Salary: £62,109 (National) or £66,229 (Croydon) plus skills allowance of up to £18,291 pending assessment. Location: Croydon, Manchester, Sheffield or Glasgow on a hybrid basis. Advert Close: 11:55 pm Thursday 9th April 2026. Security Check (SC) clearance is required, normally needing 5 years of UK residency within the past 5 years. What you’ll bring to the role As Lead Infrastructure Engineer for AI as a Service, you will lead and direct our AI infrastructure team in building, managing, transitioning, supporting and maintaining AI solutions according to departmental policy. You will foster open feedback and continuous learning with service support to ensure continuous improvement. You are responsible for overall management activities such as workforce planning, budgeting, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks; oversee programmes and projects; work with Technical Architects to translate architectural designs into operational systems; and coordinate with third‑party providers to deliver infrastructure solutions throughout the service lifecycle. Tools and Technologies we use You’ll have a demonstrable passion for Infrastructure Engineering, with the following skills or strong experience in:

Managing and delivering complex technologies, including the design and deployment of AI solutions to cloud platforms, within time, cost and quality targets. (HSIN, ITOP) Lead essential criteria Leading the technology team to adhere to good engineering principles from architecture through to deployment (DESN, TEST) Providing leadership to the teams responsible for delivery of the service through effective direction and coaching (OFCL) Different methodologies including Agile, waterfall and continuous integration principles (TEST) Building strong partnerships with diverse teams across multiple technologies and areas of the organisation (OFCL) Advising on future technology changes and innovations and defining best practice for network improvements and information security (ITOP) Providing timely incident response, triage and resolution for issues raised through infrastructure monitoring, dashboards, or user reporting (USUP)

What’s in it for you

A civil service pension with employer contribution rates of at least 28.97%. In‑year reward scheme for one‑off or sustained exceptional personal or team achievements. The ability to potentially adopt flexible working options that suit your work/life balance, plus the opportunity in future to take a career break. 25 days annual leave on appointment, rising with service. Eight days public holidays, plus one additional privilege day. 26 weeks maternity, adoption or shared parental leave at full pay, followed by 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid, after qualifying service. Maternity and adoption support leave (also known as paternity leave) of two weeks full pay, after qualifying service. Paid leave for fostering approval processes, support when a child is substantively placed with you plus a foster to adopt policy. Support for guardians and kinship carers. Corporate membership of ‘Employers for Carers’ providing additional information and advice for carers, plus a ‘Carer’s Passport’ to discuss workplace needs and underpin supportive conversations. Time off to deal with emergencies and certain other unplanned special circumstances.

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