Network Infrastructure Engineer

On behalf of DWP we are looking for a Network Infrastructure Engineer for a 6 month (Inside IR35) contract. Hybrid working with 2-3 days per week required in either Manchester, Newcastle or Blackpool.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions, and child maintenance policy. As the UK's biggest public service department, it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to around 20 million claimants and customers. As such, we operate on a scale that is almost unmatched anywhere in Europe and most people in Britain come into contact with us at some point in their lives.

Working with DWP, you will be helping us to drive our priorities to:

. Help people to move into work and support those already in work to progress, with the aim of increasing overall workforce participation

. Help people to plan and save for later life, while providing a safety net for those who need it now

. Provide effective, efficient, and innovative services to the millions of claimants who rely on us every day, including the most vulnerable in society

. Improve experience of our services while maximising value for money for the taxpayer.

DWP have been carrying out a large technology transition over the past few years and there is still a long way to go.

Join the Network Service Operations team as Network Infrastructure Engineer in the next step to transform the DWPs datacentre and remote site network infrastructure into leading edge technologies.

We have several projects underway in Wi-Fi, On-Prem Datacentre and Cloud solutions that require skilled, self-sufficient, and determined engineers to drive improvements and good practices, as well as ensuring current Legacy infrastructure remains stable.

As a Network Infrastructure Engineer your main responsibilities will be to:

. Provide support for incident and problem resolution, this could involve out of hours work.

. Implement BAU exercises, this could involve out of hours work.

. Conduct network monitoring and analysis tooling.

Essential:

. An active SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. (Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.)

. Experience of and understanding of Network infra in Wifi, DC On-prem, Cloud (AWS/Azure/OCI), Next Generation Firewall, Load-balancing, and PKI technologies as well as experience with either Aruba Wifi/Clearpass or Spine and Leaf topologies/DC-VXLAN (Preferably Arista).

. Experience with network monitoring and analysis tooling.

. Experience of problem-solving, analytical skills, with the ability to think critically, creatively, and independently to solve issues.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DWP guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

DWP guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".