Senior DevOps Engineer

DWP Digital; United States; Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Civil service pension 28.97%

26–31 days annual leave

Volunteer time off

Career development & mentoring

Job summary

DWP Digital in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to influence cloud strategy and deliver scalable, secure AWS solutions. You will collaborate with engineering teams to automate, improve CI/CD, and apply infrastructure as code across complex systems.

The role emphasizes leadership, mentorship, and driving engineering excellence within a hybrid work setup, with competitive pay and a strong civil service benefits package.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience developing and supporting AWS cloud-based applications.
• Knowledge of writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with Unix/Linux in a support/development environment including scripting.
• DevOps environment experience - CI/CD, Delivery methods and techniques, including agile scrum.
• Knowledge of implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience mentoring engineers across multi-disciplinary teams in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Shape and support modern cloud platforms by designing, building, and improving secure, scalable AWS solutions.
• Drive automation, enhance CI/CD pipelines, and use Infrastructure as Code to enable reliable digital services.
• Mentor engineers and evolve our DevOps capabilities while championing best practices.

Skills

AWS Cloud

Unix/Linux

CI/CD

Agile Scrum

DevOps Leadership

Job description

Senior DevOps Engineer

Location: Preston, Shropshire, GB, SY4 4, Work From Home

Application Deadline: 2026-10-20T04:31:29.97

Job Description

Pay up to £80,664 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. This is a real and significant DevOps leadership role in the UK's largest government department. Here you will have the freedom and autonomy to drive the development of our technical landscape and define what DevOps looks like in DWP. DWP. Digital with Purpose.

You’ll be a leading, expert voice in a DWP Digital community that is driving a once-in-a-generation transformation of public services. We have a unique purpose, putting better, more efficient services in the hands of DWP users. The scale of our engineering challenge is also huge: We have 1bn lines of code in over 12,000 code repositories and 90+ programming languages. We run around 294 days’ worth of testing every day through automation. Our APIs receive 173 million requests, and we spin up 280,000 AWS servers every month. Over 22 million people - 1/3 of the UK's adult population access our services daily. Over 100,000 colleagues and agents use the kit, tools, and systems we roll out. We build and maintain systems behind payments worth over £280bn payments annually.

Skills, Knowledge, and Experience Needed

• Demonstrable experience of developing and supporting AWS cloud-based applications.
• Demonstrable knowledge of writing and maintaining Infrastructure, and Configuration as Code.
• Demonstrable experience of using Unix/Linux in a support and/or development environment including scripting languages.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a DevOps environment - Continuous Integration & Deployment, Delivery methods and techniques, including agile scrum experience.
• Demonstrable knowledge of implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience of supporting, guiding, and developing Engineers across multi-disciplinary teams in an agile environment.

Your Role

In this role, you and your teams will help shape and support modern cloud platforms by designing, building, and improving secure, scalable, and resilient AWS solutions. Working closely with engineering teams, you’ll drive automation, enhance CI/CD pipelines, and use Infrastructure as Code to enable the delivery of reliable digital services. You’ll tackle complex technical challenges, champion engineering best practices, and support a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and operational excellence, while mentoring other engineers and helping evolve our DevOps capabilities.

Location

You’ll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working

We work a hybrid model - you’ll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Salary

We offer competitive pay of up to £80,664.

Pension

You’ll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £16,000 per year.

Holidays

A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. All public holidays are included.

Benefits

• 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
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring, and career progression opportunities

Culture and Awards

We have an award-winning environment and culture: DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards. Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024. Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025. Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards.