Infrastructure Engineer – Network and Firewalls 7 views

At the DVLA, we support numerous 24/7 services consumed by our onsite users as well as customers and businesses across the whole of the UK and even further afield in some cases.

From a Network perspective we have a Juniper EVPN-VXLAN Network spread over multiple sites. We also manage a Cisco WiFi network as well as numerous other platforms ranging from Enterprise Firewalls, Cloud based Security SaaS offerings and F5 Load-balancing solutions.

This is a challenging role providing technical advice as well as Network solution delivery. You could be reviewing a High-Level Design in the morning, implementing configuration changes in the afternoon, and dealing with a high severity incident at 3am the following morning.

You will join a supportive team working with industry-leading technology. We have a track record of encouraging and supporting people to develop their careers within the organisation.

You will have the opportunity to: –

• Demonstrate knowledge of a technical specialism
• Analyse and resolve service delivery issues
• Work on your own initiative
• Follow and/or contribute to the development of documented processes
• Monitor technology performance and identify opportunities to improve it – continual improvement ethos
• Facilitate small and large changes – working alongside DVLA’s other Infrastructure Engineers.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with stakeholders across the business
• Work as part of a team to provide knowledge, help and advice
• Develop own skills working with other senior network engineers
• Enterprise switching and routing
• Work with BGP/OSPF/EVPN-VXLAN
• Work with wireless on-premise technologies and load balancing technologies
• Work with Enterprise Firewalls
• Work with WAF & DDoS solution
• Work with Enterprise network monitoring solutions
• Develop an understanding of DVLA’s services.

We pride ourselves on developing our staff to excel in their roles and we offer training for those skills above with which new team members require support.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

• Delivering and supporting network (Data and Voice) technologies, using vendors such as:-
  • Juniper and/or Cisco enterprise class routing & switching
  • F5 or similar load balancing/WAF/DDOS solutions
  • Checkpoint, Juniper, Palo Alto or similar firewalls solutions
  • Cisco or other similar Wi-Fi solutions
• Working in teams to deliver continual improvements
• Delivering and supporting firewall technologies using vendors such as:-
  • Checkpoint, Juniper, Palo Alto or similar firewalls solutions: including features such as IDS/IPS, configuring IPSEC VPN’s or similar
  • Wide Area Network Technologies and vendor solutions
  • Experience in connectivity to and within Cloud technology solutions/providers
• Experience with managing enterprise class monitoring solutions such as – Solarwinds, Netbrain, Netbox, Checkpoint IDS/IPS, JunosSpace, Cisco ISE, Tufin and LogRhythm

For further information about the role please see the attached role profile.

Additional Information

Applications will be accepted from full time/part time. Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact the vacancy holder in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. To contact the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under ‘Contact point for applicants’.

About you

You will be a passionate and reliable team player. Excellent communication skills are pivotal to this role working with other engineers and stakeholders on network related changes and incidents. You will be an advocate for continuous improvement, focusing on the bigger picture and always seeking a way to simplify processes. You will also be able to disseminate information and tailor it to the audience that you are presenting it to.

The team also provide a rota covering out of hours activities and provide on call cover to support delivery of the service (5pm – 7am Mon-Fri and 24/7 on weekends) of which a non-pensionable allowance will be paid if you partake.

Working for the DVLA Digital Team

At DVLA, licensing is just the start. Every project you implement, touch and deliver has a ripple effect that’ll wash across the nation. Here the work you’re doing has the capacity to change the way 50 million people interact with our services. As we aim to keep our roads some of the safest in the world, our innovative, transformative digital-led services help optimise a nation of individuals and business every single day.

To see how our people are transforming our digital services, head over to our DVLA Digital Services Blog and, to understand more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVLA read our Inside DVLA blog.