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About the Role
The Bank of England is seeking an experienced Lead Platform Engineer (Compute) to join the Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) Platform team within the Technology Directorate. This role involves delivering and supporting technology for critical payments services, working on highly secure, business-critical infrastructure of national importance, and shaping the future of the Bank's CNI platform. As a senior member, you will provide technical leadership for the compute platform, offering expertise in Windows infrastructure and influencing the strategic direction of the CNI platform.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery, support, and continual improvement of the Windows Server estate supporting the Bank's CNI platform.
- Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise across the compute platform, including Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory, and Microsoft Configuration Manager environments.
- Own the technical roadmap, operation, and continual improvement of the Becrypt Enterprise Manager platform.
- Take ownership of complex technical issues, collaborating with internal teams, vendors, and support partners to identify and implement solutions.
- Work across the wider compute and storage estate, supporting virtualisation platforms, physical server infrastructure, storage services, and backup technologies.
- Identify opportunities to improve reliability, consistency, and operational efficiency through automation, scripting, and repeatable engineering practices.
- Support platform upgrades, lifecycle management, patching, and security remediation activities.
- Contribute to technical standards, operational processes, and engineering best practices across the wider team.
- Participate in an out-of-hours support rota and provide occasional out-of-hours support for maintenance activities, upgrades, and major incidents.
Requirements
- Strong recent hands-on experience administering and supporting VMware vSphere 8.x, including ESXi and vCenter.
- Strong recent hands-on experience administering and supporting Microsoft Windows Server (2016 or later).
- Strong recent hands-on experience administering and supporting Microsoft Active Directory (2016 or later).
- Strong recent hands-on experience administering and supporting Microsoft Configuration Manager.
- Strong recent hands-on experience administering and supporting Becrypt Enterprise Manager.
- Strong recent hands-on experience administering and supporting Paradox/Becrypt OS.
- Strong recent hands-on experience administering and supporting Altocrypt secure mobility platform.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills within complex Critical National Infrastructure environments.
- Experience deploying, managing, and supporting Windows virtual server environments.
- Experience working with technology vendors and support partners to diagnose and resolve technical issues.
- Scripting and automation experience, particularly using PowerShell.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes within challenging operational environments.
Skills
- VMware vSphere 8.x
- ESXi
- vCenter
- Microsoft Windows Server (2016 or later)
- Microsoft Active Directory (2016 or later)
- Microsoft Configuration Manager
- Becrypt Enterprise Manager
- Paradox/Becrypt OS
- Altocrypt secure mobility platform
- Troubleshooting
- Problem-solving
- Windows virtual server environments
- Vendor management
- Support partner management
- Scripting
- Automation
- PowerShell
- Priority management
- Infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform)
- InfoBlox (IPAM, DNS, DHCP)
- Pure FlashArray storage platforms
- Cisco MDS SAN
- Cisco UCS compute technologies
- Rubrik backup solutions
- Splunk
- Physical server deployment
- Hardware upgrades
- Datacentre installation
- Continuous learning
- Collaborative engineering
- Service delivery
- Communication skills
- Stakeholder engagement
- Knowledge sharing
- Teamwork
- Technical leadership
- Influencing engineering decisions
- Mentoring engineers
- Coaching engineers
- Technical guidance
- VMware certifications
- Microsoft certifications
- Relevant industry certifications
Location
- Leeds
- London
Work Type
- Permanent
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Lead
- Senior
Education Level
- VMware certifications
- Microsoft certifications
- Relevant industry certifications
Salary/Compensations
- Leeds: £72,320 - £81,360
- London: £80,320 - £90,360
Benefits
- Non-contributory, career average pension (1/80th annual salary, option to increase to 1/65th or decrease to 1/105th)
- Discretionary performance award
- 8% benefits allowance (can be taken as salary or used for flexible benefits)
- 26 days’ annual leave (option to buy up to 12 additional days)
- Private medical insurance
- Income protection
About the Company
- The Bank of England is at the heart of the UK's financial system.
- The Technology Directorate's Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) Platform team is responsible for delivering and supporting the technology that underpins critical payments services.
- The Bank values diversity, equity, and inclusion, believing a diverse workforce is essential for maintaining monetary and financial stability.
- The Bank is working to build an inclusive culture that supports people from all backgrounds.
- The Bank is a member of the Disability Confident Scheme.
Equal Opportunity
- The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion.
- We celebrate all forms of diversity, including age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status.
- We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns.
- We've partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.
- From 1st October 2026, we expect all our colleagues to spend a minimum of 50% of their working time in the office per month.
- We are a member of the Disability Confident Scheme.