Lead Devops Engineer - MoD - G7

Location

MOD Corsham or MOD Main Building, London

About the job

Job summary

The MOD's digital teams ensure we remain among the most technologically advanced Armed Forces in the world. We develop and lead in cutting-edge data science, automation, and cyber security solutions to protect the UK and its interests, at home and abroad.

Our mission also goes beyond the battlefield by leading humanitarian efforts and driving innovation that impacts lives across the globe. 

Working at the MOD 

Passionate about using your skills to make a critical difference? Your next career move could be here!

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job description

As our Lead DevOps Engineer, you'll be part of the engineering team in the Digital Foundry working to develop a segment of our technology stack. 

You will work with hands-on delivery and help drive the engineering culture and quality across our teams of civil servants, military, contractors, and service providers. Delivering an exceptional service to our users is at the heart of our mission.

Your responsibilities include: 

• Provide hands-on technical expertise across multiple areas or specialist knowledge in specific domains
• Collaborate effectively with diverse teams including civil servants, contractors, and service providers
• Champion adoption of industry best practices and drive engineering quality improvements
• Contribute to technology stack development and infrastructure advancement
• Mentoring other more junior team members and graduate trainees

For more information on the Devops Engineer profession please see the Government Digital and Data Framework. Lead Devops Engineer

Person specification

We're looking for people with a strong engineering background, as well as the analytics and soft skills to make them a great lead DevOps engineer.

You'll need to be accomplished in one or more programming languages such as Java, Bash, C#, PHP, Python or Go and a solid understanding of languages used by our users such as Javascript, React, and Python.

Application

When submitting your CV, please highlight your career history and experience relevant to this role.  Additionally, refer to the "Things You Need to Know" section of the advert and provide a personal statement (max.1250 words) demonstrating the Essential Criteria listed below:   

• Solid practical experience of cloud architectures and infrastructure in a production environment
• Exposure to supporting technologies and methodologies of cloud architectures and infrastructure
• Work around multiple parts of the software life-cycle and be comfortable presenting and sharing your knowledge.

Behaviours

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

• Delivering at Pace
• Making Effective Decisions

Technical skills

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

• Version control
• Quality assurance
• Supportability
• Information Security