Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Linux & Storage)

Details
Reference number
338521
Salary
GBP33,134 - GBP49,000
Base salary band is GBP33,134 - GBP38,000 with an additional DDaT allowance of GBP4,350 - GBP11,000 available. The final salary and allowance awarded will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade
Higher Executive Officer
DDaT Senior
Contract type
Permanent
Business area
CH - Digital Services
Type of role
Digital
Working pattern
Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time
Number of jobs available
1
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About the job
Benefits
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Location
Hybrid working available, but successful candidate must have the ability to attend our Cardiff office (weekly) to carry out remedial work on our physical server infrastructure.
About the job
Job summary
The Linux and Storage team performs a key role in the IT Services area of Companies House. The team supports the infrastructure that runs both front end services and back-end databases that underpin the core business functions of Companies House i.e., company registration, dissolution, and the storage of company information, as required under the Companies Act.
In this role, you will help support and develop the existing Companies House Linux and Storage infrastructure (on-site & cloud) ensuring availability, performance, and resilience to meet Companies House corporate targets.
You will also be involved in the ongoing migration and subsequent support of Companies House services to Cloud.
Companies House leads the way in providing an open and transparent company register. Our register is searched billions of times a year and valued at over GBP3 billion to the UK economy, supporting millions of business decisions every day.
Companies House offers a flexible and welcoming culture that promotes a healthy work life balance as well as a proactive approach to wellbeing that allows us to be our best at work. We recognise that people are the key to our success so offer a fantastic benefits package including flexible working with no core hours, 30 Days Annual Leave, 8 Bank Holidays and 1 Privilege Day as well as enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme with a contribution rate averaging 27%.
At Companies House, hybrid working is about achieving an effective balance between working in the office and working from other appropriate locations. Our approach to hybrid working provides opportunities for you to be adaptable in the way you work so that you can achieve a healthy balance between your work and home life. We currently expect those on hybrid contracts to attend their base office a minimum of one day a week but the exact degree of choice you have will depend on your role and your day-to-day work activities and should be agreed through discussions with your line manager. The majority of our digital teams are based in our Cardiff head office.
Come and help us as we embark on a redesign of our digital services and culture!
Job description
This is a Senior Infrastructure Engineer Role where the successful candidate will possess the necessary skills to support and develop the Companies House Linux and Storage infrastructure.
The role includes the following disciplines:
Be part of a team that provides 8:30am to 5pm cover.
Take part in a 24/7/365 on call rota.
Respond to and resolve incidents to meet agreed targets.
Proactively monitor system performance, taking preventative or corrective action where required, ensuring Change Management procedures are always adhered to.
Provide root cause analysis to problems and propose/implement appropriate corrective actions.
Take a proactive role in the project to migrate on-premise services to cloud
Participate in configuration design and upgrade pathways for the existing infrastructure.
Configure and install solutions to meet the business needs, ensuring agreed standards and the Companies House Change Management process is adhered to.
Decommission redundant systems/hardware.
Document existing and future systems/processes.
Ensure the CMDB is kept up to date.
Person specification
We are looking for a Linux and Storage Engineer to join IT services.
You will be responsible for supporting the organisation's internal and external facing systems with respect to the Linux and Storage estate.
Ability to work as a member of a technical team who actively shares knowledge to help ensure all team members develop their skills and are kept up to date with any technical changes that could impact the team.
Ability to work remotely from other team members and still be able to communicate effectively using the appropriate communication channel (telephone, Slack, email etc.) to resolve technical issues in a timely manner.
Requires strong problem-solving skills, the ability to work well under pressure and prioritize work effectively.
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff at all levels of the organization.
Ability to engage effectively with 3rd party support/vendors to resolve technical issues where necessary.
Approaches work according to the Companies House Values by being Adaptable, Bold, and Curious.
Experience
Experience of working with cloud computing technologies, specifically AWS.
A knowledge of automation technologies such as Terraform, Ansible & Concourse.
Linux administration, including virtualisation.
Knowledge of SAN technologies.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Changing and Improving
Making Effective Decisions
Working Together
Delivering at Pace
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Working knowledge of AWS cloud computing technologies, Linux administration and storage administration.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of GBP33,134, Companies House contributes GBP8,946 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Join us at Companies House and experience the difference of working within a culture that values you, not only as an employee, but as an integral part of our Companies House team.
We believe that our success is driven by the well-being and satisfaction of our team members at all levels of the organisation. At Companies House we're committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary, ensuring your career journey with us is not only fulfilling, but also rewarding. We pride ourselves on offering a quality work-life balance with our employee wellbeing being central to our working practices.
Head to Our benefits - Working for us - Recruitment (companieshouse.gov.uk) to find out more about the fantastic benefits package we have at Companies House.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
In your application form we'd like you to:
Tell us about your employment history, including any key responsibilities and achievements.
Write a personal statement of 1250 words where you demonstrate how you meet the skills outlined in the person specification.
At sift candidates will be assessed against experience (detailed in person specification) and are asked to supply work history/personal statement and reference any transferable skills using the job description for reference.
At interview candidates will be assessed against the behaviours listed in the advert and we will use Success Profiles Behaviours and Strengths.
We're committed to being diverse and inclusive, so please make your application anonymous by removing all identifying personal information (such as names and dates) from your employment history and personal statement.
What will the process look like?
We will sift applications and then invite successful candidates from the sift stage to attend a virtual interview.
Read more information and guidance about Applying for Your New Job.
Companies House uses a blended interview technique, allowing us to find out more about you. We use the Success Profile framework and may include Strength based questions in the interview.
Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of recruitment based on fair and open competition with decisions made on the basis of merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners' Recruitment Principles.
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 . click apply for full job details