[ref. l715904] Automation Infrastructure Engineer
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Automation Infrastructure Engineer
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Pay up to £52,442 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.
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This is a fantastic opportunity to join DWP Hybrid Cloud Services (HCS) as an Automation Infrastructure Engineer at a time of significant transformation, as we look to drive the adoption of Public Cloud services in line with Government Digital Service (GDS) and DWP's own strategic hosting architectural principles.
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DWP. Digital with Purpose.
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We are looking for an Automation Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.
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We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.
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DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.
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The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.
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What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?
p>- Experience using Linux Operating Systems.
- Knowledge of automation and orchestration technologies.
- Experience of hybrid cloud.
- Experience in a large scale organisation using source control management (SCM) tools such as Gitlab or Github.
- Experience using configuration and infrastructure management tooling such as Ansible and Terraform.
- Experience of working with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure. ul>
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You and your role
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As an Automation Infrastructure Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the next generation of Ansible Automation Platform.
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You will be building standardisation of service offerings for consumption. Identifying and automating toil where appropriate, and ensuring solutions are repeatable, scalable, resilient, and highly available.
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Key activities include:
p>- Working collaboratively to develop and maintain a shared AAP (Ansible Automation Platform) solution in public cloud.
- Support and maintain shared tooling in our on-premise environment including Gitlab and AAP.
- Provide product on-boarding support to our end users and business units.
- Identify and implement optimal solutions for our tools and our end users, including monitoring and continuous improvement.
- Perform application patching and maintenance on all our products. ul>
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Details. Wages. Perks.
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Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you.
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Hybrid Working:We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.
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Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £52,442.
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Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £11,000 per year.
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Holidays:A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.
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You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.
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We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
p>- An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
- Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-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
- Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. ul>
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Process:
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We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:
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Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
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Interview: a single stage interview online.
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CLICK APPLYfor more information and to start your application.
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