Senior DevOps Engineer

The Insolvency Service; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Flexi-time

Civil Service pension with employer 28

25 days annual leave (30 with service)

Public holidays + privilege leave

Learning and development leave

Volunteering leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Ongoing training and progression

Job summary

The Insolvency Service is hiring a Senior DevOps Engineer to help build an in-house DevOps capability across critical public services. Based in multiple UK locations with hybrid work, you will lead Azure initiatives, implement IaC and CI/CD pipelines, and drive security, monitoring and reliability across production and non-production environments.

You will work within Digital Services to standardise the technology estate and modernise cloud platforms, influencing engineering standards and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a similar Senior DevOps role with Microsoft Azure.
• CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps (ADO) or Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Experience creating, maintaining and monitoring both Azure PaaS and IaaS resources.
• Experience running multiple applications in large enterprise environments.
• Expert-level knowledge of writing and maintaining bicep IaC.
• Active Security Clearance or commitment to obtaining clearance within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across Microsoft Azure.
• Build, maintain and optimise Infrastructure as Code solutions and CI/CD pipelines.
• Improve monitoring, observability and operational performance across digital services.
• Ensure the security, stability and availability of production and non-production environments.

Skills

Microsoft Azure

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Azure DevOps

Monitoring

Security & compliance

Security clearance

Tools

Azure DevOps (ADO)

TFS

Terraform

PowerShell

bicep IaC

Job description

Help shape the future of cloud engineering for critical public services that support individuals, businesses and the wider UK economy.

The Insolvency Service, in partnership with Inspire People, is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in Microsoft Azure, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, platform engineering and cloud operations to help drive the organisation's transition to a fully in-house DevOps capability. Based in Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Nottingham on a permanent SEO appointment, this role offers hybrid working (60% in office over a month), a salary of £48,429 to £52,222 (national), plus a discretionary Recruitment & Retention allowance of up to £11,000.

If you would like to find out more about the role, the team and what it’s like to work at the Insolvency Service, we are holding a Hiring Manager Q&A session for this role where you can virtually meet the team on the 6th October @ 10:00 – 11:00am.

Building the Future of DevOps at the Insolvency Service

Digital Services has recently transitioned from a third-party DevOps model to an in-house engineering capability. As part of the Insolvency Service's wider technology modernisation programme, you'll help standardise and consolidate the technology estate, improve engineering practices, and build secure, resilient cloud platforms that support key public services. This is an opportunity to influence the future direction of DevOps across the organisation while working with modern Azure technologies at enterprise scale.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer you will:

• Provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise across Microsoft Azure
• Build, maintain and optimise Infrastructure as Code solutions and CI/CD pipelines
• Improve monitoring, observability and operational performance across digital services
• Ensure the security, stability and availability of production and non-production environments

Essential skills for the Senior DevOps Engineer include:

• Possess extensive experience in a similar role using Microsoft Azure
• Possess significant CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps (ADO)/Team Foundation Server (TFS)
• Have extensive experience creating, maintaining and monitoring both Azure PaaS and IaaS resources
• Have demonstrable experience of running multiple applications in multiple environments in a large enterprise
• Have experience is writing and maintaining bicep IaC at an expert level
• Have an active Security Clearance or be committed to gaining clearance within the first 6 months of joining

Desirable skills for the Senior DevOps Engineer include:

• Using Terraform to build, manage and maintain infrastructure as code
• Working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 environments or integrations
• Using PowerShell to automate deployment, configuration, monitoring or operational tasks
• Developing or supporting applications using C#/.NET
• Working with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate or related services

In return, you can expect a flexible working culture, including:

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
• Flexi-time working
• Civil Service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%
• 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service
• Public holidays plus additional privilege leave
• Five days paid learning and development leave annually
• Five days paid volunteering leave
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support services
• Ongoing training, career development and progression opportunities

Why Join The Insolvency Service?

This is a rare opportunity to join at a pivotal moment in the evolution of the Insolvency Service's technology function. You'll play a leading role in building a modern DevOps capability, influencing engineering standards, cloud strategy and platform operations across a major government organisation. Your work will directly support the delivery of resilient, secure and user-focused digital services relied upon across the UK.