45 Emergency Services / Military / Security jobs in Port Talbot, Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot

Do you want to help build, scale and operate a platform to support a product that you (and everyone you know) will use? Do you have a passion to learn about new technologies? If so, we'd love to hear from you! Would you like to find out more about the role, the digital team and what it's like to work at DVLA before you apply? If so, we are organising a familiarisation session where you can virtually 'meet the team' on 22nd May 2025 at 12pm., You'll get to work within one of our Agile Cloud teams building and supporting the platforms for the DVLA's cloud-first applications. Using modern and exciting technologies we are currently rebuilding our services leveraging a cloud-first approach using AWS and Azure technologies. Our delivery squads follow a DevOps model and are responsible for the full life-cycle of their product. As an engineer in one of the Cloud teams, you'll get to work across a wide range of systems and environments. As a team, we're responsible for designing, building, and operating cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or Azure. We're investing constantly invest in our Cloud Platform so our application teams can build scalable, secure, and resilient systems, capable of supporting millions of transactions for UK Citizens. At DVLA you will get to work with a lot of exciting new technology, we get to trial multiple products and choose the best. These are some of the tools and technologies you will be using: + EKS and AWS lambda (nodejs): to run our services. + Orgformation: to manage our AWS landing zone. + Instana: to monitor everything. + ArgoCD: to deploy our applications. + Azure EntraID: for our identities. + Elastic: to ship our logs. + Cloudformation/Terraform: for all of our Infrastructure code. + Pagerduty: to alert. Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to: + Developing code to meet user needs. + Following best-practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines. + Writing clean, secure and well tested code. + Coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues. + Operating the services they build and identifying issues in production. For further information about the role please see the attached role profile., + Hands on experience of using public Cloud, preferably AWS and/or Azure. + Comfortable using modern CI/CD tooling and a DevOps approach. + Experience with Infrastructure as Code with Cloudformation/Terraform. If invited to interview, this may consist of a range of question types. These could include questions around behaviours and how you would respond in any situation as well as specific examples of things you have done. The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:

• an interview and technical questionnaire.
Please note that the technical element of the role will be assessed against the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework within Infrastructure Engineer competencies. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a CV to Inspire People (our Recruitment Partners) which outlines your experience and suitability for the role (based on the experience points outlined in the essential criteria on this advert). On receipt of your CV, DVLA Hiring Managers will complete a sift. Please note; the sift will be completed on a rolling basis whilst the campaign is still live and so there is potential for feedback to be shared with you (on your application) before the advert closes. If at sift your application is successful, you will be invited to the first stage of the interview process (hosted by Inspire People), where you will be asked to complete a pre-recorded video interview (this again will be based on the experience points outlined in the essential criteria on this advert). If you are successful at this stage, you will be invited to a final stage interview, which will include a technical questionnaire assessment and be conducted by DVLA Hiring Managers. Final stage interviews will take place from 1st July 2025. At the final interview stage, you will be assessed against the skills and behaviours above. This interview will be conducted Video, details of which will be provided, should you be selected for interview. Please familiarise yourself with the Civil Service Success Profiles and Government Digital and Data frameworks as you will be tested on elements of these during the interview stage. The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website. Please take note that DVLA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) You must ensure that any evidence submitted as part of your application or used during interview is truthful and factually accurate. Applications may be rejected if plagiarism is detected. Examples of plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or concepts generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. View our guidelines here. Document Accessibility

To be successful in this role you will need to have delivered Cloud based services using modern technologies and tools. Have experience working within a team that deals with ambiguity and be familiar with Agile Frameworks. As the successful candidate you will need to be comfortable working with modern CI/CD tooling and a DevOps approach, and to be interested in distributing systems and writing resilient code. You'll also possess experience with Infrastructure as Code with Cloudformation/Terraform.

Applications will be accepted from full time/part time/job sharers. Full time roles at DVLA consist of 37 hours per week. Part time and/or flexible working may also be available subject to the needs of the business. If you have a flexible or part time working requirement, you should contact the vacancy holder in advance of making an application to avoid possible disappointment later in the process should your desired working arrangements not be compatible with the requirements of the role. To contact the vacancy holder, please use the job contact details listed under 'Contact point for applicants'. 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. Due to the evolving nature of the business, vacancies can become available at any time. Therefore, this campaign may create a reserve list to fulfil demand if it arises which will be held for a period of 12 months. Working for the Digital Team At DVLA, licensing is just the start. Every project you implement, touch and deliver has a ripple effect that'll wash across the nation. Here the work you're doing has the capacity to change the way 50 million people interact with our services. As we aim to keep our roads some of the safest in the world, our innovative, transformative digital-led services help optimise a nation of individuals and business every single day. To see how our people are transforming our digital services, head over to our DVLA Digital Services Blog and, to understand more about the great opportunities and benefits of working at DVLA read our Inside DVLA blog., 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. There are many more opportunities and great benefits of working at DVLA, visit our Careers website for further information., A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. If your application is successful but you have been dismissed from the Civil Service within the last 12 months, your application could be removed at the pre-employment checking stage. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: + UK nationals + nationals of the Republic of Ireland + nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK + nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) + nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) + individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 + Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. 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). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.