Senior DevOps Engineer

DWP Digital
Newcastle Upon Tyne
£75,000
NEW

Senior DevOps Engineer

Pay up to £78,517 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We're looking for outstanding Senior DevOps Engineers, who want to contribute to demanding and exciting digital services for the UK Government.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

You'll join DWP Digital community that is driving a once-in-a-generation transformation of public services, using fresh ideas and leading-edge technologies to create innovative, scalable and user-centric digital solutions.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Lead criteria - Significant demonstrable knowledge of writing and maintaining Infrastructure, and Configuration as Code for cost effective and sustainable applications.
• Extensive experience and proven track record of developing and supporting containerised applications using cloud providers such as AWS or Azure.
• Detailed working knowledge of implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven demonstrable experience of using Unix/Linux in a support and/or development environment including scripting languages.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a DevOps environment - Continuous Integration & Deployment, Delivery methods and techniques, including agile scrum experience.
• Experience of recruiting, supporting, guiding, and developing Engineers across multidisciplinary teams in an agile environment.

DevOps With Purpose.

Our DevOps Engineers build our products and applications - with researchers, testers, architects, analysts and designers - as part of multi-functional agile delivery teams.

What really excites us is problem solving. We have a unique opportunity to deliver innovative technology that carries real value for millions of users.

Our teams draw value from collaboration, actively seek input from colleagues and value ideas - from across disciplines, grades and job titles -over hierarchy.

We are extending our already skilled and creative DevOps team. You will be a leader in our team, you will coach and mentor DevOps Engineers.

You'll also be part of a supportive Engineering community of practice, with hundreds of engineering experts from across the UK united by passion and purpose. We'll give you the tools and time to build your capability, with coaching, mentoring, qualifications and formal learning, meet-ups or whatever else works for you.

Details. Wages. Perks.

You will join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for you.

We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly.

We work a hybrid model with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team.

We offer competitive pay of up to £78,517.

You will be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth over £15,000 per year.

You will get a generous leave package starting at 26 days, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
• Family-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Working in an award-winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process.

Stage 1: Application

Stage 2: Interview

We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES.

Click apply now and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital.

• Lead criteria - Significant demonstrable knowledge of writing and maintaining Infrastructure, and Configuration as Code for cost effective and sustainable applications.
• Extensive experience and proven track record of developing and supporting containerised applications using cloud providers such as AWS or Azure.
• Detailed working knowledge of implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven demonstrable experience of using Unix/Linux in a support and/or development environment including scripting languages.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a DevOps environment - Continuous Integration & Deployment, Delivery methods and techniques, including agile scrum experience.
• Experience of recruiting, supporting, guiding, and developing Engineers across multidisciplinary teams in an agile environment.
  
  DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society.
You'll join DWP Digital community that is driving a once-in-a-generation transformation of public services, using fresh ideas and leading-edge technologies to create innovative, scalable and user-centric digital solutions. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

Pay up to £78,517 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance., What really excites us is problem solving. We have a unique opportunity to deliver innovative technology that carries real value for millions of users. Our teams draw value from collaboration, actively seek input from colleagues and value ideas - from across disciplines, grades and job titles -over hierarchy. We are extending our already skilled and creative DevOps team. You will be a leader in our team, you will coach and mentor DevOps Engineers. You'll also be part of a supportive Engineering community of practice, with hundreds of engineering experts from across the UK united by passion and purpose. We'll give you the tools and time to build your capability, with coaching, mentoring, qualifications and formal learning, meet-ups or whatever else works for you. Details. Wages. Perks. You will join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for you. We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team. We offer competitive pay of up to £78,517. You will be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth over £15,000 per year. You will get a generous leave package starting at 26 days, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
• Family-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Working in an award-winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.