Total 182 Engineering job vacancies in Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 1BB

Are you an experienced Project Design Engineer looking for a role that’s more than just a job?

Would you class yourself as an expert with SolidWorks?

How about joining a company that truly values its team and offers incredible support?

Well, you’re in luck! We’re on the lookout for a proactive Project Design Engineer ready to make an impact!

This is your chance to be part of an amazing company, who are experts in delivering the highest quality bespoke products including hydraulics, pneumatics and high-pressure vessels!

Keep on reading to find out more about this amazing Project Design Engineer role…

As a Project Design Engineer your responsibilities will include:
• Designing, developing and providing specifications of bespoke equipment
• Selecting materials & manufacturing techniques
• Ensuring design outputs conform to internal quality standards
• Outputting accurate CAD models, technical drawings and other technical documentation
• Chairing regular project design reviews with key stake holders
• Dealing with non-conformance and Engineering Change Management

We are looking for a Project Design Engineer with the following skills and experience:
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of engineering principles
• Proficient in the use of 2D & 3D CAD software (SolidWorks)
• Knowledge and understanding of the full product lifecycle process
• Experience working with and building/assembling bespoke equipment
• Familiar with critical or challenging equipment/environments where hazards are present
• Full UK driving licence


In return, the successful Project Design Engineer will receive a salary of £38,000 to £43,000 plus benefits…
• Paid overtime & travel expenses
• Voucher & card on your birthday
• Team events
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Training courses

If this Project Design Engineer position sounds like the job for you, send your CV over today!

Prestigious opportunity for an IT Infrastructure Engineer with a Global highly acclaimed Retail organisation based in Blackburn. With sites across the UK and Europe, following a period of significant growth and investment, we are seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to join our success story.

As one of our IT Infrastructure Engineers you will be responsible for:-

• Working with the Infrastructure Manager to ensure changes are planned and implemented in a structured and assured way.
• Testing of the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans.
• Infrastructure incident management and resolution.
• Actioning any alerts generated by the monitoring systems in a timely manner
• Supporting the IT Service Desk function.
• Proactively seeking opportunities from across the organisation to improve the infrastructure.
• Documenting common practice, process flow diagrams and maintaining the knowledge base.

If you possess a combination of some of the following skills, then LETS TALK!

• Active Directory Administration.
• Office 365 / Exchange online
• Hypervisor technologies (Hyper-V, AHV or equivalent).
• Networking knowledge (LAN, IPv4, DNS, DHCP, Firewalls, Managed Switches, VLANs).
• PowerShell or any other scripting language or automation methodology.
• Windows Server (2008-2019).
• Windows (7, 10).
• Veeam Backup - desired but not essential.
• Linux/Unix administration experience - desired but not essential

In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing career development and training in addition to an enviable team environment, and an extensive benefits package!

What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Associate Application Engineer

Pay up to £38,373, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for an Associate Application Engineer 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 over £195bn 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?

• Lead criterion - Experience of developing high quality, robust applications using the Microsoft Power Platform and Power Automate.
• Experience of working as part of a highly functioning multidisciplinary team supporting Agile/Rapid application developments environments.
• Knowledge and experience of assist with troubleshooting and the resolution of issues related to Power Platform applications.
• Experience of implementing best-practices and standards to delivery quality, clean to operate, maintainable and secure code/applications.
• Experience of creating, supporting and updating of technical documentation and processes.
• Knowledge and experience of managing support tickets within a ticket database such as ServiceNow.

You and your role

As an Associate Application Engineer, you will be integral to the development of applications and the conversion of legacy systems into low-code/power apps using Microsoft's Power Platform and Power Automate systems, contributing to the design. You will be a part of the larger development team and community, helping to champion best practices and adding your experience to the wider development discussion, whilst being supported in your continued learning and professional development.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool or Manchester, whichever is most convenient for you.

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: We offer competitive pay of up to £38,373.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £11,089 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 24 days and rising to 26 days after one year.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• 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, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

1. Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
2. Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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An excellent opportunity for an Experienced Lift Engineer to join a well-established company.

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent.
Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 Per Annum, Depending on Experience.
Candidate Location: North West, Within 35-mile radius of Ormskirk.

About the Company:

They are an independent lift installation, servicing and repair company based in Ormskirk, Lancashire specialising in lift maintenance, lift & elevator repairs, lift refurbishment and the installations of lifts.

