Senior Infrastructure Engineer – Digital Workplace

471272 Senior Infrastructure Engineer – Digital Workplace

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 19th August 2026

📍 Location: Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham (Chadderton), Birmingham (Garretts Green) or Uxbridge. (This role is suitable for hybrid working)

💷 Salary: £44,241 – Plus an additional Government Digital and Data Profession allowance (non-pensionable) up to £14,756

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕘️ Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

🏆️ Available Positions: 1

Working within the Infrastructure team as a Senior Engineer, you will play a crucial role in supporting, monitoring, and maintaining the organisation’s cloud and digital infrastructure. You will be responsible for delivering or assisting with the delivery of programs and projects, providing support, guidance, and/or delivery when core infrastructure services are impacted or consumed.

You will be instrumental in driving improvements to deliver new and updated core infrastructure services, based on clear evidence and according to business and user needs, to ensure maximum value is achieved from services. You will identify and implement functional, performance, and quality improvements to the core infrastructure estate. You will proactively monitor to identify issues or opportunities in core infrastructure services and have the ability to design, plan, implement, and release necessary changes according to the needs of the business. You will provide support to end users and IT teams to ensure appropriate use of the core infrastructure.

Top Responsibilities

Drive improvements to deliver new and updated core infrastructure services, according to business and user needs, based on clear evidence, to ensure maximum value is achieved from services
Drive automation throughout the core infrastructure estate, adopting modern approaches, such as, Infrastructure as Code, where relevant
Maintenance of core infrastructure services through:
- Identifying problems through analysis and proactively supporting resolution including documenting causes and remedies.
- Identifying and implementing functional, performance and quality improvements to the core infrastructure estate

For more information on the role and responsibilities please see the full job advert on CS Jobs using the link provided.

Benefits

Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
Access to the staff discount portal.
Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

Engage and communicate with colleagues of all levels, with the ability to present technical ideas and concepts in the language of the business and its users.
Highly developed problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to translate user and business needs into practical, appropriate technical solutions.

Government Digital and Data Allowance

The role is part of the Government Digital and Data (or Government Security Profession Career Framework) profession and utilises an enhanced Capability–Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance.

The base pay is £44,241. In addition to this the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £14,756.

The value of allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated through the selection process.

How to Apply

👉 Read the full description and apply here: https://bit.ly/3TKS6iu

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Wednesday 19^th August 2026