Senior Infrastructure Operations Engineer

Become part of a mission driven digital team helping to build secure, resilient services used by millions across the UK.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), in partnership withInspire People, is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Operations Engineer with strong experience supporting enterprise Windows, Linux and UNIX server environments, incident management, service monitoring, automation and operational leadership. Based inSwansea, this is a permanent opportunity offering hybrid working (minimum 60% office attendance) and a salary of£45,900 plus 35% shift allowance

Shape the Future of Digital Services at DVLA
The DVLA delivers secure, reliable digital services that support millions of drivers, vehicles and businesses across the UK. As part of DVLA Digital, you will help maintain and evolve critical infrastructure that underpins nationally important services while contributing to a long-term technology transformation programme, including the migration of legacy platforms to modern cloud-based environments

As aSenior Infrastructure Operations Engineer, you will help ensure the availability, resilience and security of DVLA's infrastructure services within a 24/7 operational environment. Working alongside engineers, service teams and stakeholders, you will provide technical leadership, drive operational improvements and support the adoption of modern technology platforms.

As a Senior Infrastructure Operations Engineer, you will:
* Support, monitor and maintain critical Windows, UNIX and Linux server infrastructure and application services.
* Lead the investigation and resolution of incidents, problems and technical issues across live services.
* Drive improvements in monitoring, alerting and automation to enhance operational effectiveness.
* Collaborate with engineering teams, service owners and business stakeholders to maintain service resilience.
* Contribute to technology transformation initiatives, including cloud adoption and infrastructure modernisation.
* Ensure operational activities are delivered safely, efficiently and in line with best practice.

Essential skills for the Senior Infrastructure Operations Engineer include:
* Experience supporting, troubleshooting and maintaining enterprise server operating systems and associated hardware.
* Strong operational judgement with experience managing monitoring, alerting and incident response for customer-facing services.
* Proven ability to lead, influence and support teams in high-pressure operational environments.
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
* Experience improving IT operations through automation, monitoring enhancements or process improvements.

In return, you can expect a flexible working culture, including:
* Hybrid working with a minimum of 60% office attendance.
* Flexible working arrangements and part-time/job share options.
* A Civil Service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%.
* 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays and an additional privilege day.
* Best-in-class learning and development opportunities.
* Access to digital communities, career frameworks and specialist skills development.
* On-site gym, nursery, restaurants and coffee bar facilities.
* Employee Assistance Programme and free parking

Why Join?
This is an opportunity to work on nationally significant digital services that impact more than 50 million people across the UK. You'll combine hands-on infrastructure expertise with operational leadership, helping deliver resilient services today while supporting DVLA's future digital transformation. Whether improving service reliability, introducing automation or enabling cloud adoption, your work will have a real impact on public services at scale.
If you're an experienced infrastructure professional looking to play a key role in the future of UK digital public services, apply today via the link below and one of the Inspire People team will be in touch.