Priding themselves in the quality of lift installation and maintenance services provided to all of their customers, providing their services 24hrs a day throughout the Northwest area.

Their works are delivered to their client’s utilising their own directly employed engineers for which they now seek to add further engineers to their valued team to deliver.

About the Role:

They now require a further lift engineer to complement their existing team of directly employed lift engineers.

The position is a permanent role and not on a sub-contract basis working on goods, passenger, service and platform lifts.

The role requires, but is not limited to:

• Pre-planned preventative maintenance and service visits.
• Call-out attendance and minor repairs.
• Participation within the company callout rota.

Candidate Requirements:

• Prior lift engineering experience is essential an EOR202 is required as the minimum
• Further progression and NVQ3/NVQ4 training qualifications available
• Overtime paid at premium rates above basic hourly rate
• Out of Hours working paid door to door
• 33 days annual leave inclusive of public bank holidays
• Full and current UK driving license essential
• Company van and mobile phone
• Company pension scheme
• Immediate starts are available for the right candidate
• Candidates must be authorised to work within the UK


If you feel that you have the relative skills/attributes to fulfil this role then please apply now!

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on race, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. The employer welcomes applications from all candidates who match their requirements and their decision for employment will be based purely on your skills/qualifications.

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Mobile Engineer - Electrical Bias, to work with a range of Mitie clients within the Local Government and Education Sector, providing all relevant day to day Hard Services activities, including carrying out Planned, Reactive, Quoted and Minor Works on the Building Services Assets, providing an end to end Proactive and Reactive Service to our end line user, ensuring their Buildings and Estates remain Open, Safe, Fit and Compliant.

Job Purpose



You will be responsible for ensuring our Clients Buildings and Estates remain Open, Safe Fit and Compliant, through completion of both Planned and Reactive maintenance tasks.

You will provide a partnering style maintenance service that ensures all Service Level Agreements and Key Performance Indicators are met, feedback is provided timely to our onsite contacts and colleagues, liaising with both contractors and/ or external suppliers as is required.

Systems feedback is mandatory through both Manual (paper) and Digital (mobile) platforms. Basic Reporting, Quoting and Condition Appraisal will be necessary also.

Your attention to detail must be of the highest standard as should your client facing skills. Your prestation on site should truly represent that: ‘Our customers' Business is our Business. Your work should be carried out to the highest standard, working in line with all Legislation, Standards and Approved Codes of Practices.

Safety on site towards all building users is of paramount importance. Deficiencies in systems, services and or equipment, which may result in personnel injury or environmental damage must not be ignored, should be reported and all Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAW), Company Policies and Procedures followed.

You will be responsible for ensuring own work and the work of those under your supervision, will be completed in a safe and diligent manner.

Suitable training will be provided to enhance suitable candidates, to maximise both their existing and proposed/ agreed new skills required to exceed service delivery expectations.

le candidates, to maximise both the



What we are looking for



Essential

-18th Edition Wiring Regulations

-2391 Inspection and Testing or equivalent

-Electrical Maintenance/ Installation NVQ level 3 or equivalent

-IT literate, with experience using the MSOffice suite (Word, Excel, TEAMS)

-Ability to maintain a safe working environment, as per HASAW 1974)

-A minimum of 3 years post apprenticeship experience

-Strong understanding of Statutory Compliance in Building Services Engineering

Full, clean driving Licence

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Mitie is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

If you are working in regulated activity please note that you are subject to the following:

-It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. vulnerable adults, children or both).

-This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Mitie is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children or vulnerable adults.

Job objectives and responsibilities

· To undertake the maintenance and repair of the Electrical and Mechanical service, including fabric tasks of buildings as required under contract and in line with skills set.

· To carry out reactive tasks within SLA's

· Take ownership of the buildings and sub contractors

· Maybe required to be part of the on call rota

· This role will cover contracts predominately across the central belt but may occasionally cover other areas in Scotland

· Please note that successful completion of Mitie vetting requirement is a pre-requisite for this role.



Main duties

· Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance and complete the appropriate paperwork and reports

· Carry out Reactive and emergency tasks and complete the associated paperwork.

· Use handheld technology within the allocated timescales

· Assist other team members when required or as directed from Contract Manager

· Ensure that all tasks are completed within the contractual time scales.

· Supervision of visiting sub-contractors with regards to standard of work and Health and Safety, issue of appropriate Permits, controlling small works.

· Adopt a flexible attitude in relation to assisting on other properties within the portfolio.

· All duties carried out in accordance with company policies and procedures.

