Infrastructure Engineer (Network Automation)


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£44,447 to £52,442 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	FY4 5ES
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Sept 2026
Closing date:	20 Sept 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'.

As an Infrastructure Engineer specialising in Network Automation, you will be a skilled Practitioner and a role model in automation solutions. 

Responsible for ensuring best practices are adhered to across the department and guiding teams on how to deliver quality automated Infrastructure products. 

You will assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. 

You will also have the ongoing responsibility for the full range of products that make up Network Services. 

Working in collaboration with a range of internal/external partners, stakeholders and customers you will ensure the operational stability, robustness, resilience, availability, and quality of DWP Networks. 

You will actively manage the work backlog and develop reliability improvements as well as leading initiatives to develop the automation of low-value tasks balanced against project delivery demands. 

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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