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Location
We operate a hybrid working model and fully support flexibility with colleagues already based across the UK working from home and linked to one of our core locations in Newport, Titchfield (Fareham), London, Manchester, Edinburgh or Darlington.
For this role you will be linked to one of the core locations, the frequency of attendance at our offices is agreed with you as relevant to your role.
About the job
Job summary
Are you a Virtualisation Engineer looking for a role where you can make a real impact, using your technical experience to enable us to deliver our Statistics for the Public Good strategy for the UK?
Do you want to work in an organisation that champions diversity and inclusivity, and has been voted by Glassdoor as top in the UK for Work-life balance for the last 2 years in a row?
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is looking for a Virtualisation Engineer to join our active and engaged community of infrastructure professionals who work in a collaborative and supportive learning focused environment.
Job description
As a Virtualisation Engineer at the Office for National Statistics (ONS) you will join a team who are responsible for the design, build, management and support of virtualisation infrastructure that underpin core infrastructure services which are aligned to ONSs security principles. Our virtual infrastructure services span across both on-prem and cloud platforms, including a large Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) estate which is continuously evolving, and as a result we are looking for a Virtualisation Engineer to join our IT Operations team and be responsible for the support, guidance and improvement of our virtual estate.
Working within the virtualisation specialism of the Infrastructure Engineering community, you will work in a constantly evolving and dynamic environment, gaining exposure and enhancing your learning on both current and future virtualisation technologies.
Main responsibilities:
As a Virtualisation Engineer, you will:
- Be responsible for managing day to day Virtualisation Environments.
- Provide services, operational activity and support.
- Monitor performance, contribute to continuous improvements and the decommissioning of Infrastructure services.
- Provide mentorship and support to others in the team and across the wider technical community.
- Build knowledge of other Virtualisation tools and systems such as VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery (VCDR).
Person specification
Essential Criteria
As a Virtualisation Engineer we are looking for you to display the following experience and skills:
- Experience in the implementation, management and support of enterprise VMware VCenter environments.
- A working knowledge of cloud technologies e.g AWS/Google/GCP.
- An analytical approach to problem solving, with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to work collaboratively within own team sharing knowledge to improve team capability.
- Ability to build excellent networks among wider communities of practice, identifying and adopting best practice.
- Able to co-ordinate build activities across systems and understands how to undertake and support integration testing activities.
- A real drive and passion for excellent user experience, employee enablement and continuous improvement.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Technical skills
We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Technical Understanding
- Ownership and Initiative
- Troubleshooting and problem resolution
- Information Security
Benefits
£10,584 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
The Office for National Statistics is part of the Civil Service, and as such we share a number of key benefits with other departments, whilst also having our own unique offerings to support our 5000+ valued employees across the business.
This role is part of the cross-government Digital, Data & Technology (DDaT) profession framework. As a role within DDaT at the ONS, we also offer benefits such as:
Protected Learning Time to spend on your personal development and side-projects.
A supportive and active Community of Practice which you will be expected to contribute to, helping ensure you and your colleagues get the training, development and opportunities you need to progress your careers.
Whether you are hearing about us for the first time or already know a bit about our organisation, we hope that the benefits pack attached (bottom of page) will give you a great insight into the benefits and facilities available to our employees, and our fantastic working culture.
We are an organisation that takes the well-being of its employees seriously and lives and breathes the desire to modernise the workplace of the future. Everyone, from our office-based staff in Newport, London and Titchfield, to our field interviewers and airports and ports passenger survey staff, are part of a diverse and inclusive family.
Inclusion & Accessibility
At ONS we’re always looking to attract the very best people from the widest possible talent pool, and we are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer. As a member of the Business Disability Forum and a Disability Confident Leader were committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance.
If you would like an accessible version of any of the attachments or recruitment documents below or linked to in this advert, please contact the recruitment team who will be happy to assist.
If you need help with any part of the application process or completing your CV or personal statement please contact our Recruitment Team at ons.resourcing@ons.gov.uk or call us on 01633 455556, one of the team will be happy to help you.
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Selection process details
Security Clearance
Individuals appointed to the Office for National Statistics or UK Statistics Authority will be subject to National Security Vetting at SC Cleared level for this post. To allow for meaningful checks to be carried out applicants will normally need to have lived in the UK for the 3 consecutive years immediately prior to applying.
A lack of UK residency in itself is not always a bar to security clearance.
If you are unsure that you meet the eligibility above, please contact the recruitment email on the advert before applying to discuss.
Applicant Support
The ONS regularly run webinars and support sessions for candidates. You can find details on all our upcoming webinars on our Eventbrite page.
Stage 1 Application & Sift
Assessment at application stage will be based on your job history, skills & experience.
The CV, job history and skills & experience should be tailored to demonstrate any skills, knowledge and experience that are relevant to the content of the role.
Your personal statement should be no longer than 1250 words. You should use this space to provide evidence for each essential criteria within the person specification. As the criteria are scored, we would recommend that you give clear examples for each including the impact of your actions.
In cases where there is a high number of applications the sift pass mark may be adjusted and candidates will be invited to interview in merit order, i.e. those scoring the highest.
Success Profiles Behaviour examples are not required at this stage.
Stage 2 Interview
Should you be invited to interview, you will be assessed using various assessment techniques aligned to the Civil Service Success Profiles, where you’ll be assessed against all the behaviours outlined in the advert as well as against the technical areas listed in the advert.
More details on technical assessment criteria can be found within the role profile attached.
Further information will be provided to successful candidates prior to interview.
In the current circumstances, interviews will be conducted by Video.
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.
Important Dates:
Sift date: From 16/08/2023
Interview dates: From 04/09/2023
Dates subject to change.
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.
This role falls within the remit of the DDaT Pay Framework that was introduced at the Office for National Statistics from June 2022. This means that in the event that you are successful at interview, your starting salary will be calculated based on the scores achieved during the Technical section of the interview. Full feedback will be provided to you at the point of offer.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Working for the Civil Service
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Martin Bradshaw
- Email : Martin.Bradshaw@ons.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : DDaT.Recruitment@ons.gov.uk
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