· To understand and complete all work related documentation accurately and on time

· To forge and maintain excellent customer relations with on site clients at all times

· To carry out work in a safe and diligent manner

· To comply with all Health and Safety policies and procedures

· To attend and fully participate in training and appraisal activities as required

· To undertake additional duties in line with capabilities as required





Person Specification

· Qualified to City & Guilds Level II/III or equivalent in relevant disciplines to role

· Experience of maintenance, testing & fault finding on a variety of equipment

- Including, boiler plant, ventilation, pumps, generators, switchgear, cables,

- Batteries, small power and lighting (where applicable)

· Knowledge of Health & Safety and safe working practices.

· Strong customer care focus.

· Good communication skills.

· Proactive

· Able to anticipate and/or diagnose and repair faults

· Capable of completing essential paperwork in accurate and timely manner.

·

Vacancy Ref: 65416

Vacancy Name: Mobile Electrical Engineer

Location: This is a field based, mobile position covering the Edinburgh and North-East Scotland region.

The postcodes the role would cover: EH. TD. PH. DD. KY.

This role is working for high street retailers & banks clients for the TS-Mobile division. The salary is based between £26,352-£45,000. The salary on offer that is made will be dependant upon the candidate`s qualifications and experience. Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, Use of company vehicle for personal use, Employee Shares Schemes, Reward programme & Employee Assistance programme along with many other benefits & employee discounts.

As part of our growing Engineering family, we are looking for an experienced Electrician to join us as a Mobile Electrical Engineer.

This is a role that is diverse and interesting, as no two days are the same. You will be upgrading, installing systems and carrying out maintenance works, inspections and fault finding.

You will keep the clients updated with any developments, recording all activities, remedial works, inspection logs etc and ensure a high level of customer service and will need good verbal and written communication and comfortable working with IT to record your tasks and updates.

You will be Level 2 and 3 City and Guilds 2330 or NVQ Level 3 Electrical Installation (AND/OR?) 17th or 18th edition.

The ideal candidate would have a background in facilities management, mobile maintenance or construction with project work within a region.

Product Security Assurance Engineer Preston £47k-£55k + Benefits

My client are a multinational aerospace, defence and information security company, they are currently looking for a number of Product Assurance Engineers to join their team based in Preston.

The ideal candidate will be a pro-active problem solver with excellent communication and IT skills. You will have the ability to coordinate and manage programmes, forging relationships with all stakeholders and with the experience of delivering to customers requirements, within timescales and budgets.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting engagement with the GCAP International Government Organisation (GIGO) as required across the engineering lifecycle meet the Secure by Design policy objectives
• Supporting the Engineering Disciplines, contributing to achieving assurance to the GIGO, ultimately achieving a Security Authority to Operate for the GCAP System
• Identifying the MODs requirements for assurance of the GCAP system
• Create a plan of how these requirements will be addressed within and across the programme
• Manage and act as the internal review for the assurance deliverables

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Degree educated in a STEM discipline or HND/HNC or time served experience with a clear understanding of the Engineering Lifecycle
• Sound experience in a systems integration environment
• Knowledge of security accreditation/assurance processes and activities, although knowledge or airworthiness or quality processes may be beneficial

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Model Based Engineering approaches and the supporting methods and toolsets.

To apply for this role please send your cv to Peter Bibby on the email address below...

Prestigious opportunity for an IT Infrastructure Engineer with a Global highly acclaimed Retail organisation based in Blackburn. With sites across the UK and Europe, following a period of significant growth and investment, we are seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to join our success story.

As one of our IT Infrastructure Engineers you will be responsible for:-

• Working with the Infrastructure Manager to ensure changes are planned and implemented in a structured and assured way.
• Testing of the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans.
• Infrastructure incident management and resolution.
• Actioning any alerts generated by the monitoring systems in a timely manner
• Supporting the IT Service Desk function.
• Proactively seeking opportunities from across the organisation to improve the infrastructure.
• Documenting common practice, process flow diagrams and maintaining the knowledge base.

If you possess a combination of some of the following skills, then LETS TALK!

• Active Directory Administration.
• Office 365 / Exchange online
• Hypervisor technologies (Hyper-V, AHV or equivalent).
• Networking knowledge (LAN, IPv4, DNS, DHCP, Firewalls, Managed Switches, VLANs).
• PowerShell or any other scripting language or automation methodology.
• Windows Server (2008-2019).
• Windows (7, 10).
• Veeam Backup - desired but not essential.
• Linux/Unix administration experience - desired but not essential

In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing career development and training in addition to an enviable team environment, and an extensive benefits package!

