Junior DevOps Engineer

DWP Digital; Blackpool; Hybrid; GBP 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative government department seeks a Junior DevOps Engineer to join its dynamic team. This role offers the chance to work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to scalable digital solutions that enhance public services. You'll collaborate with a multi-functional team, gaining hands-on experience in infrastructure-as-code and continuous integration. With a supportive environment and ample opportunities for growth, this position is perfect for those eager to develop their skills and make a meaningful impact in the public sector. Join us and help shape the future of government services!

Benefits

28.9% employer pension contributions

24 days annual leave, increasing to 26

Flexible working hours

Time off for volunteering

Discounts on shopping and activities

Interest-free loans for travel

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Awareness of software development life cycle and version control.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and configuration as code.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to automated unit and integration tests for code quality.
• Help optimize the current development process and identify issues.

Skills

Software Development Life Cycle Awareness

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure)

Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Self-motivated

Education

Level 4 DevOps Apprenticeship

Computer Science Degree

Job description

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Talent Acquisition Manager | Department for Work & Pensions

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

This is a great opportunity to join our community of experts at DWP Digital as an Associate DevOps Engineer.

This role would be suitable for Level 4 DevOps Apprenticeship graduates, university graduates with a Computer Science related Degree or someone with relevant experience.

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 that are changing how people interact with government services.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

Develop. Work. Progress.

As a DevOps Engineer you will be part of a multi-functional agile delivery team. You'll be working with and learning from other engineers, researchers, testers and more.

You'll work on the design, development and maintenance of infrastructure-as-code, configuration-as-code, continuous integration and deployment for DWP services.

We don't expect you to know everything, and you'll have access to lots of expertise as part of our DevOps community. It's a brilliant place to be a junior engineer - with opportunity to work on stuff you won't have done before, loads of support around you, and lots of chance to grow your skills and your career.

If you enjoy problem-solving and collaborating with others and want to work on innovative solutions that will make DWP services better for users, then apply now.

Day to day you will:

• Understand business requirements and how to turn them into code.
• Contribute to automated unit and integration tests to ensure code quality.
• Identify issues to ensure citizen-facing services are repeatable, scalable, resilient, and highly available.
• Identify issues that prevent delivery of Software engineering activities.
• Help write code that is simple and flexible to build, configure and deploy.
• Help find ways to optimise the current development process.
• Contribute to community discussions about better practice, actively contribute towards a DevOps culture and automation best practices in DWP.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Awareness of Software Development Life Cycle including version/source control and task/issue management.
• Awareness of Cloud-based infrastructure such as AWS or Azure, containerisation and implementation using Infrastructure and Configuration as Code.
• Awareness of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery including automated build, testing and deployment.
• Good communication skills and a passion for teamwork and problem-solving.
• You can make decisions confidently, using available information and support from others. Know when to ask for help and when to raise issues.
• You are self-motivated and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and initiative.

You'll join us in your choice of our brilliant digital hubs in either Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield.

We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly.

We work a hybrid model - expert to be in the office about 40% of the time.

In return for your skills, we offer pay of £37,497

You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.9%.

You'll get a generous leave package starting at 24 days, rising to 26 after 1 year, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi leave.

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.

Click 'Apply' for more information and to start an application on Civil Service Jobs.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Data Security Software Products, Desktop Computing Software Products, and Software Development

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