Senior Power Platform Infrastructure Engineer - Home Office - SEO

Location

Croydon, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Southport

About the job

Job summary

To enable digital transformation at scale across Home Office, we must empower our staff outside of DDaT to create appropriate solutions. With its focus on low-code development, the democratisation of Microsoft Power Platform will enable large numbers of ‘Business Makers’ to truly evolve the way we work and make best use of automation and AI to increase efficiency. To support those Business Makers on their digital journey, we need to grow the central Power Platform Team in CTO’s Automation Centre.

A Senior Power Platform Infrastructure Engineer builds, administers, transitions, supports and maintains Power Platform infrastructure services throughout the service lifecycle.

Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working. Where this is the case, employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office. Applicants can raise any queries to the email address at the bottom of the advert.   

Watch this short video to hear from members of Home Office Digital talking about the projects they work on and their experience of working here: Working for Home Office Digital. 

Job description

As our services operate 24/7, you may need to occasionally work outside of office hours, including participating in an on-call rota implementing technical changes, with additional pay for out-of-hours work and on-call.

Your main day to day responsibilities will be:

• Design and document Power Platform infrastructure, producing clear, standards-aligned designs that meet functional and non‑functional requirements and consider design trade‑offs. (DESN)
• Plan and carry out testing for Power Platform environments and integrations, including manual and automated tests, and report outcomes, risks, and defects. (HSIN)
• Install, configure, and decommission Power Platform infrastructure components, following standard procedures and ensuring accurate documentation and handover. (ITOP)
• Operate and maintain Power Platform infrastructure services, including environment provisioning, monitoring, maintenance, backup and restore, and automation of routine tasks. (USUP)
• Manage infrastructure incidents, correctly logging, diagnosing, and resolving or escalating issues in line with agreed procedures. (TEST)
• Facilitate technical discussions and workshops, enabling teams and stakeholders to resolve complex infrastructure and operational issues and reach shared decisions. (OFCL)

Tools and Technologies  

We are keen for Engineers to continue learning new technologies, we have a large range in the Home Office including: 

• Code: PowerShell, JavaScript, C#, Python
• Low code: Power Apps, Power Automate, PowerFX, Power BI, Dynamics
• Data: Dataverse, SQL Server, Mongodb
• DevOps: Azure DevOps, Terraform
• AI: Copilot Studio

Working Pattern 

This role is available on a full-time basis with the option of compressed hours working.  This role is also suitable for part-time working hours, with a minimum requirement to work 3 days per week due to business requirements.

Person specification

Essential skills criteria

You’ll have a visible passion for Infrastructure Engineering and Power Platform, with the following skills or strong experience in:

• Designing Power Platform infrastructure components according to standards and ensuring adherence to those standards (DESN).
• Planning and executing manual and automated testing for Power Platform environments or integrations (TEST).
• Installing, configuring, and decommissioning platform or infrastructure components (including the Power Platform Centre of Excellence Toolkit) using standard procedures (HSIN).
• Operating infrastructure services, including environment provisioning, performance and security monitoring, planned maintenance, and automating routine administration tasks (HSIN).
• Ensuring adherence to agreed incident management procedures, resolving or escalating as appropriate (USUP).
• Facilitating technical discussions with stakeholders to resolve complex issues with competing priorities (OFCL).