Senior DevOps

The Senior DevOps Engineer will contribute to and lead activities related to the migration of services to AWS platforms. This includes assessing existing legacy services, identifying modernisation opportunities, and re‑platforming workloads to cloud‑native architectures. They will design and implement secure, scalable, and cost‑efficient AWS solutions using modern engineering patterns such as containerisation, serverless computing, automated IaC deployments, and improved observability.

They will work closely with product, delivery, architecture, and engineering teams to ensure smooth and low‑risk transitions from legacy systems, supporting the adoption of modern platforms and tooling while embedding best practice approaches for resilience, automation, and operational readiness across services.

Tools and Technologies we use

We are keen for Engineers to continue learning new technologies. We have a large range in the Home Office including:

Backend: Java, Node.js, C#, Python, PHP, Scala, Power Platform

Frontend: React, JavaScript, Typescript, Angular

Data: PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, Apache Cassandra, Neo4J, Amazon Athena

DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, Dynatrace

AI: Python, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI

Main responsibilities 

• Supporting teams in mapping their stories to available platforms, ensuring effective and secure service deployment.
• Developing and maintaining hardened base containers, undertaking skilled platform build and support activities.
• Identifying gaps in best practices, advising teams on delivery risks and recommending improvements.
• Assisting engineers with service topology discovery, helping define quality assurance (QA) and deployment pipelines.
• Driving adoption of new tools and technologies, improving teams’ integration approaches.
• Developing and enhance support processes, ensuring better user experience and operational efficiency.

UK residency and security requirements       

Please note that this role requires Security Check (SC) clearance, which would normally need 5 years’ UK residency in the past 5 years. Candidates must also hold or be prepared to undergo NPPV3 clearance. 

However, in exceptional circumstances security clearance applications for candidates who have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years may be considered. Failure to meet this residency requirement will result in your security clearance application being rejected.