Job Description
Lead Infrastructure Engineer Ref. 938
Department: Engineering
Salary: £66,812
Recruitment and Retention Allowance: £5,720 per annum
This is a Full-time position based in office, flexible working patterns available.
Are you looking for a role that provides interesting and diverse IT infrastructure and facilities evolution and development challenges?
As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer for HMGCC, you will join a diverse, highly motivated team, delivering impact in direct support of the security mission. With responsibility for all technical aspects, you will lead a team of multi-disciplined engineers performing complex system evaluations for both bespoke and commercial products and solutions, using the latest tools and technologies.
You will work closely with our security partners as you develop unique and bespoke infrastructure to deliver quality infrastructure solutions that help to keep the country safe.
You will be an established expert in your field, skilled in multiple disciplines, and have proven experience in the design, development, and support of infrastructure systems.
Responsibilities:
1. Deliver medium to long term strategies for product development.
2. Define guidelines for the engineering community.
3. Establish ways of working for your engineering team.
4. Work in diverse technology disciplines such as Software, Infrastructure, Penetration Testing, and communication techniques.
5. Engage frequently with departments outside of the infrastructure team to achieve shared objectives.
Technical Skills:
1. Demonstrable experience of leading infrastructure teams, fostering collaboration, making strategic decisions, and taking responsibility for a range of different platforms and systems.
2. Proven experience with the design and implementation of enterprise infrastructure.
3. Significant depth and breadth of technical services and solutions, such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Windows server administration, Linux system administration.
4. Proven experience of maintaining infrastructure systems, equipment, networks, and services.
5. Knowledge of one of the following areas is beneficial:
1. Practical experience of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Puppet.
2. CompTIA Network+ and Security+ certified (or equivalent demonstrable experience/certification) or higher.
3. Practical experience of scripting tools, e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash.
4. Knowledge of RF Mast architecture and associated antenna and cabling configurations.
5. A qualification to Degree level or equivalent in electronics or communication.
Your Personal Skills:
1. Enjoys coming up with creative and innovative solutions.
2. Strives to improve on previous implementation and adapt to changing demands.
3. Puts plans in place to make improvements.
4. Enjoys being part of a team and helping others to deliver or being guided by them yourself.
5. Can adapt to change with the support of your team and management.
What we Offer:
1. 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years service.
2. 8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave.
3. 2 ½ additional days leave (set dates through the year).
4. Paid overtime or time off in lieu.
5. Extensive training opportunities.
6. Competitive pension scheme.
7. Sports & Social Society.
8. On-site nursery (subject to availability).
9. 3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice.
10. Free parking.
11. Free onsite gym, open 24 hours a day.
12. Interest-free relocation loan up to £2,500 (subject to conditions).
About HMGCC:
We are HMGCC, the engineering specialists at the heart of the UK's security. We work with the security community, UK government, academia, private sector partners, and international allies to bring engineering ingenuity to the national security mission.
We provide an inclusive environment and support for everyone. HMGCC is committed to providing equal opportunities and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, identities, orientations, and those with disabilities or who are neurodiverse.
To find out more about us and if we're right for you, please visit our website.
Apply now. Our Recruitment Team will process your application once the role has closed and everyone will get a response.
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