DevOps Engineer - AWS Platform & Automation

Cabinet Office; Manchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Cabinet Office Digital directorate is modernising government services using cloud platforms. As a DevOps Engineer in an Agile team, you will develop, deploy and operate organisational platforms and tooling, primarily on AWS and Azure, collaborating with product managers and architects to shape priorities and backlogs.

You will drive automation, ensure security and compliance, monitor performance, and contribute to FinOps by analysing costs and optimisation opportunities, while mentoring

Qualifications

• Experience building and operating cloud platforms.
• Strong automation and infrastructure as code skills.
• Familiarity with Agile development and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, document and maintain digital platforms and tooling (Azure predominantly).
• Monitor, manage and optimise platform infrastructure for stability, scalability and performance.
• Lead automation of deployment, provisioning and operational processes.
• Support disaster recovery planning and FinOps cost optimisation.
• Collaborate with product managers and architects to shape platform strategy and priorities.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and stand-ups.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Automation

DevOps practices

Agile ceremonies

FinOps

Tools

AWS

Azure

GitHub

CI/CD tooling

FinOps tools

Job description

The Cabinet Office Digital directorate is modernising government services using cloud platforms. As a DevOps Engineer in an Agile team, you will develop, deploy and operate organisational platforms and tooling, primarily on AWS and Azure, collaborating with product managers and architects to shape priorities and backlogs.

You will drive automation, ensure security and compliance, monitor performance, and contribute to FinOps by analysing costs and optimisation opportunities, while mentoring