Senior DevOps Engineer

DSIT • Full-time • United Kingdom • £48.43k - £54.69k / year • 7h ago

Job summary

The Insolvency Service is a leading government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Senior DevOps Engineer within our Digital Services team. We are responsible for developing, maintaining and supporting the agency’s line of business applications.

Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 9 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability network group, Employee Assistance, Representatives, FACES Network Group, LGBT+, Mind Matters, Part Time Workers, The Shed - Men’s Network Group and Women’s Network Group.

We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.

The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career!

Job description

Digital Services has recently transitioned from a third-party DevOps model to a fully in-house capability. We are standardising and consolidating our technology stack as we move away from legacy services, creating a fantastic opportunity for you to help shape our future digital landscape.

Digital Services is part of Change and Technology Services (CTS) who support and improve applications and systems across the agency’s IT landscape. CTS provide key services including digital services, cyber security, information governance, service architecture and technical governance.

Our DevOps team looks after the deployment and maintenance of our Digital Services in line with the Government’s Digital Service Standard and Technology Code of Practice. They work closely with delivery teams to ensure the products are secure and meet the demands of its users.

As a Senior DevOps engineer you will:

provide subject matter expertise in Microsoft Azure
build and maintain infrastructure as code and CI/CD tooling
improve deployment and observability for key digital products
provide coaching and mentoring to more junior colleagues

Responsibilities

provide subject matter expertise and guidance on Microsoft Azure
build and maintain Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD tooling
improve deployment pipelines, monitoring and observability across our digital products
ensure the stability, security and performance of production and non‑production environments
lead on incident investigation, root cause analysis, and service improvement
define and maintain DevOps standards, including IaC, observability, deployment patterns, and runbooks
support delivery teams with DevOps best practice and provide mentoring to junior engineers
produce clear, accurate documentation aligned to Digital Services standards
contribute to technical estimates and roadmap planning.

Person specification

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the ability to:

be an enthusiastic team player, comfortable collaborating with colleagues at all levels
stay calm under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively.
have a keen eye for detail and a tenacious approach to solving problems
possess strong analytical skills with the ability to identify patterns, diagnose issues and improve repeatable processes
ideally have experience in software development
communicate clearly and confidently, both verbally and in writing
build strong relationships across Digital Services to support secure, stable delivery.

Essential Criteria

To be considered for this role you must:

possess at least 5 years’ experience in a similar role using Microsoft Azure
possess at least 3 years of CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps(ADO)/Team Foundation Server (TFS)
have extensive experience creating, maintaining and monitoring both Azure PaaS and IaaS resources
have demonstrable experience of running multiple applications in multiple environments in a large enterprise
have experience is writing and maintaining bicep IaC at an expert level
have an active Security Clearence or be committed to gaining clearance within the first 6 months of joining.

This vacancy is advertised across 11 locations; however, Stratford and Croydon are only available to current Insolvency Service Staff. The advertised salary includes London weighting, which is only applicable to internal candidates.

From 1st October 2026, applicants will be required to meet nationality and residency requirements so that National Security Vetting (NSV) checks can be conducted. If you want to learn more, visit NSV national requirements (opens in a new window).

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Managing a Quality Service
Changing and Improving

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

During the interview the candidates will be given a hypothetical scenario that will assess their technical knowledge and approach. The candidates are not required to create a presentation.

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