Devops engineer

DevOps Engineer

Pay up to £59,813 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and a truly great work life balance. DWP Digital with Purpose offers an exciting opportunity to join our community of experts as a DevOps Engineer. DWP is the UK's largest government department, helping people into work and making payments worth over £195bn a year to support millions of daily users. Our Digital teams use 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.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Experience

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

You and Your Role

Our DevOps Engineers build products and applications with researchers, testers, architects, analysts, and designers as part of multi‑functional agile delivery teams. We value problem solving and provide a unique opportunity to deliver innovative technology that offers real value to millions of users. Teams are collaborative, actively seek input from colleagues, and value ideas across disciplines and hierarchies. You will join a supportive engineering community of practice with hundreds of experts across the UK, gaining coaching, mentoring, qualifications, formal learning, and meet‑ups.

Location & Working Conditions

You will join us in one of our digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield – whichever is most convenient for you. We work a hybrid model, spending time at home and time collaborating face‑to‑face in a hub.

Benefits and Compensation

• Competitive pay of up to £59,813.
• Civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% (over £12,000 per year).
• Generous leave package starting at 26 days, rising to 31 days over time.
• Up to three extra days off per month on flexi‑time.
• Flexible working hours and flex‑friendly policies.
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving.
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out, and more.
• Interest‑free loans to buy a bike or season ticket.
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Professional Development & Culture

We offer coaching, mentoring, qualifications, formal learning, meet‑ups, and more to build your capability. DWP has been recognised with several awards in diversity, inclusion, and workplace culture, reinforcing a supportive environment for all.