Senior Infrastructure Engineer


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£44,241 to £44,241 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Swansea
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Sept 2026
Closing date:	27 Sept 2026

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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.

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.

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