Microsoft DevOps Engineer

Closing: Sunday 23rd July 2023

As a DevOps Engineer you will be responsible for the design and implementation of applications' build, release, deployment, and configuration activities, primarily in Azure DevOps.

You will advise developers on how to use the DevOps platform effectively: leading and advising on their CI/CD pipelines. You will be responsible for integrating our DevOps with Azure and Power Platform solutions. This will include CI/CD pipelines, as well as monitoring and alerting.

Automated testing, code analysis as well as monitoring and alerting are a big part of our work. You will be setting up pipelines for monitoring and alerting solutions and ensuring that our code is tested and of high quality (using static code analysis).

About you 👀

We are more interested in people who understand the methodology and fundamentals rather than specific tools. You will be ideal for this role if you have a demonstrable passion for automation and collaboration, with skills or experience in some of the below:

• Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) Architecture and Services Provided.
• Working knowledge Git / source control.
• Management and deployment of Serverless functions.
• CI/CD pipelines.
• Working in an agile way following DevOps principles.
• Monitoring, Alerting, Logging tools/methods.
• Use of configuration languages e.g. YAML, Bicep.

What we're offering:

To sweeten the offer, we’re one of the largest consumers of cloud services in the UK, and we make use of many vendors and technologies. We understand that continuous learning is extremely important to you as an engineer. To support you we will give you the materials and time to grow yourself. Additionally, you’ll have the support of a rapidly growing engineering community!

You can also take a look at our recent blog post on DevOps within the Home Office - Home Office Digital - what are we doing in DevOps

Here is a link to our digital careers guide - https://careers.homeoffice.gov.uk/role/digital-data-and-technology

And for those that prefer, here is a link to our guide on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_q_RYC3y4c

💜 Some of the benefits our engineers love 💜

• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
• 25 days annual leave on appointment, plus 8 days public holidays and 1 day for the King’s Birthday, rising further with service
• Flexible working options to enable you to achieve the work life balance that right for you including part-time, flexi time and job sharing
• Training and development opportunities tailored to your role
• An in-year bonus scheme
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity

This link is to a short guide on YouTube to employee benefits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHT1g1Ph0f0