Join Our Dynamic Team as a DevOps Engineer!
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd (CCDG), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Welsh Government, is on the lookout for a talented DevOps Engineer to join our innovative team. We provide essential, all-age, independent, impartial, and bilingual careers guidance and coaching services in Wales, including the Working Wales programme.
Closing Date: Midnight on 04/09/2025
What We Offer:
* Competitive Salary: £42,763 - £45,863; starting salary £42,763.
* Base: Will be determined on appointment (will be one of our Careers centres which are in each local authority area in Wales) but with agile working arrangements.
* Flexible Working: Agile working and flexitime working arrangements are in place.
* Working Hours: Full-time position with 37 hours per week.
* Benefits: Attractive benefits including agile working, flexi time, 31 days annual leave, defined benefit pension scheme, and health-related cash back plan.
Why CCDG?
At CCDG, we thrive on diversity and inclusion. We believe that organisations with a diverse workforce make better decisions, are more creative, stronger, and overall happier. Diversity and inclusion are transformative, contributing to the delivery of excellent public services and enabling continuous improvements for the people of Wales. We are committed to having a workforce that is representative of the citizens we serve at all job grades.
Your Role:
As a DevOps Engineer, you will be at the forefront of supporting a modern and exciting tech stack, driving continuous improvement of the Careers Wales website. You will work in a supportive, agile development environment, collaborating with external developers and internal technical teams to implement the target architecture. Your responsibilities will include:
* Working to the principles set out within the Azure Well Architectured Framework.
* Supporting the continuous improvement of the website architecture, infrastructure, and integration pipelines.
* Establishing secure Dev/SecOps practices using the latest tools and technology.
* Automating and streamlining software deployments.
* Supporting the release of code into production.
* Optimising cost resources and monitoring performance efficiency, reliability, security, and monitoring.
Your Skills and Experience:
To be suitable for this position, you will be a graduate in a systems engineering/computer science field or have equivalent experience in a relevant discipline. You should also have:
* Experience in a DevOps or Cloud Engineering role, specifically Microsoft Azure.
* Practical experience of developing and managing CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments of software to Cloud environments, specifically through Microsoft Azure DevOps.
* Demonstrable experience of developing and maintaining a micro-services infrastructure, containerisation, and orchestration; specifically AKS Azure Kubernetes.
* Hands-on infrastructure as code experience (IaC), using Helm, Terraform, Ansible or similar.
* Version control software experience, specifically GIT.
* A development background is desirable.
* Demonstrable experience of working within an agile SDLC.
* Ability to multi-task, prioritise, and keep to tight deadlines.
* Ability to communicate effectively with internal colleagues and external software suppliers.
* Welsh language skills are desirable.
Join Us:
For further information please ensure you read the full job specification: DevOps Engineer Job Description
Completed applications should be submitted by 04/09/25
Interviews / assessments will be held on 16/09/25 - 23/09/25
Please visit Careers Wales' Recruitment Site for details of our vacancies. You can also find out more about us, our employment policy and terms and conditions.
Applications in Welsh or English are welcomed. An application made in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English. No job applicant will receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender and transgender status, race and ethnicity, religion and belief (including no belief), marriage or civil partnership status, economic status, or sexual orientation. We aim to promote an environment that is free from all forms of discrimination, treating people fairly with dignity and respect.
Please note that we do not accept CV applications.