About the job

Job summary

We recognise the challenges that people with protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

Do you have experience working with Cloud Based Platforms?

Are you passionate about continuously developing technologies?

If so we would love to hear from you!

Job description

This is a Cloud Engineer role that is fully embedded into the Department for Transport’s Digital Service team.

The Cloud Engineering team is tasked with owning, supporting, and developing our cloud infrastructure and application platforms. You will work closely with Live Services, Cyber Security, Information Assurance, Architecture, and suppliers to develop and maintain our core infrastructure and services. Ensuring they meet all Departmental and Government security standards.

In recent years DfT’s Digital Service team has implemented a range of innovative services, using the latest technology and methods.  All of our services are cloud-hosted, with high user satisfaction rates. We are proud of what we have achieved and as we continue to develop and grow, you can too.

At DfT, we recognise that everyone has different needs and aspirations. We have created an inclusive and welcoming working environment so you can feel comfortable to be yourself at work.  We’ll help you to reach your full potential, offering rewarding and challenging opportunities, alongside access to the latest training and technologies. 

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Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders presenting technical information in a confident, clear, concise direct manner to a less technical audience.
• Use best practices monitoring, implementing, supporting, and maintaining infrastructure technologies and solutions such as: compute, storage, infrastructure, software, virtual and cloud including IaaS, PaaS and SaaS.
• Monitor and ensure agreed quality and service performance targets are met, resolving operational incidents and problems.
• Provide advice to other areas of Digital Service on all areas of Cloud Infrastructure and support. Including creating and updating knowledge base articles.
• Responsible for event management, availability management, capacity management and service asset and configuration management for Cloud Infrastructure.

For further information, please see the attached Role Profile.

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will be a self-starter with a passion for technology. You will have a keen attitude for learning and personal growth. We will support all colleagues to develop their existing skills whilst upskilling offering you a clear path of progression.

You will have working knowledge in cloud-based platforms and ideally have an understanding with languages such as Python, Terraform or PowerShell. the role is flexible in terms of technology stack (so any experience in Cloud Platforms such as M365, Google Cloud Platform, Azure or AWS). Knowledge of the current stack used at DfT is not mandatory, but you will be expected to transfer your knowledge to technologies used at DfT.

Additional Information

A minimum of 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace, although requirements to attend other locations for official business, or carry out detached duty in another DfT workplace, will also count towards this level of attendance. 

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

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Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and 1250 word Personal Statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

When considering applying please look at how your experience relates to the role, and within your CV and Personal Statement please provide detailed evidence of your experience of the following:

• Experience with Cloud Platforms: Office 365, Google Cloud Platform, Azure, or AWS.
• An Understanding of Core Microsoft Infrastructure technologies: Active Directory Group, Policy, DNS, DHCP.
• Solid understanding of virtualisation technologies and best practices.
• A good understanding of PowerShell and/or terraform.
• Ability to interact with a wide variety of stakeholders and partners and ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise them correctly.

Please fully utilise the 1250 word count when completing your personal statement.

The sift is due to take place from Monday the 12th of August 2024.

Interviews are likely to be held from Monday the 26th of August 2024.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment could include:

• An interview.

This interview will be conducted online via MS Teams. Further details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.

Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

Pre-employment Checking

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the following page https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/demystifying-vetting

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.