Senior DevOps Engineer

Public Sector Resourcing; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A government department is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer for a 6-month contract to contribute to an AI-powered PII redaction project. The role involves building, deploying, and operating secure web systems, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and using tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS. Ideal candidates should have strong containerisation expertise and experience in Agile methodologies. The position allows for remote work but requires periodic site visits within the UK.

Qualifications

• Expert in containerisation and minimal operating systems.
• Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes and AWS.
• Skilled in IaC, CI/CD and DevOps best practices.
• Ability to implement effective monitoring, alerting and observability solutions.
• Experienced in Agile methodologies and rapid MVP delivery.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy and operate secure, resilient web systems and services.
• Automate deployments and infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Contribute to system design discussions, prioritising performance, security and sustainability.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, observability, alerting and monitoring solutions.
• Use containerisation (Docker & Kubernetes) and AWS services to deliver scalable solutions.
• Build tools and services to improve operational efficiency and developer workflows.
• Collaborate with internal teams to design, create and maintain software.
• Work in Agile sprints to deliver MVP functionality and validate product concepts.

Skills

Containerisation

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Job description

On behalf of The Ministry of Justice, we are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract based Remote (with occasional site visits).

About the Role

Join the Justice Redact team at the Ministry of Justice to design and build both the backend and frontend of an AI-powered Personally Identifiable Information (PII) redaction Minimum Viable Product (MVP). You'll work alongside Full-Stack Developers, Data Scientists, a User Researcher, Product Lead, Delivery Manager, Subject Matter Experts and a Senior Interaction Designer.

The team's Data Scientists have already developed an early prototype and you'll work closely with them to ensure everything runs smoothly, securely and reliably from front-end to back-end. This project addresses a major challenge: meeting rising demand for data through Subject Access Requests (SARs), Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and other information-heavy use cases. Current workflows are manual and fragmented, making it hard to meet strict legal deadlines and driving up costs. Your role will be pivotal in modernising these processes, improving efficiency and reducing operational risk across the department.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy and operate secure, resilient web systems and services
• Automate deployments and infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Contribute to system design discussions, prioritising performance, security and sustainability
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, observability, alerting and monitoring solutions
• Use containerisation (Docker & Kubernetes) and AWS services (RDS, S3, SQS) to deliver scalable solutions
• Build tools and services to improve operational efficiency and developer workflows
• Collaborate with internal teams to design, create and maintain software
• Work in Agile sprints to deliver MVP functionality and validate product concepts

Essential Qualifications

• Expert in containerisation and minimal operating systems
• Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes and AWS
• Skilled in IaC, CI/CD and DevOps best practices
• Ability to implement effective monitoring, alerting and observability solutions
• Experienced in Agile methodologies and rapid MVP delivery

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, MOJ guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Ministry of Justice guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".