Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Network Automation


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£57,946 - £73,205
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	LS2 7UA
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Aug 2026
Closing date:	31 Aug 2026

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Summary

Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see 'Selection process details'.

Are you passionate about transforming complex networks through automation?

Do you thrive on solving infrastructure challenges at scale while driving innovation and service reliability?

Want to play a key role in shaping and maintaining the network services that support one of the UK's largest organisations?

If so, come and join us as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer specialising in Network Automation.

help shape the future of DWP's network services through the design, development and implementation of automated infrastructure solutions. Working at the heart of a modern, large-scale digital environment, you will champion automation best practice, influence engineering standards and support teams in delivering secure, resilient and high-quality network services.

Collaborating with architects, engineers, suppliers and stakeholders across DWP, you will contribute to the design and continuous improvement of network infrastructure services, ensuring they remain robust, reliable and available for millions of users. You'll play a leading role in driving automation initiatives that reduce manual effort, improve operational efficiency and enhance service performance, while balancing ongoing service needs with project delivery priorities.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine technical expertise, innovation and leadership to help modernise network operations and deliver reliable digital services that make a real difference to citizens across the UK.

There will be a requirement to work out of normal office hours where change restriction require and to cover incident support.

The role will involve influencing and developing our network automation culture in the team as we increase our automation capabilities and transition to new ways of working. 

You will help to develop and modernise Network Services applications and security posture and the ways we deliver to our customers with speed and consistency.

You will be working with engineers with cloud and on-premise specialisations and be an early contributor to automation and continuous improvement initiatives.

You will have responsibilities across products and services with different delivery and improvement models, including formal project management, ITIL, and agile methodologies.

You will have responsibility across the full service management lifecycle, including:

Lead with impact – manage and improve the work backlog, drive reliability enhancements and lead automation initiatives that free up time for what really matters.

Design with purpose – create secure, high-availability hybrid cloud connectivity solutions across AWS, Azure, and OCI.

Deliver with confidence – implement complex technical solutions, manage dependencies and risks and see projects through to successful delivery.

Communicate with influence – build strong relationships across engineering and leading continuous feedback processes relating to services and ways of working.

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