Lead DevSecOps Engineer - Insolvency Service - G7

Location

Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Ipswich, Leeds, London (Croydon & Stratford) Manchester, Newcastle, and Nottingham.

About the job

Job summary

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.

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented, enthusiastic Lead DevSecOps Engineer within our Digital Services team. We are responsible for developing, maintaining and supporting the agency’s line of business applications.

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 10 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include, Carers Network, Disability & Health, FACES Network Group, Grass Roots, LGBT+, Mind Matters, No Limits, Part Time Workers, The Shed, and Women’s Network Group.

We offer full-time, part-time, job share and flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities. 

The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career!

Job description

Digital Services is an in-house team, which has recently moved from using a 3rd party DevOps 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.

DevSecOps 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 DevSecOps engineer you will lead the DevSecOps team and contribute to the development of the strategic direction of Digital Services.

At this role level, you will:

Act as a subject matter expert for all DevSecOps responsibilities
Provide technical leadership and guidance through coaching and mentoring
Work with the Principal Technical Architect to develop technical strategy, define standards and help shape Digital Services knowledge and good practice

Responsibilities

As a Lead DevSecOps Engineer you will be responsible for:

Keeping the applications running in production and non-production environments
Ensuring that applications are deployed in a timely and secure manner
Defining standards for the successful operation of a DevSecOps function within the Insolvency Service
Contributing to priority incident bridge calls and root cause analysis
Providing estimates to upcoming DevSecOps activities that are related to the delivery roadmap
Working with and providing support to development and operations teams
Updating and building deployment pipelines in line with the build and deployment model
Raising changes to go through and attending CAB to represent those changes
Contributing to the overall improvement of the application technology stack
Ensuring that documentation conforms to documentation standards and is up-to-date and reflective of any changes

Person specification

To be successful in this role you will have:

An inquisitive mind, and be able to constructively challenge at all levels to achieve the right results
The ability to keep your own and the team’s efforts focused on Digital Services goals to help the delivery of our roadmap and value to the business
A keen eye for detail and a tenacious approach to work
The ability to ask difficult and unpopular questions and make decisions that are evidence based and for the benefit of Digital Services and the wider Insolvency Service
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to be able to identify patterns, draw conclusions and resolve repeatable incidents
The ability to build and establish relationships with key stakeholders to support the delivery of business outcomes in a secure and stable manner
Good interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal