Senior App Ops Engineer – Hybrid Govt Tech Impact

DWP Digital

Newcastle upon Tyne

Hybrid

GBP 28,000 - 47,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Great work-life balance

Public sector pension 28.97%

25 days leave (up to 31)

Flexi-time options

Professional development

Discounts & savings

Bike/season-ticket loans

Job summary

DWP Digital is hiring a Senior Application Operations Engineer to ensure reliable, resilient applications and drive automation across centralised services. You will mentor peers and work within a hybrid model, aligned to hubs in Blackpool or Newcastle.

Join a government-scale digital team delivering high-impact public services with flexible hours, a strong pension, generous holidays, and a focus on work-life balance.

Qualifications

Experience managing the technical application support of services and implementing improvement initiatives.
Evidence of ownership and initiative with stakeholders to ensure service outcomes.
User-focused approach with ability to balance priorities and meet customer outcomes.
Ability to diagnose issues and coordinate resolutions across multiple services.

Responsibilities

Keep business-critical applications reliable, resilient and performing at their best.
Drive automation and service improvements while mentoring engineers.

Skills

Technical application support

Ownership & initiative

User-focused

Holistic service view

Job description

Join a government-scale digital team delivering high-impact public services with flexible hours, a strong pension, generous holidays, and a focus on work-life balance.

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