85461 - Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Power Platform)
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Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Power Platform
Location: National*
Closing Date: 2nd April 2024
Interviews: W/C 15th April 2024
Grade: G7
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary: London: £58847 - £78225 (which may include an allowance of up to £19378). National: £54358 - £73450 (which may include an allowance of up to £19092).
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working, job share.
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy number: 85461
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for a Power Platform Lead Infrastructure Engineer here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative End User Compute Services (EUCS) team. The EUCS Team design, deliver and support the core infrastructure and systems that enable End User Compute Services and line of business applications for over 100,000 Ministry of Justice users across over 800 locations.
We are seeking a talented and experienced Power Platform Lead Infrastructure Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will lead the implementation, and maintenance of the infrastructure supporting Microsoft Power Platform solutions. As the technical lead, you will provide guidance, mentorship, and oversight to the infrastructure team, ensuring the reliability, scalability, development and security of our Power Platform environment.
To help picture your life at MoJ Justice Digital please take a look at our blog and our Digital and Technology strategy 2025
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and develop a team of Engineers, instilling best practice and ensuring KPIs are consistently achieved.
Build and run user-centric, modern EUC solutions and services that enable the Ministry of Justice to deliver services across the UK.
Demonstrate strong understanding of the most modern standards and practices, sharing with the wider team and Justice Digital community.
Act as the technical subject matter expert providing advice, knowledge sharing, and technical assistance to other sections of EUCS and Justice Digital.
Own problems, proactively initiate and monitor actions to investigate patterns, trends and to resolve any blockages.
Work collaboratively with other areas of EUCS and Justice Digital.
Lead and support the design and architecture of solutions to support Microsoft Power Platform services, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents.
Deployment and Configuration Management: Oversee the deployment and configuration of Power Platform environments, ensuring adherence to established standards and guidelines. Implement automation and scripting solutions to streamline deployment processes and enhance efficiency.
Performance Optimization and Scalability: Optimize Power Platform environments for performance, scalability, and reliability. Conduct performance tuning activities, capacity planning, and resource optimization to ensure optimal platform performance.
Security and Compliance: Enforce security controls and measures to protect Power Platform environments from security threats and vulnerabilities. Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards, such as GDPR, regarding data privacy and security.
Monitoring and Maintenance: Support the development and implementation of monitoring solutions to proactively detect and resolve issues within Power Platform infrastructure.
Team Leadership and Mentorship: Provide technical leadership and guidance to the Power Platform Engineering team, mentoring junior engineers and fostering a collaborative and innovative environment. Set clear objectives and expectations, and facilitate skill development and career growth within the team.
Collaborate with third-party vendors and service providers to evaluate, select, and implement solutions and technologies that complement the Power Platform ecosystem.
Documentation and Training: Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, configuration guides, and operational procedures. Provide training and knowledge transfer to team members and stakeholders on Power Platform infrastructure management and best practices.
The Lead Engineer will work collaboratively with:
All Service Owners
Technical Architecture and Service Operations teams
3rd party Service Managers, Project and Technical leads
Senior Operations Managers within the EUC team
Key MOJ stakeholders
Please note you will be required to take part in an on-call rota, sharing the responsibility of providing out of hours engineering cover for major incidents for which an allowance is payable.
If this feels like an exciting challenge, something you are enthusiastic about, and want to join our team please read on and apply!
Person Specification
Essential
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent workplace experience.
Significant experience, implementing and managing Power Platform components and infrastructure solutions.
In-depth knowledge of Power Platform components, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents.
Proficiency in automation and administration tasks within the Power Platform environment.
Certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect, App Maker or Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant or equivalent.
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a demonstrated track record of successfully leading projects and initiatives.
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance.
We welcome the unique contribution diverse applicants bring and do not discriminate based on culture, ethnicity, race, nationality or national origin, age, sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability status, sexual orientation, educational or social background or any other factor.
Our values are Purpose, Humanity Openness and Together. Find out more here about how we celebrate diversity and an inclusive culture in our workplace.
How to Apply
Candidates must submit both a CV and Personal Statement (maximum 750 words) which describe how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.
Please note applications submitted without both a CV and a separate Personal Statement will not be considered.
Within their application, candidates are advised to pay particular attention to the following criteria which are being assessed at the sift stage -
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent workplace experience.
Significant experience in designing, implementing, and managing Power Platform infrastructure solutions.
In-depth knowledge of Power Platform components, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents.
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
Leadership
Developing Self and Others
Changing and Improving
Managing a Quality Service
A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 1-hour panel interview held via video conference.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on the following criteria will be conducted before the sift -
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent workplace experience.
In-depth knowledge of Power Platform components, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents.
Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.
Terms & Conditions
Please review our Terms & Conditions which set out how we recruit and provide further information related to the role and salary arrangements.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact recruitment@digital.justice.gov.uk
02/04/2024, 23:55 hours.
To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why.
For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).
If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:
- You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
- You were studying abroad
- You were living overseas with parents
In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account.
Success Profiles will enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role. To find out more about Success Profiles to support your application please click here for further guidance.
We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.
Application form stage assessments
Interview stage assessments
A Great Place to Work for Veterans
The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans
Redeployment Interview Scheme
Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.
MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
· UK nationals
· nationals of the Republic of Ireland
· nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families
· nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
· individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
· Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules
This Vacancy is closed to applications.