Senior Infrastructure Engineer - SharePoint (£40,808 - £57,400)

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Oldham, Swansea

About the job

Job summary

DVSA plays a crucial role in maintaining safety standards on the roads, conducting tests, and overseeing vehicle-related matters in the UK. 

The Digital Workspace team designs, builds, and supports the core devices and software used by colleagues across the country. We deliver highly automated, fully cloud-managed Microsoft and Apple solutions, with a strong focus on Digital Employee Experience, continuous improvement, appropriate security, and sustainability. To achieve this, we leverage SharePoint as a central platform for collaboration, document management, and intranet services. Additionally, we integrate Microsoft Teams for communication and teamwork, and OneDrive for secure, cloud-based file storage and sharing.

We are looking for a SharePoint expert working in the Digital Workplace space, who can configure, deploy, and manage SharePoint online, OneDrive, and Teams workloads that focus on efficient and effective collaboration. If you value an exciting and friendly work environment, aim to deliver high-quality digital experiences, and want to impact road safety and sustainability, we would love to hear from you.

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Job description

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

  • 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.
  • Maintain an oversight of the evolving infrastructure landscape by monitoring publications and releases, and attendance in external steering groups and supplier events. 
  • 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 further information, please see the attached Role Profile.

Person specification

About you:

We are looking for someone who:

  • Is a confident communicator and team player.
  • Has a real interest in user needs and digital experience.
  • Has a drive for continuous improvement.
  • Has a passion for delivering quality and results.
  • Can embrace new technologies to deliver the right solution.

Additional Information:

This role can be based in Bristol, Swansea, Leeds, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham or Birmingham. Your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this. 

About Us 

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably. 

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles. 

We’re working hard to: 

  • Make roads safer.
  • Improve services for our customers.
  • Make road transport greener and healthier.
  • Harness the potential of technology and data.

We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society. 

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people and those who identify as LGBT+. 

To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website. 

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Senior Infrastructure Engineer - IT Infrastructure (Skill level: practitioner
  • Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Ownership and Initiative (Skill level: Working)
  • Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Troubleshooting and Problem Resolution (Skill level: Practitioner)
  • Senior Infrastructure Engineer - Technical Understanding (Skill level: Practitioner)

Benefits

  • An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
  • Exceptional pension with an employer contribution of an average of 27%.
  • Generous Annual Leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30.
  • 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
  • Latest IT and Tech devices. 
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues. 
  • Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level.
  • Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names.
  • Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing. 
  • Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers.
  • For more information see visit our careers page.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

  • Name : Digital Resourcing Team
  • Email : DigitalResourcing@dft.gov.uk

Recruitment team

  • Email : dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website Here

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