Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Senior Infrastructure Engineer Date listed: 2026-09-10 Location: Lancashire, Lancashire, GB, PR3 5JJ Work Type: Work From Home Application Deadline: 2026-12-09 15:08:30.753 Job Description Senior Infrastructure Engineer for Specialist Devices Pay up to £73,205 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer for Specialist Devices for DWP Digital, you will be a member of a highly motivated team that constantly drives for excellence, delivering world class specialist devices and services.

DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for an Infrastructure Engineer for Specialist Devices to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth around £280bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Significant experience of enterprise scale macOS or other operating systems. Significant experience of understanding and balancing complex and diverse customer needs, taking accountability for delivering high quality services that adhere to legal, regulatory and security standards.

Significant experience of driving continuous improvement in processes, standards and ways of working across teams and engineering communities. Significant experience of challenging and influencing suppliers and peers on technology choices and design patterns, providing alternative recommendations to support effective decision making. Significant experience of providing technical leadership, coaching and mentoring junior Infrastructure Engineers, developing team capability and creating a culture of continuous learning, collaboration and high performance.

You and your role If you love solving tricky problems, working with cutting-edge kit, and making a real impact, this could be the role for you. You'll be part of a close knit, collaborative team that supports thousands of users across the UK, from engineers building digital solutions to citizens using devices in Jobcentres. We manage macOS environments, explore new tech and deliver smart, user-focused solutions.

You'll get stuck into everything from third-line support to designing and improving infrastructure products like MacOS, Jamf and ChromeOS. We're looking for someone with solid technical experience in large enterprise environments, a curious mind, and a passion for making things better. If that sounds like you, come help us build smarter, faster and more reliable tech for the people who need it most.

Details Location: Our brilliant digital hub in Manchester, right in the heart of the city centre, easily accessible by tram, bus or rail. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: Up to £73,205 Pension: Civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, over £16,000 per year. Holidays: Starting at 26 days, rising to 31 days over time, plus up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time and all the usual public holidays.

We offer a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities We have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in