Devops engineer

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our community of experts at DWP Digital as a DevOps Engineer.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year, to support millions of daily users.

Our DWP Digital teams are using fresh ideas and leading‑edge technologies to create innovative, scalable and user‑centric digital solutions, positively changing how government work. We design, build, and run digital public services, making them simpler and faster for everyone. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Demonstrable experience of provisioning, deploying, and configuring cloud‑based infrastructure (AWS) using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), including the effective use of reusable modules and design patterns.
• Demonstrable knowledge of implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, integration, and deployment of products across all environments, including the use of fragments/includes for pipeline efficiency.
• Proven experience in creating, securing, and maintaining container images for use within automated deployment pipelines and highly available production environments.
• Experience of working with large scale containerised production workloads including orchestration and deployment tooling such as Kubernetes and Helm.
• Proven ability to utilise observability tools (logs, metrics, and tracing) and automated testing to monitor system health, troubleshoot issues, and confirm the ongoing viability of products in production.
• Experience of working within multi‑disciplinary Agile teams, implementing DevOps Practices, showing an improvement mindset and evidence of proactively sharing technical knowledge with peers and supporting the development of less experienced colleagues.

You and your role

Our DevOps Engineers build our products and applications with researchers, testers, architects, analysts and designers as part of multi‑functional agile delivery teams. What really excites us is problem solving. We have a unique opportunity to deliver innovative technology that carries real value for millions of users. Our teams draw value from collaboration, actively seek input from colleagues and value ideas from across disciplines, grades and job titles over hierarchy. We are extending our already skilled and creative DevOps team. You'll also be part of a supportive Engineering community of practice, with hundreds of engineering experts from across the UK united by passion and purpose. We'll give you the tools and time to build your capability, with coaching, mentoring, qualifications and formal learning, meet‑ups or whatever else works for you.

Details. Wages. Perks.

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.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £59,813.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £12,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

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, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.