellence, operational maturity and continuous improvement while supporting Wiltshire Police's digital transformation. Working with engineers, suppliers and stakeholders, you'll help shape the future of our infrastructure services, champion automation and modern operating practices, and ensure critical digital platforms remain available when they matter most.

What you will be doing

Lead the day-to-day delivery of infrastructure operations across on-premise and cloud platforms, ensuring reliable and resilient services.
Lead and develop a team of infrastructure specialists, building capability and supporting high performance.
Manage infrastructure incidents, problems and major incidents, driving root cause analysis and long-term service improvements.
Ensure infrastructure availability, capacity, resilience and recovery arrangements meet operational requirements.
Lead infrastructure change, release and deployment activities, ensuring services remain secure and stable.
Champion automation, standardisation and modern cloud operating practices across the infrastructure estate.
Manage operational suppliers and partners, ensuring high-quality service delivery and performance.
Provide operational leadership for projects and service transitions, ensuring solutions are supportable and ready for live service., Tattoos - you will also be requested to provide photos and describe of any visible tattoos you have
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You may require the following documents to complete this application form:

A Passport style photograph
A copy of your photo card driving licence
A downloaded DVLA summary showing full driving record
A copy of your paper driving licence counterpart (Northern Ireland only)
A copy of your British Passport or birth certificate (if a candidate does not have a passport, then they may use their birth certificate, but will need to provide a copy of a British passport once they have obtained one.)
Copies of your qualifications relating to English and Maths (only). If applying for the Degree Holder Police Constable Apprenticeship, you will need a copy of your Degree Certificate.
Clear, colour photos of any non-intimate tattoos
Formal translation from a reputable source for any foreign language or symbol tattoos
Any paperwork relating to discharged debts, CCJ, bankruptcy etc
Deed poll certificate for any name changes
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