This permanent post sits in the Digital Infrastructure and Security Operations area of Technology Services within Justice Digital, Data and Science at the Ministry of Justice. The work centres on configuring and supporting DNS, DHCP, network access control and SolarWinds, alongside building infrastructure-as-code, scripts and CI/CD-driven automation. Hybrid working applies, with a dedicated third-line support function for service requests, tickets and major incidents, plus occasional out-of-hours cover. Successful candidates must pass Security Check clearance.
What the job involves
- Configure, support and maintain core network services, including DNS, DHCP, Network Access Control and SolarWinds
- Develop, test and maintain automation solutions for the delivery and operation of core network services
- Develop Infrastructure as Code, scripts, APIs and automated workflows for provisioning, configuration, monitoring and operations
- Use source control and CI/CD pipelines for controlled development, testing and deployment
- Implement agreed technical designs and build integrations between automation platforms, cloud services, network services and tooling
- Apply secure engineering practices and monitor platform health, performance and capacity
- Identify vulnerabilities, unsupported components, lifecycle risks and technical debt
- Test technical changes and follow agreed deployment, release and change management processes
- Provide specialist support for automation platforms, scripts, integrations and network services, owning issues until resolved or transferred
- Contribute to root-cause analysis and maintain known-error and support information
- Take part in specialist or out-of-hours support where required
- Coordinate dependencies with engineering, operations, security teams and suppliers, and share knowledge with colleagues
What’s required
Experience
- Configuring, supporting and troubleshooting enterprise network services (DNS, DHCP, IPAM, NAC, network monitoring) in large or complex environments
- Implementing and supporting AWS infrastructure and cloud networking, such as VPC, routing, Transit Gateway and peering
- Developing automation in a scripting or programming language such as Python, PowerShell, Ruby or Go
- Implementing Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform, with version control and CI/CD pipelines
- Testing infrastructure or automation changes and moving them between environments under controlled deployment practices
- Providing technical support for infrastructure or automation platforms, including root-cause analysis and permanent fixes
Skills & knowledge
- Diagnosing code, configuration or integration problems
- Developing and maintaining scripts, APIs, automated workflows and integrations for infrastructure and operations
- Working within multidisciplinary engineering teams to agreed standards
- Peer review and sharing technical knowledge with engineers, architects, product, delivery, operations or suppliers
- Working in Agile engineering teams using modern software engineering practices
- Contributing to engineering communities, standards or reusable automation approaches
Checks & eligibility
- Willingness to be assessed for SC clearance
What’s offered
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% through the Civil Service Pension Scheme
- 25 days' annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years, plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King's birthday
- Hybrid, part-time and compressed-hours working
- 10% of working time allocated to personal and professional development
- £1,000 per person learning budget, with conferences, professional accreditation and e-learning
- Maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, with up to 26 weeks at full pay
- Maternity support or paternity leave at full pay for 2 weeks
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
