Overview
Lead Technical Recruiter (Digital Data and Technology DDaT) - for Engineering, Quality Assurance and Test (QAT) and UCD Professions at UK Home Office
A Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Data Centre Manager builds, administers, transitions, supports and maintains infrastructure services throughout the service lifecycle, according to the departmental policy and Home Office strategy. You will work as part of the Co-Location Services Team alongside other Infrastructure Engineers ensuring services are integrated, delivered and operated as required. You will work with and support third parties in providing infrastructure services and with technical architects to translate architectural designs into operations. You will provide input into overall management activities such as workforce planning, budgeting, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks.
Your responsibilities
* The planning, control and management of the day-to-day activities within the Data Centres which, collectively, make up the IT estate. This involves provision and management of the physical environment, including space and power allocation, and environmental monitoring that provide statistics on energy usage.
* Managing physical access control, and adherence to all mandatory policies and regulations concerning health and safety at work.
* Providing advice to teams relating to the implementation, administration and support of the Physical infrastructure solutions and services including the selection of appropriate technology that supports “Secure by Design” principles
* The development, integration and ongoing continuous improvement of tooling.
* Managing planning of acceptance tests, coordinating both functional and non-functional specifications and provide authoritative advice and guidance on test planning
* Troubleshooting and identifying physical connectivity problems across different technology capabilities including compute, storage, networking and physical infrastructure ensuring activities are monitored and progress updates are provided
* Establishing and maintaining standards and procedures across a service lifecycle
* The development and implementation of improvements to the Co-Location Service Product be it new offering or improvements to existing offerings including the automation of processes and integration of systems
Your skills for this role
As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer you will have experience of:
* Data Centre operations, managing the design and physical installation of infrastructure, e.g., cabling, hardware, and core services
* Working as a part of multi-disciplined teams, building strong partnerships internally & externally to ensure adherence to engineering principles, standards and policies Developing tooling systems, DCIM, SNOW to integrate and automate processes.
* Managing third parties delivering services to ensure policies and standards are met
* Different methodologies including Agile, Waterfall and continuous integration principles for the delivery of IT Infrastructure and other projects
* Defining best practice for operational improvements and security, including the testing of services to provide feedback/evidence to support continuous service improvement
* Working in a product orientated environment, developing products/offering based on customer feedback and demand
Why Join Us?
* Exceptional pension: Employer contribution of 28.97%.
* Generous leave: 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with service), 8 public holidays, and 1 day for the King’s Birthday.
* Flexible working: Options include full-time, part-time, compressed hours, job sharing, and a hybrid model (minimum 60% on-site).
* Learning and development: Access to training, technical accreditations, and funded qualifications (subject to approval).
* Recognition and inclusion: A culture that champions diversity, enhanced parental leave schemes, annual bonuses, and recognition awards.
Learn more about our benefits: Benefits - Home Office Careers
Additional Information
This role requires SC clearance. To meet national security vetting requirements, you typically need to have been resident in the UK for at least three years. Unfortunately we cannot offer sponsorship.
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Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
* IT Services and IT Consulting and Software Development
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