Overview

Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Kubernetes) at DWP Digital. Pay up to £89,995, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. Location: Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield (hybrid model).

We are building and maintaining digital solutions used by the UK public at scale. DWP is the UK’s largest government department, helping people into work and delivering payments worth over £195bn a year.

You and your role

As a Lead Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, your day will revolve around designing, building and running the cloud platforms that support some of the UK’s most critical public services. You will:

• design, build and run container platforms, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native services
• work hands-on with Kubernetes, managing clusters and automating deployments with Helm, Flux and ArgoCD
• embed security into everything you build, anticipating and mitigating risks
• collaborate with other technical teams, helping application developers get the most out of shared cloud infrastructure
• support live services, investigate and resolve issues, and ensure platforms stay healthy and performant
• mentor junior engineers and help shape the technical direction of the team

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Strong experience of leading teams in the design, implementation, administration and support of container-related infrastructure solutions and services
• Significant expertise in container build and runtime environments, Kubernetes administration and related technologies (e.g., Flux, Argo CD, Helm)
• Experience implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitLab or equivalent
• Strong track record of writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code
• Expert knowledge of developing and supporting cloud-based applications (Cloud Infrastructure Engineering)

Details, wages and perks

Location: Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. Hybrid working: some time at home, some in a hub.

Pay: up to £89,995 per year

Pension: employer contributions 28.97% (approx. £20k per year)

Holidays: 26–31 days plus public holidays. Up to 3 extra days off per month on flexi-time.

Benefits: flexible working, volunteering and charitable giving, inclusion initiatives, discounts, transport loans, professional development and career progression.

Process

Two-stage process: Apply via Civil Service Jobs; then a single-stage online interview.

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