What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Randstad C&P are recruiting for an experienced Mechanical Engineer within Preston. In this
role, you will optimise factory operations by resolving breakdowns and ensuring maintenance is
delivered on schedule. You will also drive improvements in machinery, hygiene, quality, and
performance across the site.

Salary: Competitive (up to £41,000 per annum)

Location: Preston (static

Role: Full-time, permanent

Benefits:

● Competitive salary between £30,000 - £40,000 pa.
● Full-time, permanent role
● Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
● Company pension scheme.
● Employee discounts.
● Free on-site parking.

Duties and Responsibilities:

● Oversee all reactive and proactive maintenance activities across the site, ensuring
compliance with regulatory standards and adherence to the highest quality
standards.
● Liaise with management on ongoing and required maintenance works, effectively
managing maintenance work orders from various departments.
● Perform routine and Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) on machinery,
including filling equipment, tanks (including newmatic tanks), and conveyors,
ensuring timely completion and a proactive maintenance approach.
● Respond promptly to maintenance calls, prioritise issues, delegate tasks, and attend
to plant and machinery breakdowns as needed.
● Monitor equipment performance, implement improvement initiatives for machinery
and site operations, and deliver on plant up-time and maintenance KPIs.

Requirements:

● Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience, preferably in a regulated
environment with GMP standards.
● Recognised formal engineering qualifications (NVQ Level 3 or higher in electrical/
plumbing or mechanical engineering; HNC/HND preferred).
● Experience with electrical and mechanical fault-finding and repair.

Requirements:

● Knowledge of three-phase motor drives and production equipment.
● PLC fault-finding experience is desirable but not essential.
● 16th/18th Edition certification is desirable but not mandatory.
● Excellent problem-solving and team-working skills.
● Strong organisational and efficiency skills with the ability to work independently.

Interested? Apply today with an up-to-date CV

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Mobile Multi Skilled Engineer - Mechanical bias (FM) - Facilities Management - Preston, England - £37,000 Plus Fully expensed van

An exciting new opportunity has arisen to join one of the leading facilities management companies based in the UK.

Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 40 hours a week

Location: Preston, England

Salary: £37,000 Plus fully expensed van

Role Responsibilities:

• Reactive work on single and three phase circuits, single and three phase power systems/HVAC equipment, pumps, motors, inverters, building management systems and lighting circuits.
• answering queries, reporting any defects, and keeping them informed of site activities at the time of the service visit.
• keeping a log of inspection reports and remedial work
• Conduct PPM and reactive Maintenance
• maintain and repair installations such as ventilation systems - (AHU, Intake/extract)
• heating and cooling systems (thermal wheels, FCUs, etc.) and water system assets, such as booster sets, calorifiers, water heaters.

The ideal Candidate:

• electrical (18th edition, NVQ2&3 minimum),
• mechanical (NVQ2&3 minimum) or HVAC (NVQ2&3 minimum).
• Full UK driving license
• ability to gain SC Security Clearance

If you are interested in this position, please contact Laurie on 029222 60797.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Your new company
Join a dynamic and innovative company known for its commitment to quality and excellence in the FMCG sector. Our team is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in production and engineering, ensuring the safety, quality, and legality of all products and processes.
Your new role
As the Engineering Maintenance Shift Manager, you will ensure the smooth operation of all machinery in the designated production area. You will lead and coordinate the activities of Lead Engineers and Multi-skilled Engineers, focusing on health and safety, contractor management, food safety, and quality. Your responsibilities will include planning and managing Preventative Planned Maintenance schedules, overseeing staffing levels, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.
What you'll need to succeed

• Education: HND/HNC level or equivalent in Engineering.
• Experience: At least 5 years of engineering experience, with 3 years in a supervisory role.
• Skills:
  Strong PC skills and excellent communication abilities.
  Analytical and systematic approach.
  Ability to understand basic customer needs and create solutions.
  Patience and persistency in work.
  Ability to establish working relationships and integrate into a team.
  Clear communication of short and long-term objectives.
  Understanding of risks and success factors in your area of responsibility.
  Proactive identification of tasks and ownership of actions.
• Attributes: Positive, motivated, team player, detail-oriented, and flexible.

