Would you like the opportunity to work with the latest technologies reaching 50 million users? The DVLA and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for three Senior Infrastructure Engineers in Vault Recovery. Your role will involve helping DVLA to build world class user focused digital services, you will manage IT systems on premise and support software, core technologies and infrastructure development projects. £40,808 plus up to £16,592 allowance and excellent Civil Service benefits and 28.97% pension. Flexible, hybrid working from Swansea, a great place to work, live and play, with a healthy work-life balance on how and where you work.

Job summary

Are you really passionate about IT?

Are you an experienced Infrastructure Engineer ready to embrace a new challenge?

If so, we are looking for Senior Infrastructure Engineers to join the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and we would love to hear from you.

Job description

The DVLA is a major organisation whose services reach into every household in the UK and is recognised as a government leader in its drive to embrace the digital age.

We are looking to recruit Senior Infrastructure Engineers in Vault Recovery to join the team at Information Technology Services (ITS). Your role will involve helping DVLA to build world class user focused digital services, you will manage IT systems on premise and support software, core technologies and infrastructure development projects.

This role is to support DVLA's Vault Recovery environment. You will be responsible for operating, maintaining and supporting the technology stack of the Vault Recovery Environment. You will consider, plan and implement upgrades, and apply timely updates when vulnerabilities are identified/notified.

Within this role you will be participating in vault technical appraisals, testing and validation of backups for recovery, maintaining runbooks for the recovery of critical materials/services. You will manage Dell Cyber Recovery Tools such as Cyber Recovery Manager, CyberSense, and related Vault products.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

• Ensuring the Vault services are maintained, supported, operated and documented as required
• Working with and support DVLA ITS teams and third parties with Vault and associated services

For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.

Person specification

We are looking for someone with multiple skills amongst a broad set of technologies You will already have a strong IT background in IT Infrastructure and be experienced in Vault Recovery. You will have experience of supporting or a working knowledge of Dell CRS (Cyber Recovery Services) and be comfortable writing CR runbooks with experience of backup recovery testing.

You will be working in a team that thrives on working in a dynamic and collaborative environment that will challenge you daily to enhance and evolve your strong technical, communication, planning and leadership skills. This role will be perfect for someone who is passionate about this technology and enjoys working in a fast paced environment.

You will bring an experienced, enthusiastic and proactive attitude with a willingness to share and learn new technologies.

You will have strong internal and external stakeholder engagement experience and the ability to influence across all grades within the organisation. Along with strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Additional skills and experiences

You will have knowledge and experience in a wide range of different operating systems and applications which will include the following but not limited to:

• IBM Storage Protect
• Dell Unity storage
• Dell PowerProtect
• Dell PowerScale
• Dell PowerProtect Data Manager
• Cisco MDS
• ESXi
• Windows OS

In addition to the above one or more knowledge and experience of the following:

• Linux OS
• Windows OS
• vCenter
• Active Directory (AD/DNS)
• PowerProtect for Data Manager
• Dell Unity arrays
• Cisco MDS Switches

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £40,808, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency contributes £11,822 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

Passionate, reliable and always willing to push yourself and those around you, you'll continue to seek improvement in your own role and challenge us too. Because we pride ourselves on how we approach your development. From training courses to specialist skills workshops and opportunities to grow your expertise, we thrive when you thrive.

• Best in class learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues
• Generous employer contribution of 28.9%, depending on chosen pension scheme
• Digital communities with clear career frameworks
• On-site gym plus personal training available (membership applies)
• On-site nursery, restaurants and coffee bar
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing by 1 each year (up to 30) & 1 extra day for the King's birthday
• Free parking
• A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a minimum of 60% of their time in the office over a month, with flexibility dependent on balancing business and individual need

How to Apply

To apply please click 'Apply'. You will be required to submit a CV providing detailed evidence of your experience of the following essential criteria:

• Experience of Dell Cyber Recovery tools (CyberSense, Cyber Recovery Manager)
• Experience of a broad set of technologies or tools used eg IBM Storage Protect, Dell Unity storage, Dell PowerProtect, Dell PowerScale, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Cisco MDS, ESXi, Windows OS, RHEL, Dell DataDomain, Dell RecoverPoint
• Experience of trouble-shooting, problem-solving and an analytical mind-set