- GMFJ Reference
258914
- Wages
£29,525 p/a
- Hours
37.00 per week
- Date Posted
25/03/2025
- Start Date
24/09/2025
- Approx. Duration
24 Months
- Location
Swansea
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
IT
- Opportunity Type
Graduate Scheme
- Employer
Information Technology Services - Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Description
The Graduate Infrastructure Engineer role is part of the Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency's (DVLA's) Centre of Digital Excellence, looking to build skills across digital roles. You will undertake formal learning alongside building skills and experience in the Networks Team. You will work alongside industry professionals to shadow, learn and then undertake increasingly complex tasks within your field. You will work on real services as your skills develop and will be part of the DVLA Infrastructure Engineering Community.
Our department within DVLA has a proven track record of developing people with a passion for IT. This two-year intensive programme will combine formal training with hands on experience, designed to teach you the skills you need to lay a solid foundation for a highly sought-after career in Networks Infrastructure Engineering.
You will be based in our Information Technology Services (ITS) department, working closely with experienced professionals who will guide and support you to develop your career.
Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:
- Spending a substantial portion of time shadowing others on infrastructure services
- Working with other engineers to design, build, manage, and support infrastructure services
- Building your practical and theoretical knowledge of infrastructure services
For more information about this vacancy please contact GetMyFirstJob Recruitment on opportunities@getmyfirstjob.co.uk (Ref ID: 258914)
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Delivering at Pace
You will have completed or be in your final year of a Network Degree or a relevant IT degree with academic experience/modules of Network Engineering.
Applications will be accepted from those currently working towards a degree, providing they meet the above requirements to start the Programme in September 2025. We will ask for evidence that you have met the qualification.
Failure to evidence meeting the qualification requirements after receiving an offer will result in the offer being rescinded.
- Motivated and proactive with a passion for learning and developing a career in IT
- Keen interest in delivering and supporting Networks technologies
- Awareness of some Infrastructure tools and technologies
- Ability to work as part of a team to deliver continual improvements
- Ability to problem-solve/troubleshoot
You must be able to start on Wednesday 24th September 2025.
Alongside your salary of £29,525, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency contributes £8,553 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Passionate, reliable and always willing to push yourself and those around you, you’ll continue to seek improvement in your own role and challenge us too. Because we pride ourselves on how we approach your development. From training courses to specialist skills workshops and opportunities to grow your expertise, we thrive when you thrive. You can find out more about all of the above here alongside a full list of our benefits:
- Best in class learning and development tailored to your role?
- An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance?
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity?with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues?
- Generous employer contribution of 28.97%, depending on chosen pension scheme
- Digital communities?with clear career frameworks
- On-site gym plus personal training available (membership applies)
- On-site nursery, restaurants and coffee bar?
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays), increasing by 1 each year (up to 30) & 1 extra day for the King’s birthday
- Free parking?
- A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a minimum of 60% of their time in the office over a month, with flexibility dependent on balancing business and individual need.
This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying.
The programme will include undertaking a number of qualifications that will require examinations as well as on-team training. There will be regular assessment points to evaluate the progress and proficiency of candidates. You will be assessed at checkpoints throughout the programme, failure to successfully meet the standard during checkpoints could result in 3 months’ notice being provided to cease employment.
We reserve the right to seek full or partial repayment of costs associated with your qualification, should you not contribute to the programme, or may include related costs such as exam fees, membership fees or materials.
Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills set out in the Civil Service Line Management Standards. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.