Senior DevOps Engineer

Details

Reference number

431943

Salary

£76,000 - £76,000

Circa £76000

GBP

Job grade

Other### Contract type

Permanent### Business area

MAPS - Technology \& Change### Type of role

Information Technology### Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time### Number of jobs available

1

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Location

BedfordAbout the job

Job summary

Senior DevOps Engineer

£76,000 per annum

Bedford Based

Hybrid Working

Permanent

Use your DevOps skills to make a direct impact on society. At the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), we are committed to transforming lives by helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing. We are looking for a passionate Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team and build the highly available Azure cloud services that make this crucial mission possible.

Working with our architects and development teams, you will be central to designing, building, and maintaining our deployment pipelines and environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Your expertise will directly empower our delivery teams and advance the DevOps practices that allow us to help millions of people achieve financial stability.

This role is aligned with DDaT – Development operations (DevOps) engineer – Senior DevOps engineer: Senior DevOps engineer - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

You’ll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing.

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

Design, build and maintain resources in Azure cloud using Infrastructure as Code (IaC, Terraform).

Lead the design and development of our deployment pipelines and automation solutions using Azure and open-source tooling.

Continuously analyse our DevOps processes and identify opportunities to further automate and refine our deployment practices.

Engage collaboratively in an agile environment, working closely with solution architects, technical leads and developers.

Implementation of services that meet Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.

Contribute to low level design and maintain documentation.

Peer reviewing IaC developed as part of our workflow.

Able to self-manage including keeping technical knowledge up to date.

Promoting collaborative working, efficiencies and knowledge transfer.

Actively participating within the wider community of practice; advocating DevOps best practices and sharing knowledge/experience.

Mentoring and providing guidance to DevOps and Software Developers.

Leading/facilitating technical discussions and engaging with external delivery partners as appropriate.

Person specification

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience.

Essential

Highly experienced, working with a range of Azure Cloud Services including API Management and function apps.

Demonstrable experience in the build and optimisation of pipelines (ideally in Azure DevOps).

Coding background, with experience in a language such as Python, Java, C# JavaScript, React or PowerShell.

Experience in provisioning and managing infrastructure through IaC (e.g. BiCep, terraform).

Demonstrable commitment to high quality, cost effective and robust engineering practices.

Experience working within an agile development team.

Experience of productive collaboration with design, testing, product and other digital delivery colleagues.

Desirable

Experience with JavaScript and building/deploying/scaling React-based applications (or similar).

Experience working within a monorepo environment and tooling such as NX or turborepo.

Experience working with Netlify or Vercel PaaS.

Experience with bash scripting.

Experience with git version control.

Experience in a senior role.

Benefits

About Us

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

Caring

We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.

Connecting

We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.

Transforming

We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working Environment

By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”

Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What We Offer

Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays

Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)

Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains

Cycle to work Scheme

Subsidised eye tests \& flu jabs

Life assurance scheme

Give as you earn scheme

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)

Enhanced family and sick pay

Paid volunteering (2 days a year)

Recognition Scheme

Discounts portal to numerous retailers

Flexible Working

At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

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Selection process details

Recruitment Process:

Initial Review: Our recruiter will review your CV. If it looks like a good fit, they'll reach out to arrange a call.

Hiring Manager Review: If the recruiter thinks you're suitable, your CV will be passed to the hiring manager, who will decide whether to invite you for an interview.

Interview: If selected, you'll participate in a virtual interview. This single-stage process allows you to demonstrate your skills and experience through competency-based questions.

Career Development

In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.

Reserve List

If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.

Application Process

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.### Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

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)

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

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

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.### Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .Apply and further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.### Contact point for applicants

Name : Marty Sikora

Email : marty.sikora@reed.com

Email : moneyand.pensions@reed.com