EOI - Senior DevOps Engineer

Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Department for Culture, Media and Sport is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to drive automated toolchains and deployment strategies across government digital services. You will support delivery teams, optimize infrastructure, and lead automation efforts while reporting to the Lead Application Operations Engineer in a fast-moving, reform-focused environment.

This short-term role (up to 1 year) offers the opportunity to shape how DCMS delivers priority digital outcomes, with a focus on scalable,

Qualifications

• Experience in DevOps tooling and automation.

Responsibilities

• Transform complex technical requirements into an automated DevOps toolchain for seamless product delivery.
• Provide strategic technical support to delivery teams with deep operational knowledge.
• Design and implement repeatable, scalable deployment strategies for digital products.
• Lead automation of systems and maintenance of development standards across the organisation.

Skills

DevOps

Automation

Toolchain

IaC

Job description

This role is aligned to Senior DevOps Engineer on the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework. Role responsibilities:

• Transform complex technical requirements into an effective and automated DevOps toolchain to enable seamless product delivery.
• Provide strategic technical support to delivery teams, applying deep technical knowledge to solve complex infrastructure and operational problems.
• Design and implement deployment strategies for digital products that are repeatable, scalable, and highly available.
• Lead the automation of systems and the maintenance of development standards across the organization.
• Act as a technical subject matter expert within the team, reporting to the Lead Application Operations Engineer.
  We are transforming DCMS to meet the needs of a modern, delivery-focused department working on some of government's highest-priority agendas to drive growth, enrich lives and level-up society.

Our modernisation plans include investing in systems that are fit for purpose, reduce manual work and improve how colleagues across DCMS use technology, data and digital services. This includes developing a strong central digital capability for the department. We also want to improve how we solve policy challenges by using user-centred design and working in multidisciplinary teams. This is an exciting time to join, as the team is shaping how digital, data and technology support delivery across DCMS. Our mission is to digitally enable how DCMS delivers its priority outcomes and respond to the changing needs of the sectors and partners we work with. If you want to help shape that journey, this is a great time to join us. This is a short-term role for a maximum of 1 year, which is available on both level transfer and temporary promotion.