Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Microsoft) (Ontario)

Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Microsoft) (Ontario)

21 Aug
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Allscreens Nationwide
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Ontario

21 Aug

Allscreens Nationwide

Ontario

Are you passionate about cloud technologies and modern infrastructure? Can you use cloud technologies to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient infrastructure solutions? Do you have the technical expertise to work across Linux, virtualisation, and automation technologies?

This is an exciting time to join the Digital, Information and Security Directorate within the Department for Transport as we restructure our directorate to ensure we are ready for future challenges, building a more sustainable,skilledand in-house capability. This is a rare opportunity to combine deep technical expertise with strategic leadership, working with senior stakeholders to shape cloud and infrastructure services used across the wider DfT Group. Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.

Read more about Civil Service Pensionshere ~25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays aprivilege day for the King’s birthday ~ Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Find out more about whatit'slike working atDepartment for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careersand within the Government Digital and Data Profession. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Digital, Information and Security Directorate at a time of significant transformation.

As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across a diverse technology landscape, helping to deliver secure, resilient and scalable cloud and infrastructure services that support critical departmental operations. Working with technologies including Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Power Platform, you will lead specialist teams, drive the adoption of best practices, and help define the future direction of our infrastructure services. You will work closely with architects, engineers, suppliers and senior stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes and influencing strategic decisions.

You will be responsible for supporting the design, implementation and operation of cloud-based solutions, championing innovation, improving service performance and ensuring infrastructure remains secure, compliant and fit for the future. Alongside your technical responsibilities, you will help develop team capability, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and contribute to delivering the technology foundations that enable digital transformation across the wider DfT Group. Interact with senior stakeholders across departments and will reach and influence a wide range of people across larger teams and communities.Having the ability to present highly technical information in a confident, clear, concise direct manner to a less technical audience.



~ Working with technical architects to translate the architectural designs into operations and support technical architects in operationalising the designandprovidestrategic advice on use of cloud services across agreed platforms ~ Leading and directing infrastructure specialist teams in building, managing,supportingandmaintainingsolutions according to departmental policy.Leading by example with your technicalexpertisein Office 365, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure. ~ Defining best practices for implementing,supportingandmaintainingcloud services, ensuring that these best practices are adopted and followed by own team, and other teams within Digital, Information and Security Directorate This post is a reserved post and is open only to UK nationals.

The role is part of theGovernment Digital and Data Professionand utilises an enhanced Capability–Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance. In addition to this the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £24,915. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Microsoft) Government Recruitment Service Salary: £57,515 - £57,515 Hours: Full-time Location: Permanent Posting date: 14 Aug 2026 Closing date: 25 Aug 2026 Do you have the technical expertise to work across Linux, virtualisation, and automation technologies?

This is an exciting time to join the Digital, Information and Security Directorate within the Department for Transport as we restructure our directorate to ensure we are ready for future challenges, building a more sustainable,skilledand in-house capability. This is a rare chance to combine deep technical expertise with strategic leadership, working with senior stakeholders to shape cloud and infrastructure services used across the wider DfT Group. Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.

Read more about Civil Service Pensionshere ~25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays aprivilege day for the King’s birthday ~ Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance. Find out more about whatit'slike working atDepartment for Transport Central - Department for Transport Careersand within the Government Digital and Data Profession. This is an exciting opportunity to join our Digital,



Information and Security Directorate at a time of significant transformation.

As a Lead Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across a diverse technology landscape, helping to deliver secure, resilient and scalable cloud and infrastructure services that support critical departmental operations. Working with technologies including Microsoft 365, Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Power Platform, you will lead specialist teams, drive the adoption of best practices, and help define the future direction of our infrastructure services. You will work closely with architects, engineers, suppliers and senior stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes and influencing strategic decisions.

You will be responsible for supporting the design, implementation and operation of cloud-based solutions, championing innovation, improving service performance and ensuring infrastructure remains secure, compliant and fit for the future. Alongside your technical responsibilities, you will help develop team capability, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and contribute to delivering the technology foundations that enable digital transformation across the wider DfT Group. Interact with senior stakeholders across departments and will reach and influence a wide range of people across larger teams and communities.Having the ability to present highly technical information in a confident, clear, concise direct manner to a less technical audience. ~ Working with technical architects to translate the architectural designs into operations and support technical architects in operationalising the designandprovidestrategic advice on use of cloud services across agreed platforms ~ Leading and directing infrastructure specialist teams in building, managing,supportingandmaintainingsolutions according to departmental policy.Leading by example with your technicalexpertisein Office 365, Google Cloud Platform, and Azure. ~ Defining best practices for implementing,supportingandmaintainingcloud services, ensuring that these best practices are adopted and followed by own team, and other teams within Digital, Information and Security Directorate This post is a reserved post and is open only to UK nationals.

The role is part of theGovernment Digital and Data Professionand utilises an enhanced Capability–Based Pay Framework which provides access to a Digital and Data allowance. In addition to this the role includes a Digital and Data allowance of up to £24,915. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Permanent Full time Solution Architect / Senior Solution Architect / Principal Solution Architect (221lw) - UK Remote £Remote Permanent Full time Director of Cyber Security (Home-based UK) Remote Permanent Full time #

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