Data DevOps Engineer - CO - HEO
Government Digital & Data -
The National Situation Centre brings together a unique set of skilled people, capabilities and experience, operating 24/7 and extended hours to support horizon scanning and crisis-response across the full range of national risks, from civil emergencies to national security issues. We work at the sharpest end of the Government’s crisis response, supporting our leaders’ in decision-making.
New technology and analytical techniques are vital to our work. We have joined forces with partners across and beyond Government to innovate and experiment. Bringing together the best minds, the latest technology and a spirit of collaboration, the SitCen helps to bring the absolute best of Government to the toughest challenges that our nation faces.
Within the SitCen, we pride ourselves on our team culture, which is operationally and customer focussed, innovative, compassionate, and inclusive, and continuously learning.
The National Situation Centre is looking for a Data DevOps engineer to join our team who can bring a passion for technology to a fast paced, cutting edge crisis response department. You will work at the intersection of data engineering and DevOps responsible for the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of platform infrastructure and data pipelines, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and secure. This role works with a diverse array of cloud technologies and would suit someone who was early in their career or provide a challenge to someone looking to develop their infrastructure as code skills and contribute to the development of a modern, secure, cloud platform.
Job description
Key responsibilities
- Collaborate with team members to design, develop and maintain our digital products and services.
- Undertake production system support, taking ownership of issues from monitoring support inboxes through to successful resolution.
- Be an active part of the wider external development community, identifying good practices we can adopt and sharing our experiences.
- Apply relevant cloud and data standards to ensure product quality and undertake code reviews.
Person specification
As a Developer, you should have the following technical skills:
- Development experience with any programming language(s).
- An understanding of the concepts, or experience in, data engineering or DevOps.
- Experience, or the desire to develop your skills in other languages or technologies including:
- Good understanding of source control tools, such as Git.
Candidate Profile (“soft skills”)
- Demonstrable interest in technology, in the form of personal projects or hackathons is preferred.
- Highly motivated and able to work independently or as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Fast learner with the ability to integrate information and make judgements.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Good organisational skills coupled with the ability to work to a high degree of accuracy.
It is unusual that candidates will meet all of the desirable criteria. If your skills and experience look slightly different from what we have identified and you think you can bring value to the Data DevOps engineer role and the team, we strongly encourage you to apply. We'd love to hear from you!
Additional information:
A minimum 60% of your working time should be spent at your principal workplace. Although requirements to attend other locations for official business will also count towards this level of attendance.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Working Together
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Managing a Quality Service
