DevOps Engineer

DWP Digital; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading government department as a DevOps Engineer, where you'll work in a hybrid model to build innovative digital solutions. Collaborate with experts, enjoy flexible hours, and benefit from a comprehensive perks package, including a generous pension and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

28.97% employer pension contributions

Generous leave package starting at 26 days

Flexible working hours

Time off for volunteering

Discounts and savings on shopping

Interest-free loans for commuting

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with Unix/Linux systems and automation scripting.
• Hands-on involvement in CI/CD and Agile Scrum teams.
• Proficient in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Build products and applications as part of agile delivery teams.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver solutions.
• Continuously improve delivery practices and engineering decisions.

Skills

Unix/Linux systems

Automation scripting

CI/CD practices

Agile Scrum

Infrastructure as Code

DevOps toolchains

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

DevOps Engineer

Pay up to £58,347 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and a truly great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our community of experts at DWP Digital as a DevOps Engineer.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year, to support millions of daily users.

Our DWP Digital teams are using fresh ideas and leading-edge technologies to create innovative, scalable and user-centric digital solutions, positively changing how government work.

We design, build, and run digital public services, making them simpler and faster for everyone.

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?

• Experience of administering and supporting Unix/Linux systems in a development or operational environment, including writing and maintaining automation scripts using shell scripting or languages such as Python.
• Experience of operating within a DevOps environment, applying Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices, with hands-on involvement in Agile Scrum teams to support iterative software delivery.
• Experience of writing, implementing, and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar, with a focus on building consistent, automated infrastructure deployments.
• Experience of designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines, ensuring code is built, tested, and deployed reliably across environments using modern DevOps toolchains.
• Experience of working effectively within multidisciplinary Agile teams, collaborating with developers, testers, and operations staff to deliver solutions, influence engineering decisions, and continuously improve delivery practices.

You and your role

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'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.

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

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £58,347

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £12,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

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

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-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
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.