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Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Networks)

Job details
Posting date: 17 March 2026
Salary: £62,988 to £68,558 per year
Additional salary information: Offers above the Band minimum are subject to our assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview. Salaries over the Band minimum will be paid as a non-pensionable allowance.
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 03 April 2026
Location: London
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 450062/1

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Summary

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll be doing:

You will be instrumental in shaping the infrastructure, network and cloud capabilities that support vital services for the Government Digital Service (GDS), Crown Commercial Services (CCS) and the Government Property Agency (GPA), impacting civil servants and ministerial bodies across the nation.

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Networks), you won't just be maintaining systems, you will be a key architect of our future network landscape. Working alongside Technical Architects and Principal Engineers, you will design, maintain and upgrade our network infrastructure, tackling challenges head on and ensuring seamless service delivery.

You will also be able to help others by mentoring or line management of more junior engineers.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Designing and implementing new network services to meet the evolving needs of the Cabinet Office.
  • Be a crucial point of escalation for our Live Service, diving deep into root cause analysis and finding effective solutions.
  • Guiding and mentoring junior engineers, creating a collaborative and growth oriented team environment.
  • Managing and supporting our wireless LAN and WAN, including network and security devices.
  • Maintaining and enhancing our network infrastructure services, including switching, routing and firewalls, while sharing your expertise.
  • Working with cutting edge cloud technologies, contributing to the migration of existing systems and the implementation of innovative new solutions.
  • Integrating and improving our existing processing systems to enhance performance.
  • Maintaining the integrity, availability, performance and capacity of our networking infrastructure.
  • Carrying out change control activities with precision and documenting our network infrastructure.
  • Working within technical compliance frameworks, including PSN and Cloud computing.

Curious about Government Digital and Data? Dive into the Candidate Pack to learn more: (https://dsit.pagetiger.com/bzwfhzv/1)

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