What you'll get in return

• Opportunity to play a key role within a dynamic FMCG environment.
• Supportive team culture and a chance to work with experienced professionals.
• Competitive salary £63,000 and benefits package.
• Continuous professional development and training opportunities.
• Trained to L3 Food Safety
• Trained to L3 HACCP
• Trained in IOSH Managing Safely

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Your new company
Join a dynamic and innovative company known for its commitment to quality and excellence in the FMCG sector. Your new team is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in production and engineering, ensuring the safety, quality, and legality of all products and processes.

Your new role
As the Engineering Maintenance Shift Manager, you will ensure the smooth operation of all machinery in the designated production area. You will lead and coordinate the activities of Lead Engineers and Multi-skilled Engineers, focusing on health and safety, contractor management, food safety, and quality. Your responsibilities will include planning and managing Preventative Planned Maintenance schedules, overseeing staffing levels, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures. You will work on a 4-5-5 shift pattern.

What you'll need to succeed

• Education: HND/HNC level or equivalent in Engineering.
• Experience: At least 5 years of engineering experience, with 3 years in a supervisory role.
• Skills:
  Strong PC skills and excellent communication abilities.
  Analytical and systematic approach.
  Ability to understand basic customer needs and create solutions.
  Patience and persistency in work.
  Ability to establish working relationships and integrate into a team.
  Clear communication of short and long-term objectives.
  Understanding of risks and success factors in your area of responsibility.
  Proactive identification of tasks and ownership of actions.
• Attributes: Positive, motivated, team player, detail-oriented, and flexible.

What you'll get in return

• Opportunity to play a key role within a dynamic FMCG environment.
• Supportive team culture and a chance to work with experienced professionals.
• Competitive salary £63,000 and benefits package.
• Continuous professional development and training opportunities.
• Trained to L3 Food Safety
• Trained to L3 HACCP
• Trained in IOSH Managing Safely

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Senior NetOps Engineer

Pay up to £68,517 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

• Would you love the opportunity to install, maintain, upgrade, and continuously improve a large government organisation's operating environment - powering one of the largest digital transformations in Europe?

• Are you someone who could maintain the ongoing reliability, performance and support of our infrastructure?

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Senior NetOps Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital, to assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles.

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 over £195bn 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?

• The ability to design, implement, administer, and support infrastructure technologies, solutions and services such as: AWS, Azure and OCI
• Ensures that the right actions are taken to investigate, resolve and anticipate Network problems.
• Takes accountability of issues that occur and is proactive in searching for potential problems.
• Significant experience with Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code, CI/CD pipelines. Gitlab, Ansible, Python, Terraform.

You and your role

As a Senior NetOps Engineer you will have the ongoing responsibility for the full range of products that make up Network Services.

The role will involve creating and developing our DevOps/ NetOps culture in the team as we transition to new ways of working.

Working in collaboration with a range of internal/external partners, stakeholders and customers you will ensure the operational stability, robustness, resilience, availability, and quality of DWP Networks.

You will actively manage the work backlog and develop reliability improvements as well as leading initiatives to develop the automation of low-value tasks balanced against project delivery demands.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Manchester or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you.

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: We offer competitive pay of up to £68,517.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £16,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• 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, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Prestigious opportunity for an IT Infrastructure Engineer with a Global highly acclaimed Retail organisation based in Blackburn. With sites across the UK and Europe, following a period of significant growth and investment, we are seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to join our success story.

As one of our IT Infrastructure Engineers you will be responsible for:-

• Working with the Infrastructure Manager to ensure changes are planned and implemented in a structured and assured way.
• Testing of the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery plans.
• Infrastructure incident management and resolution.
• Actioning any alerts generated by the monitoring systems in a timely manner
• Supporting the IT Service Desk function.
• Proactively seeking opportunities from across the organisation to improve the infrastructure.
• Documenting common practice, process flow diagrams and maintaining the knowledge base.

If you possess a combination of some of the following skills, then LETS TALK!

• Active Directory Administration.
• Office 365 / Exchange online
• Hypervisor technologies (Hyper-V, AHV or equivalent).
• Networking knowledge (LAN, IPv4, DNS, DHCP, Firewalls, Managed Switches, VLANs).
• PowerShell or any other scripting language or automation methodology.
• Windows Server (2008-2019).
• Windows (7, 10).
• Veeam Backup - desired but not essential.
• Linux/Unix administration experience - desired but not essential

In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing career development and training in addition to an enviable team environment, and an extensive benefits package!

What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk