DevOps Engineer

Job summary

The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, with more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the government’s office estate.

We are transforming the way the Civil Service works by creating great places to work, leading the largest commercial office programme in the UK, working towards halving carbon emissions from government offices, and achieving greater value for taxpayers. And we are looking for innovative, solutions-focused people to join our team.

Representing the best covenant in the UK – His Majesty’s Government – we are leading significant transformational programmes such as the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme. We are also delivering cost-effective property services such as asset management, lifecycle replacement and workplace services.

Innovation and progress underpin our behaviours. We foster a culture of lifelong learning, where curiosity and self-improvement are encouraged. Our four core values are at the heart of everything we do. They shape our culture and guide how we work, lead and grow together:

• Striving for excellence- We always aim to deliver great results
• Empowering through respect- We insist on fair treatment for all, always
• Acting with integrity- We consistently do the right thing
• Succeeding together- We rely on each other to achieve success

We are committed to representing the communities we serve by making Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) part of everything we do. Our strong emphasis on EDI is not just about driving inclusion across our organisation, it is also about ensuring our services meet the needs of government departments and the civil servants who use our spaces. To ensure that we are always recruiting and retaining a diverse mix of talent, we are particularly inviting applications from candidates who are disabled, ethnically or gender diverse, and people who identify as being part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Join our dynamic and diverse team that leads with purpose, improving sustainability, nurturing social value, driving inclusivity and flexibility, and kickstarting economic growth. We are driven by purpose, and you can be part of it too: where you make a meaningful impact; where you influence; where your voice really matters; where you help to shape our future direction.

Job description

• We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join the PropTech team, to help deliver more great services.
• You will work in a team of skilled Engineers, providing DevOps capability to the Government Property Agencies CTO PropTech Team. You will be working with multi-disciplinary teams who deliver user-centred digital services for all of our users. Working in close collaboration with other engineers and software developers, you will ensure services are deployed continuously, monitored appropriately and are resilient and scalable.
• As a DevOps Engineer, you will be using the latest technologies and trends, whilst delivering working software early and often.
• There will be opportunities to contribute to the development of the pan-government community and wider technology leadership across government.
• Help design and implement resilient, scaleable, highly available services
• Automate tasks, deployments, and tests by creating infrastructure as code
• Be a valued member of a team of engineers that provide technical support across a variety of digital products and services
• Work with our development community to ensure we build sustainable digital products
• Help the team create and sustain modern deployment standards, practices and techniques for our development and DevOps community
• Advocate user-centric, agile approaches which focus on rapid, effective delivery of high quality digital services
• Help build and maintain a diverse, inclusive culture across the DevOps community, growing awareness, inclusivity, and balance

Person specification

We are looking for a motivated and driven individual with:

• Strong communication skills and is comfortable briefing at a senior level
• Customer focused and organised with an ability to rapidly analyse complex problems and find solutions
• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast paced and evolving environment
• Driven and focused to deliver within the public sector
• Collaborative and inclusive ways of working and can build trust across diverse teams and stakeholders
• Is able to communicate to external bodies and industry specialists

Essential criteria:

• Experience with setting up services in public cloud using infrastructure as code
• Experience with troubleshooting web applications including low level issues in systems, networks, and databases
• Understanding of networking and web application security including TCP, HTTP, DNS and SSL
• Experience of modern development workflows such as Git and CI/CD ideally using GitHub
• Enthusiasm for sharing knowledge, leading by example, mentoring others, and working in a diverse and inclusive multi-disciplinary agile team
• Experience with containerised applications and running them in an orchestrator, ideally Kubernetes

Desirable criteria:

• Knowledge of software development or scripting, ideally with Bash, PowerShell, Terraform or similar
• Knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems

Desirable criteria:

Any certification or accreditation related to technology likely to be used: Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Git, Github actions, Azure, Azure Devops, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Powershell, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana

Behaviours

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

• Seeing the Big Picture
• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

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

• Customer Perspective
• Commercial Acumen
• Property Market Knowledge

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £42,450, Government Property Agency contributes £12,297 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

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