Lead DevOps Engineer - Insolvency Service - G7

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Birmingham, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Stratford

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.

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, including 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.

Digital Services is an in‑house team, which has recently moved from using a third‑party Dev Ops function to bringing it in‑house. We are also consolidating our technology stack and moving away from legacy services, so this is a fantastic opportunity to help shape our digital services and the way we work for a sustainable, user‑centric future. We would love for you to be part of that team.

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 and information governance, service architecture and governance and digital programme delivery. Dev Ops look after the deployment and infrastructure of the applications and products we deliver. They keep the lights on and are first to identify and resolve any issues with the live services.

They work closely with developers and QAT to ensure the products meet the demands of the users, whilst also ensuring it meets cyber‑security demands. As a lead Dev Ops engineer you will lead the Dev Ops team and contribute to the development of the strategic direction of Digital Services.

• act as a subject matter for all Dev Ops responsibilities
• provide technical leadership and guidance through coaching and mentoring
• work with Principal Technical Architect to develop technical strategy, define standards and help shape Digital Services knowledge and good practice

• keep the applications running in production and non‑production environments
• ensure that applications are deployed in a timely and secure manner
• define standards for the successful operation of a Dev Ops function within the Insolvency Service
• contribute to priority incident bridge calls and root cause analysis
• provide estimates to upcoming Dev Ops activities that are related to the delivery roadmap
• work with and provide support to development and operations teams
• update and build deployment pipelines in line with the build and deployment model
• raise changes to go through and attend CAB to represent those changes
• contribute to the overall improvement of the application technology stack
• ensure that documentation conforms to documentation standards and is up‑to‑date and reflective of any changes

If you do not currently hold Security Check (SC) clearance, we will support you through the vetting process following a conditional offer of employment. As SC clearance is essential for this role, appointment is dependent on successfully obtaining and maintaining it. We will provide guidance and support throughout the process.

• you will have an inquisitive mind and be able to constructively challenge at all levels to achieve the right results
• you are able to keep your own and the teams efforts focused on Digital Services goals to help the delivery of our roadmap and value to the business
• you will have a keen eye for detail and a tenacious approach to work. You…