At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and delivery of secure Cloud infrastructure for HMRC's tech platforms.
- Company: Join a supportive environment within HMRC, shaping technology for millions.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, generous leave, and a civil service pension.
- Other info: Mentor teams and apply modern development standards in a dynamic setting.
- Why this job: Influence technology strategy and drive continuous improvement at scale.
- Qualifications: Expertise in IT infrastructure and leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Overview
In this role you will lead the design, delivery, and operation of complex Cloud infrastructure for HMRC’s technology platforms.
You’ll work within CEPO to shape secure, scalable services and guide cross‑team delivery of modern infrastructure.
You’ll tackle problems across compute, storage, and networking with a security-by-design mindset, delivering reliable digital experiences for millions of customers.
This is a chance to influence technology strategy and drive continuous improvement at scale.
- Pay / Benefits
- pension with civil service scheme
- flexible and hybrid working
- generous leave (25–30 days)
- coaching and development
- family-friendly policies
- supportive environment
Responsibilities
- Lead design, implementation, and administration of complex Cloud infrastructure solutions
- Establish standards for systems integration across the service lifecycle
- Define and maintain strategic roadmaps for infrastructure services
- Interact with, read, and write code to support automation and baseline repair
- Design solutions with embedded security controls
- Manage planning and coordination of system and acceptance tests
- Troubleshoot complex issues across computing, storage, networking, and software
- Lead teams in applying modern development standards and best practices
- Mentor infrastructure teams toward high-quality outcomes and continuous improvement
- Key requirements
- Expert knowledge of IT infrastructure and ability to lead secure-by-design implementations
- Ability to apply modern development standards and lead others in their application
- Experience establishing standards for systems integration
- Proven leadership and mentoring skills
- Ability to read and write code and perform basic remediation
- Experience managing system and acceptance test planning and providing authoritative advice
- strong communication
- influencing at senior levels
- strategic thinking
- secure-by-design delivery
- cloud infrastructure expertise
- systems integration standards
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