DevOps Engineer (£32,603 - £34,862)

Do you work in the DevOps space and value a healthy working environment?
Are you interested in working on complex enterprise systems driving improvements and want to make an impact reaching millions of users?
If so, we'd love to hear from you!
We offer hybrid working – covering 60% of your working time in a DVSA office, giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency work on high-profile digital products used by millions of people every year. To make an even greater impact we are expanding our team and we need your skills to keep us at the forefront of technology.
Digital-first vision is underpinned by a clear strategy which allows our staff to develop and grow. There’s never been a better time to join the DVSA!
Our digital teams are currently developing solutions for iPad and iPhone to support our front line examiners undertaking driver tests, and roadside enforcement checks. We also continuously improve the MOT service used in over 20,000 garages in the UK to deliver over 30 million MOT tests each year. You’d be involved in these key projects helping keep Britain’s roads safe!, As a Dev Ops Engineer you will support the development team’s aim of delivering change at pace, playing a pivotal role in optimisation and architectural input for large-scale DVSA digital services.
You will be looking to improve and maintain the digital platform as part of a team within the DVSA. Experience testing and troubleshooting platform problems is essential along with automation of repetitive tasks. You will be expected to help maintain the pre-production environments that application teams rely on and lead timely issue resolutions.
You will be working with cloud computing services, infrastructure as code using continuous deployment to effectively deliver user based solutions to our customers, whilst ensuring environments are robust and fit for purpose.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
+ Designing technical solutions to enable the automation, deployment and operation of significant cloud infrastructure.
+ Contributing to the design, implementation and maintenance of infrastructure that is scalable, resilient, open, efficient, secure, and cost-effective.
+ Taking end-to-end ownership of technical tasks and solutions from initial concept to delivery to the production environment.
+ Build solutions as part of an Agile team that meet the user requirements taking ownership of the journey to live.
+ Participates in stand-ups, planning sessions and retrospectives, using technical expertise to help form solutions and understanding technical dependencies between team tasks.
For further information please see the attached Role Profile., This role can be based in Bristol, Swansea, Nottingham, Newcastle, Oldham or Birmingham. Your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this., The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably.
We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles.
We’re working hard to:
+ Make roads safer.
+ Improve services for our customers.
+ Make road transport greener and healthier.
+ Harness the potential of technology and data.
We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society.
We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people and those who identify as LGBT+.
To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website., This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement (1000 words). Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please structure your Personal Statement to provide detailed evidence of each of the following:
+ Using AWS or equivalent experience with cloud providers such as GCE, Azure, etc.
+ Understanding of debugging complex, serverless/server based services in high availability environments.
+ Understanding of application deployment strategies, continuous integration and version control with tools such as GIT, GitHub Actions, and Jenkins in an Agile environment.
Sift & Interview Dates
The sift is due to take place w/c 9th September 2024.
Interviews are due to take place w/c 16th September.
This interview will be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.
We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.
The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:
+ An interview.
You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.
The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.
For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes., Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
+ UK nationals
+ nationals of the Republic of Ireland
+ nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
+ nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
+ individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
+ Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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A passion for Agile delivery mechanisms, you will support the development team’s aim of delivering change at pace. Digital is a key component of the DVSA strategy, and you will be a prominent voice driving improvements.
We will expect you to continuously improve and maintain the digital platform as part of a team within the DVSA. Experience testing and troubleshooting platform problems is essential along with automation of repetitive tasks. You will be expected to help maintain the pre-production environments that application teams rely on and lead timely issue resolutions.

+ An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
+ Exceptional pension with an employer contribution of an average of 27%.
+ Generous Annual Leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30.
+ 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
+ Latest IT and Tech devices.
+ A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
+ Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level.
+ Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names.
+ Employee assistance program for health and well-being.
+ Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers.