Infrastructure Engineering Lead

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Who Speclialist Work With The specialist will support the Head of Engineering Practice to establish the infrastructure engineering capabilities within the Engineering Practice, and to recruit new engineering talent into BPDTS. There is currently a need to increase senior capacity within the Engineering Practice to shape and drive activities in this area to establish the required momentum across the business. The specialist will work with counterparts in DWP to build cross-community ways of working, support the organisation’s strategy to increase digital capability and assure delivery of digital services. What Specialists Work On 1. Recruiting infrastructure engineers across the recruitment campaigns across the various disciplines, including: cyber security, data centre operations, data platforms, hosting, network, end user computing, tooling and call centre. 2. Support establishment of the Infrastructure Engineering community, focusing on: a. Developing the practice community and ways of working. b. Developing career pathways . c. Providing direction and coaching d. Implementing new processes and tools supporting demand management, resource allocation, practice communications, learning and recruitment. e. Developing a service catalogue with target service levels . 3. Working with counterparts in DWP to understand customer requirements and building cross-community ways of working. Where the Work Takes Place Benton Park View Newcastle, or Peel Park Blackpool or central Manchester Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements Onsite 4 or 5 days a week with significant travel between Newcastle, Blackpool and Manchester. Maximum, of £1,000 per week limit on expenses, which must be pre-approved and adhere to BPDTS Ltd Expenses Policy. Work Location Benton Park View Newcastle, or Peel Park Blackpool or central Manchester Security Clearance Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Demonstrable experience of recruiting and attracting high quality digital engineers Demonstrable experience of forming and leading infrastructure engineering teams in a digital environment to build, support, manage and maintain infrastructure solutions and infrastructure facilities. Significant experience of managing the delivery of large-scale digital solutions in both Agile and Waterfall environments to time, budget and quality. Experience of major incident management and escalation within a live service environment. Extensive experience of leading and continuously improving large Infrastructure Engineering teams within a complex, multi-disciplinary environment. Collegiate in approach and able to build a vision and momentum for change. Familiar with professional services business models and associated business processes Able to demonstrate experience of challenging organisational processes to reduce complexity and optimise delivery flow. Good practical working knowledge of a broad range of technologies used over the last 20 years. Able to communicate effectively with and understand infrastructure engineering practitioners. Able to build credible relationships at senior levels within a complex organisation Nice to Haves Experience of working in waterfall environments and understanding of constraints and requirements when working with or interfacing with legacy systems. Working knowledge of relevant technologies and tools, such as AWS, Crown Hosting and containerisation. A member of a relevant professional body. No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Support BPDTS’s strategy to increase digital capability Utilise personal network to attract talented individuals to the organisation Work with counterparts in DWP to build cross-community ways of working Define service outcomes offered and what excellence looks like Assure delivery of digital services and provide direction and coaching Deploy people and services to ensure capability and solutions offered by the service practice align with customer need. Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 15% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range