Infrastructure Engineer

Posting date:	08 September 2025
Salary:	£44,447 to £52,442 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	21 September 2025
Location:	M2 3LR
Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	426149/3

Summary

Are you a seasoned infrastructure engineer with a strong focus on Identity security?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where innovation and evolution are constant?

Excited to work at the forefront of digital identity?

Join us in delivering one of the largest identity infrastructure deployments, powered by cutting-edge technologies and innovative product development.

If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join an exciting dynamic team, delivering cutting-edge Identity and Digital Encryption services to DWP users.

We’re looking for outstanding Infrastructure Engineers who have a working knowledge background in IAM and Digital Encryption technologies.

Please note: This role requires out of hours support on a paid rota, but this will be on a week on week off basis arranged with the other engineers within the team.

Implement and support enterprise identity platforms, including Active Directory, Entra ID, and federated authentication services.

Manage and optimise identity and access technologies such as SSO, MFA, PAM, PIM, IAM, and PKI/Secrets management systems.

Ensure secure authentication and authorisation across users, devices, and services.

Maintain certificate lifecycle management and oversee encryption key and secrets management.

Integrate identity services with cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

Automate identity operations using PowerShell, REST APIs, and infrastructure-as-code tools.

Support the delivery of a new Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) capability.

Contribute to the design and implementation of governance controls, policy enforcement, and access reviews.

Strengthen compliance and reduce organisational risk through effective identity governance.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver identity solutions that align with security policies and business needs.

You’ll need a working level technical knowledge of authentication protocols (e.g., Kerberos, SAML, OAuth2, OIDC), and experience working in secure, enterprise-scale environments.

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