Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Job summary

Are you passionate about cloud infrastructure and innovation?

Can you deliver scalable, secure digital solutions?

Would you like to shape the future of government technology?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

This is an exciting time to join the Digital, Information and Security Directorate within the Department for Transport as we restructure our directorate to ensure we are ready for future challenges, building a more sustainable, skilled and in-house capability.

Build the future, not just maintain it. This is a unique opportunity to drive innovation, develop advanced cloud capabilities, and create solutions that make a real impact across government.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Read more in the Benefits section below!

Find out more about what it's like working at Department for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careers and within the Government Digital and Data Profession .

Job description

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you will play a key role in developing the cloud platforms, infrastructure services and technical capabilities that underpin innovative digital solutions across the organisation.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you'll design, build, support and continuously improve modern cloud environments, accelerating service delivery through automation, experimentation and emerging technologies. You'll work closely with architects, engineers and suppliers to translate technical designs into secure, scalable and reliable solutions that meet business and user needs.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future direction of digital services, work with innovative technologies, and help build a sustainable, highly skilled in-house capability that supports critical public services.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Ensuring services are integrated, delivered and operated as required.
• Working with and supporting third parties in providing infrastructure services.
• Working with technical architects to translate architectural designs into operations.
• Providing input into overall management - workforce, budget, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Additional Information

The role is part of the Government Digital and Data Profession and utilises an enhanced Capability–Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance.

The base pay is £44,241. In addition to this the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £14,756.

The value of allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated through the selection process. Here are more details on the pay framework.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Deep technical knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including compute, networking, identity, security, storage, monitoring, and infrastructure automation.
• Experience of designing Cloud environments including IaaS, PaaS, and Security requirements.
• Proficient in scripting and coding.
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders and partners.
• Able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritising them correctly.
• Experience of design of processes and automation around Cloud Environment Operations.
• Experience of Problem Management capabilities.
• Hold or willing to work towards Google Cloud Associate Engineer certification.

Working hours, office attendance and travel requirements

Full time roles consist of 37 hours per week.

Whilst we welcome applications from those looking to work with us on a part time basis, there is a business requirement for the successful candidate to be able to work at least 29.6 hours per week.

Occasional travel to other offices will be required, which may involve overnight stays.

This role is suitable for hybrid working, which is a non-contractual arrangement where a combination of workplace and home-based working can be accommodated subject to business requirements.

The expectation at present is a minimum of 60% of your working time a month will be spent at either your designated workplace (one of the locations cited in the advert) or, when required for business reasons, in another office/work location/visiting stakeholders. Your designated workplace will be your contractual place of work. There may be occasions where you are required to attend above the minimum expectation.

If you have a question about hybrid working, part time/job share hours, flexible working, travelling for work, or require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Vacancy Holder during the recruitment process to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role (see below for contact details).

• Visa Sponsorship
• DfTc does not offer Visa Sponsorship for this role
• Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Senior Infrastructure Engineer: Troubleshooting and problem resolution (Skill level: Practitioner)
• Senior Infrastructure Engineer: IT Infrastructure (Skill level: Practitioner)
• Senior Infrastructure Engineer: Technical Understanding (Skill level: Practitioner)

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £44,241, Department for Transport contributes

£12,816 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

Find out more about the benefits of working at DfT and its agencies .

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

How to apply:

Our selection process ensures a comprehensive assessment of each applicant's experience, skills, and potential fit within our organisation.

The selection process for this role will be:

Stage 1: Sift of CV and personal statement

Stage 2: Interview

You must be successful at each stage to progress to the next stage.

Stage 1: Sift

At sift, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

Experience – you will be asked to provide a CV (unlimited wordcount) and personal statement (1000 word count). Please provide evidence of your Experience of the following:

• Deep technical knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including compute, networking, identity, security, storage, monitoring, and infrastructure automation.
• Experience of designing Cloud environments including IaaS, PaaS, and Security requirement.
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code scripting and coding.
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders and partners.

The sift will take place from Monday 28th September 2026.

Stage 2: Interview

At interview stage, you will be assessed against the following Success Profile elements:

• Behaviours – Making effective decisions, Delivering at Pace
• Technical – IT Infrastructure, Technical Understanding, Troubleshooting and problem resolution
• Experience - Coding and Scripting

The interviews will take place week commencing Monday 12th October 2026.

This interview will be conducted online via Microsoft Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

You can find out more about our hiring process, how to apply, and application and interview guidance on our careers site.

Please note that we will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change.

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

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Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

Pre-employment Checking

If your application is successful but you have been dismissed from the Civil Service, your application could be removed at the pre-employment checking stage depending on the nature of the dismissal.

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide infor