TIS Senior Dev Ops Senior Manager

The Trainee Information Systems (TIS) Programme supports and develops a range of products and services that help users manage the administration of NHS trainees and learners who are supported by NHS England.
The team develops and maintain several systems, with most of our users interacting with web applications. Our systems are used to support more that 60,000 doctors, dentists and other health professionals through significant training programmes. We connect information from the Electronic Staff Record, the General Medical Council and other recruitment and training systems to simplify the management of those trainees.
We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer who will be responsible for the application of the cloud well-architected framework and optimisation of cloud infrastructure. They will provide professional guidance as line manager for other DevOps engineers across in the team.
We are expanding our multi-disciplinary product teams and embracing user-centred design within the context of the Government Digital Service Standard.
TIS is a national team and although we have two "hubs" in London and Manchester, you can base yourself from any NHS England office across the country subject to approval., As the leader for DevOps across TIS, you will:
+ be hands on with the development of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
+ ensure reliable system operations, using implementation of telemetry, monitoring and response for live services,
+ maintain and work against medium to long-term plans to improve automated Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines,
+ support and develop the capability of engineers and developers across TIS to create positive outcomes for end users,
+ improve quality, feedback loops and boost productivity across teams in TIS,
+ contribute to embedding an agile mindset and approach focused on improving outcomes.
You will have an excellent understanding of the following technology:
+ Terraform & Ansible,
+ GitHub & GitHub Actions,
+ AWS cloud native services
+ Docker,
+ Management of applications written in languages such as Java,
+ TypeScript, Python
You will also have experience in a number of the technologies we use (see below)., You understand and will coach DevOps engineers and development teams in DevOps practices and principals such as the 3 ways. DevOps engineers are embedded in other teams and you will be responsible for setting standards and ensuring the quality of their work is maintained at a high standard.
You'll be hands on with the development of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), improvement of automated Continuous Integration & Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to improve quality, feedback loops and boost productivity across teams in TIS.
You will be responsible for the management of system operations, using implementation of telemetry, monitoring and response services. You will involve and empower development teams. You will help them ensure the entire suite of TIS products are served by an efficient and reliable infrastructure that is responsive to changing demands and needs. You select and work with the right technology sets for the context. Currently we use:
Technology we use include:
Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Jenkins, Linux (Ubuntu), Apache, MySQL, GitHub, MongoDB, Gradle, Maven, Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Neo4J, RabbitMQ, SonarCloud, Java, TypeScript, Python.
We are making greater use of AWS Services:
ECS, EC2, S3, ECR, SES, SQS, SNS, IAM, Lambda, Elasticache (Redis), RDS, DocumentDB, DMS, VPC, Route53, Cloudfront, API-Gateway, Certificate Manager, Cognito, EBS, X-Ray, Cloudwatch, Cloudformation, Systems manager, Trusted Advisor, CloudTrail, Kinesis, Opensearch, Secrets Manager, WAF, Cost Explorer, Amplify, Amazon MQ, AWS Transfer (SFTP)
You are key to maintaining a good relationship with the rest of the technology organisation and help to resolve issues with I.T. colleagues. You will be confident working with users and using a variety of tools and techniques to understand and address their problems and challenges within their context.
Our commitments to you
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We're passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that. We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent.
We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK under the Skilled Worker route are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Please note that we currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.
The NHS Business Services Authority is responsible for the processing of your application; a privacy notice is attached to advise you on how we will process your personal data.
If you have applied via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
+ Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
+ Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
+ Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
+ Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
+ Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
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Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive - and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a 'home' office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.