Overview
Join to apply for the Cloud Engineer role at Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).
What You’ll Be Doing
* Working in one of our Agile delivery squads, following a DevOps model owning the full lifecycle of your product - from design to deployment and beyond.
* Be part of a team responsible for designing, building and operating cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or Azure. Supporting DVLA’s application teams by investing in a robust, scalable, and secure Cloud Platform.
* Helping to build and support their services using a modern cloud-first approach, with millions of transactions flowing through the systems you help create.
Responsibilities
* Developing code to meet user needs.
* Following best-practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines.
* Writing clean, secure and well tested code.
* Coaching and mentoring more junior colleagues.
* Operating the services they build and identifying issues in production
Essential skills
To succeed here, you’ll need some hands-on experience working within a team deploying services to the cloud. We’re looking for someone who’s already familiar with cloud environments and understands the value of collaboration in delivering robust, scalable solutions. If you’ve worked in a team using CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices, you’ll feel right at home.
* Cloud experience: You’ve delivered cloud-based services using modern tools and technologies - ideally with AWS or Azure.
* Team player in dynamic environments: You’re comfortable working in teams that navigate ambiguity and change, and you understand Agile frameworks like Scrum or Kanban.
* DevOps mindset: You’re familiar with CI/CD tooling and enjoy working in environments where development and operations go hand-in-hand.
* Resilient systems thinking: You’re interested in distributed systems and know how to write code that’s robust, scalable, and secure.
* Infrastructure as Code: You’ve worked with tools like CloudFormation or Terraform to manage infrastructure in a repeatable, reliable way.
Salary and Benefits
Alongside your salary of £39,163, DVLA contributes £11,345 towards a Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Benefits include:
* Best in class learning and development tailored to your role
* Flexible working options and a great work-life balance
* Inclusive culture with staff communities
* Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of salary
* Digital communities with clear career frameworks
* On-site nursery, restaurant and coffee bar
* 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 with service)
* 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day
* Free parking
Further information
* Please apply with a CV that has evidence against the following criteria
* - Hands on experience of using public Cloud, preferably AWS and/or Azure.
* - Comfortable using modern CI/CD tooling and a DevOps approach.
* - Experience with Infrastructure as Code with -Cloudformation/Terraform.
* DVLA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship.
* This role offers hybrid working from Swansea with 60% of your time across the month (typically 3 days/week) office-based. Hours are flexible and condensed hours are an option.
If you’re passionate about cloud engineering and want to use your skills to make a genuine difference, DVLA offers the chance to do meaningful work in a supportive and forward-thinking environment. Apply now or contact Keesha Paulsen in complete confidence.
keesha@inspirepeople.net
0207 8718550
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Information Technology
* Industries
* Government Administration
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