Job position Senior Infrastructure Engineer UK - Export Finance - G7
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Main Activities
Be a senior infrastructure engineer for the organisation
Provide Senior Infrastructure support to 500+ colleagues in a variety of locations across multiple different systems
Respond and resolve infrastructure issues, incidents & requests
Architect, deploy, and maintain infrastructure solutions across on-premise and cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure).
Lead infrastructure modernization projects, including automation, monitoring, and configuration management that deliver high value to the UKEF business
Provide significant expertise and support of Microsoft Active Directory, Azure Administration, InTune and Office 365 and other windows / infrastructure / Cisco technologies
Ensure high availability, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity processes are implemented and tested regularly
Monitor system performance and reliability, making proactive improvements to prevent outages and optimize usage.
Collaborate with Engineering, DevOps, Security, and IT Operations teams to maintain robust infrastructure standards.
Maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure configurations, processes, and procedures.
Partner with Security, Network, DevOps and Business teams to align infrastructure roadmaps.
Work closely with our internal security and SOC teams to ensure the integrity and security of UKEFS infrastructure
Work closely with managed service providers to deliver our infrastructure services
Ensuring that IT SLAs are met, and IT policies are adhered to by planning, managing, and maintaining workload;
Ensure the Infrastructure team effectively manage customer issues through incident management framework
Maintain good working relationships with key service stakeholders, suppliers and customers to help understand their business requirements and priorities;
Be available for out of hours for high priority technical infrastructure support
Additional activities include:
You will be supporting and using technologies such as but not limited to;
Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services
GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, BICEP and Terraform.
Docker, Azure Container Apps and Azure Container Registry (ACR)
Azure Cognitive Search
Azure SQL, Azure SQL Managed Instances, Azure MySQL and Cosmos DB.
Azure Monitor
Cisco Meraki
This list is not exhaustive, and you may be required to carry out additional duties according to business needs.
Candidate profile
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator (AZ-104), Azure Solutions Architect (AZ-305), or DevOps Engineer (AZ-400) (A, I)
ITIL Foundation Certification (A, I)
Advanced or specialist cloud certifications (e.g. Azure Security, DevOps, Networking) are highly desirable (A, I)
Substantial experience with Microsoft Azure (preferred), AWS, or GCP (A, I)
Infrastructure as Code using Bicep, Terraform, or ARM templates (A, I)
Scripting and automation using PowerShell, Bash, or Python (A, I)
CI/CD pipeline management using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins (A, I)
Monitoring and observability using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Application Insights (A, I)
Windows Server and Active Directory administration (A, I)
Microsoft Intune and device deployment (A, I)
Networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, and firewalls (A, I)
Virtualisation and containerisation (e.g. Hyper-V, Docker, Kubernetes) (A, I)
Identity, access, and certificate management (A, I)
Change, incident, and configuration management within an ITIL environment (A, I)
Experience supporting meeting room technologies including Microsoft Surface Hub (A, I)
Cisco Meraki Network Management
PaloAlto Firewall Management
Excellent communication skills able to meet the requirements and demands of different stakeholders. (A, I,T)
From the ‘: (A,I,T)
An ability to think critically about systems and to adjust consistently as needed (A, I)
Working environment
We’re looking for a highly skilled Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and support the core systems and services that drive value and power UK Export Finance. This is a hands-on, highly technical role with strategic influence, ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex problems and ensuring infrastructure performance, scalability, and security.
You will need exceptional Infrastructure and Platform services experience and working closely with our internal teams, stakeholders and also with managed services providers. You will ensure that KPI’s, SLAs and customer satisfaction targets are consistently achieved.
We are looking for someone who is positive, collaborative and helpful colleague with good attention to detail when working in a fast paced, dynamic government department.
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Senior Infrastructure Engineer UK - Export Finance - G7
Government Digital & Data