About the job Summary

Salary: National £37,803 to £42,991 and London £42,466 to £47,411 + a DDaT allowance of up to £10,000 depending on location, experience and capability

Would you like to work in a constantly evolving space within Digital at the Department for Transport?

Do you have experience creating cloud-based solutions?

If so, we want to hear from you.

Job description

The Department for Transport's (DfT) Digital Service is a leading-edge government capability that provides digital, data and technology (DDaT) to our users. We were established in September 2017 and deliver a blend of services, primarily to our ministerial department.

DfT works with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.

The Cloud Engineering team is tasked with owning, supporting and developing our cloud infrastructure and application platforms. You will work closely with Live Services Cyber Security, Information Assurance, Architecture and suppliers to develop and maintain our core infrastructure and services. Ensuring they meet all Departmental and Government security standards.
 

Responsibilities

Includes but not limited to;

• Interact with stakeholders across departments and will reach and influence a wide range of people across larger teams and communities. Having the ability to present highly technical information in a confident, clear, concise direct manner to a less technical audience.
• Provide expert knowledge on area(s) of specialism such as (GCP, M365, Microsoft Azure or AWS) leading by example with your technical expertise.
• Take ownership of problems and proactively resolves technical problems. Research and apply innovative infrastructure solutions to new or existing problems.
• Working with DS Architectural team, provide strategic advice on use of cloud services across agreed platforms.
• Monitoring and ensuring agreed quality and service performance targets, resolving operational incidents and problems.
• Provide advice and expertise to other areas of Digital Service on all areas of Cloud Infrastructure and support. Including creating and updating knowledge base articles.
• Being responsible for event management, availability management, capacity management and service asset and configuration management for Cloud Infrastructure.
• Responsible for the execution of disaster recovery activities, including their regular testing.
• Write, Maintain and continues improvements of automation scripts and code in line with best practice.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have experience working in an infrastructure engineering capacity. You will existing experience of using programming languages and have an understanding of cloud based software solutions. We work with cutting edge technology so the ability to be open minded and think creatively is welcome as well as the ability to work well within a team.

DfT: Digital Service



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Behaviours

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

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

• Coding - DDaT Framework Infrastructure Engineer Right Click Here
• IT Infrastructure - DDaT Framework Infrastructure Engineer Right Click Here
• Problem Solving - DDaT Framework Infrastructure Engineer Right Click Here
• Technical Understanding (Infrastructure engineer) - DDaT Framework Infrastructure Engineer Right Click Here
• Ownership and Initiative - DDaT Framework Infrastructure Engineer Right Click Here
• Information Security - DDaT Framework Infrastructure Engineer Right Click Here
• Testing - DDaT Framework Infrastructure Engineer Right Click Here

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

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Things you need to know Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

See our vetting charter.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

We are closely monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus, and will be following central Government advice as it is issued. There is therefore a risk that recruitment to this post may be subject to change at short notice. In addition, where appropriate, you may be invited to attend a video interview.

Please continue to follow the application process as normal and ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

DDaT Allowance

• The Senior Cloud Engineer role is part of the DDaT profession and attracts an enhanced pay scale which is mapped to capability levels. The successful candidates starting salary will be determined by performance at interview and assessed capability level. There are two components to DDaT pay - base pay and DDaT allowance.
• The role may also attract a DDaT allowance of up to £10000 The amount, if afforded is determined by several factors one of which is assessed capability level.
• The successful candidate will be required to undergo yearly capability assessments which may result in pay increases or decreases. A drop in capability in any given assessment period results in 12 month pay protection to allow candidates to retain prior capability level.

How to Apply

When considering applying please look at how your experience relates to the role, and within your CV and Personal Statement please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following:

• Working in an infrastructure engineering capacity; the role is flexible in terms of technology stack (so any experience in virtualisation technologies like Hyper-V or Cloud Platforms such as M365, Google Cloud Platform, Azure or AWS). Note that knowledge of the current stack used at DfT is not mandatory but you will be expected to transfer your knowledge to technologies used at DfT.
• Significant and demonstrable experience working within a cloud environment; the role is flexible in terms of technology stack (so any experience in virtualisation technologies like Hyper-V or Cloud Platforms such as M365, Google Cloud Platform, Azure or AWS). Note that knowledge of the current stack used at DfT is not mandatory but you will be expected to transfer your knowledge to technologies used at DfT.
• Experience of designing Cloud environments including IaaS, PaaS and Security requirements
• Demonstration of design of processes and automation around Cloud Environment Operations
• Ability to communicate with Business stakeholders around options within the Cloud Platform
• Demonstration of Problem Management capabilities

Sift & Interview Dates

The sift is due to take place w/c 18th October 2021.

Interviews are due to take place w/c 1st November 2021.

This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment could include:
• an interview
• an interview and a technical exercise (eg presentation, written, or coding exercise etc)
• a full day of activities including interactive, written and timed exercises

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Further Information

To learn more about applying for a role within the Department for Transport, visit the Application Process page of our Careers website.

Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Things You Need to Know page for further information about applying for a role within the Department for Transport and the Civil Service.

Throughout this job advert there are links to the DfT Careers website, which provides you further information to support your application. Should you be unable to access the information on our website, please email [email protected] for assistance.

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name :   Digital Resourcing Team Email :   [email protected]   Recruitment team : Email :   [email protected] Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website at https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk