Senior DevOps Engineer

Reed; England; Hybrid; GBP 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Rejoignez une organisation dédiée à l'amélioration du bien-être financier des citoyens britanniques en tant que Senior DevOps Engineer. En collaboration avec des équipes architecturales et de développement, vous jouerez un rôle clé dans la conception et la mise en œuvre de services cloud Azure tout en favorisant les meilleures pratiques DevOps. Ce poste hybride basé à Bedford offre l'opportunité de transformer des vies tout en développant vos compétences techniques dans un environnement dynamique et inclusif.

Benefits

Généralités de congés annuels - 30 jours plus jours fériés

Plan de pension - contributions assorties de 2 pour 1

Prêt sans intérêt pour abonnements de transport

Régime de vélo au travail

Tests de vue subventionnés

Assurance vie

Programme de reconnaissance

Qualifications

• Expérience avec une gamme de services Azure, y compris API Management et applications fonctionnelles.
• Expérience en optimisation des pipelines, idéalement dans Azure DevOps.
• Connaissances en IaC avec Terraform ou Bicep.

Responsibilities

• Concevoir, construire et maintenir des ressources dans le cloud Azure.
• Mener le design et le développement de pipelines de déploiement et solutions d'automatisation.
• Analyser continuellement les processus DevOps et identifier des opportunités d'amélioration.

Skills

Azure Cloud Services

Infrastructure as Code

DevOps Practices

Agile Development

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer

c. £71,000 per annum

Bedford Based

Hybrid Working

Permanent

Use your DevOps skills to make a direct impact on society. At the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), we are committed to transforming lives by helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing. We are looking for a passionate Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team and build the highly available Azure cloud services that make this crucial mission possible.

Working with our architects and development teams, you will be central to designing, building, and maintaining our deployment pipelines and environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Your expertise will directly empower our delivery teams and advance the DevOps practices that allow us to help millions of people achieve financial stability.

This role is aligned with DDaT - Development operations (DevOps) engineer - Senior DevOps engineer.

You'll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build and maintain resources in Azure cloud using Infrastructure as Code (IaC, Terraform).
• Lead the design and development of our deployment pipelines and automation solutions using Azure and open-source tooling.
• Continuously analyse our DevOps processes and identify opportunities to further automate and refine our deployment practices.
• Engage collaboratively in an agile environment, working closely with solution architects, technical leads and developers.
• Implementation of services that meet Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.
• Contribute to low level design and maintain documentation.
• Peer reviewing IaC developed as part of our workflow.
• Able to self-manage including keeping technical knowledge up to date.
• Promoting collaborative working, efficiencies and knowledge transfer.
• Actively participating within the wider community of practice; advocating DevOps best practices and sharing knowledge/experience.
• Mentoring and providing guidance to DevOps and Software Developers.
• Leading/facilitating technical discussions and engaging with external delivery partners as appropriate.

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience.

Essential

• Highly experienced, working with a range of Azure Cloud Services including API Management and function apps.
• Demonstrable experience in the build and optimisation of pipelines (ideally in Azure DevOps).
• Coding background, with experience in a language such as Python, Java, C# JavaScript, React or PowerShell.
• Experience in provisioning and managing infrastructure through IaC (e.g. BiCep, terraform).
• Demonstrable commitment to high quality, cost effective and robust engineering practices.
• Experience working within an agile development team.
• Experience of productive collaboration with design, testing, product and other digital delivery colleagues.

Desirable

• Experience with JavaScript and building/deploying/scaling React-based applications (or similar).
• Experience working within a monorepo environment and tooling such as NX or turborepo.
• Experience working with Netlify or Vercel PaaS.
• Experience with bash scripting.
• Experience with git version control.
• Experience in a senior role.

About UsThe Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values - caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We're not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

• CaringWe care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
• ConnectingWe will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
• TransformingWe are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working EnvironmentBy fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to "bring their whole selves to work."

Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women's health, men's health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What We Offer

• Generous Annual Leave - 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme - contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
• Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
• Life assurance scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
• Recognition Scheme
• Discounts portal to numerous retailers

Flexible WorkingAt MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered.

Application ProcessThe law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email.

Job Reference: MaPS00877

Close Date: 03/07/2025