Date: 31 Jul 2026
Location: Pier Walk, TfL Corporate
Company: TfL, GLA or OPDC
Salary: £62k to £66k (Dependant on skills and experience)
Location: North Greenwich, London, (50% office attendance model)
Contract Type : Permanent TFL Band 3
This is role is not eligible for UK Sponsorship
Advert closing date : Sunday 9th August 2026 at 23.59
About TfL and TP&O
Transport for London (TfL) keeps London moving, serving millions of customers every day through one of the world's most complex and integrated transport networks. Behind every journey is a diverse range of technology services that enable safe, reliable and efficient transport across the capital. The work you do supports the future of sustainable transport.
Technology Products & Operations (TP&O) is responsible for the delivery, support and continuous improvement of the technology services that underpin TfL's operations.
Joining TfL means being part of an organisation where technology has a direct impact on people's lives, helping deliver better services for customers, colleagues and London as a whole. As part of a large and diverse technology function, you'll have opportunities to broaden your skills, build valuable networks and explore future career progress.
This is an opportunity to work within a highly skilled infrastructure team supporting business-critical technology services at scale. You'll have the chance to influence strategic technical decisions, lead modernisation initiatives, drive automation, and help shape the future of enterprise infrastructure services.
Department Overview – Networks and Hosting The IT Networks and Hosting team, within TP&O are responsible for Microsoft (including Windows, Azure and SQL), AWS, Oracle and LINUX technologies managing and maintaining TfL’s core infrastructure at a virtual and physical layer.
The core servers we use includes Hyper Converged Infrastructure and full Windows Environments, hosting over 400 of TfLs Mission Critical and Business Critical services including The Elizabeth Line, London Underground, Overground, Buses and Oyster/Contactless which ultimately keep TfL services running .
The Team (Wintel Platform)
The Wintel platform team is made up of approximately 20 Windows IT Infrastructure platform specialists, working together across multiple workstreams including day to day operational activities and Project Delivery.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer to join our Networks & Hosting team. The IT Infrastructure Engineer is a Technical Specialist within Networks and hosting and is responsible for contributing to their Technical Team’s overall targets and objectives.
The role holder is responsible for monitoring the day-to-day technical health and performance of the technology products and services within their area of responsibility and on behalf of Networks and Hosting.
The role holder is expected to be able to operate independently with the responsibility of working to and delivering set priority tasks to time and quality in support of the business and TfL IT Infrastructure requirements.
Key Duties:
Supports and maintains enterprise infrastructure technologies across network, hosting, virtualisation, and cloud environments.
Monitors service health, availability, performance, and capacity to ensure operational excellence.
Resolves incidents, fulfils service requests, manages problems, and supports change activities in line with IT Service Management processes.
Executes lifecycle management and technology refresh activities.
Contributes to the implementation and enhancement of infrastructure solutions and services.
Supports infrastructure projects, upgrades, migrations, and service improvements.
Participates in root cause analysis and helps identify permanent solutions to recurring technical issues.
Supports vulnerability remediation and work closely with cyber security teams to maintain a secure infrastructure environment.
Maintains service resilience, disaster recovery capabilities, and operational readiness.
Works closely with IT architects, vendors, service providers, and internal technology teams.
Contributes ideas for automation, process improvement, and operational efficiencies.
Shares technical knowledge and supports colleagues across the wider technology organisation.
Technical Knowledge &
Skills
Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025
Hyper Converged Infrastructure – DELL AX & Dell VxRail
Azure Local
VMware vSphere
Windows Clustering
Microsoft Active Directory, DNS and DHCP
PowerShell – to enable automation through scripting
Azure and AWS Public Cloud
Forcepoint Web Security Solutions
Microsoft Defender Antivirus Solutions
Knowledge of Microsoft SCCM and the application of critical patches
F5 load balancing technology
Zscaler Technologies
Dynatrace
Server Vulnerability Management
Note: If you have some but not all of these skills, support and training will be provided.
Excellent Benefits include:
Final salary pension scheme
Free travel for you on the TfL network
Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
Discounted Eurostar travel
Additional Information
Please apply supplying your CV preferably in
“.docx” format . This document should be A4, in Arial 12 font, and a maximum of 2 pages per document.
If you are shortlisted you may be invited to take part in a Video interview. We endeavour to give candidates as much notice as possible however some interviews/ assessments will be organised at short notice and will require a degree of flexibility. We reserve the right to close the application window early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.
Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We'll see what we can do.
We understand a confidence gap can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. So please don’t hesitate to apply if you think you have what it takes even if you feel you don’t meet all the criteria. We’d love to hear from you.
At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit.
Our Vetting
Charter ( https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process ) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect and clear communication throughout.
