Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see 'Selection process details'.
Were looking for an outstanding Senior DevOps Engineer to help lead on the Internal Developer Portal which plays a pivotal role in accelerating delivery for over 2,000 engineers by turning complexity into clarity, and friction into flow. At the core of this role is the ability to design and champion a platform that enables teams to build, deploy, and operate services with confidence and speed - without re-inventing the wheel each time.
By providing a single pane of glass for service ownership, documentation, tooling, and operational insights, the portal empowers engineers to quickly understand the systems they depend on and contribute to. This visibility is not just about convenience - it drives better decisions, improves reliability, and reduces cognitive load across the organisation.
Beyond technical excellence, this role requires leadership. It requires setting standards, shaping best practices, and influencing teams toward a shared vision of modern, scalable engineering. Acting as both a strategic thinker and hands-on enabler, the Senior DevOps Engineer bridges the gap between platform capabilities and developer needs, ensuring the portal evolves alongside the organisation.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about platform engineering, internal developer platforms (IDPs), and modern DevOps practices, with hands-on experience designing and operating tools such as Backstage, Port, or similar.
Ultimately, success in this role is measured by how effectively teams can move - deploying faster, recovering quicker, and collaborating better. By fostering a culture of self-service, transparency, and continuous improvement, the Internal Developer Portal becomes more than a tool; it becomes a catalyst for engineering excellence at scale.
As a Senior AWS DevOps Engineer, you will:
See selection process for further details.
If you would like to learn more about the role, please contact Richard.hanley@dwp.gov.uk.
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:
Hybrid Working
This role may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in their DWP office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and your office will be your contractual place of work.
If a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for the role and for you, you will normally be required to spend a minimum of 60% of your contracted working hours from your DWP office.
If you have a disability, caring responsibilities, or other circumstances that may affect your ability to meet the minimum office attendance requirement, please discuss this with us using the contact details in this advert.
Salary Information
Pay for this role is from £57,946 to £80,664.
The maximum salary for the grade is £68,205, however a Digital Allowance of up to £12,459 per annum is available for exceptional candidates. Digital Allowance is non-salary, and non-pensionable, and is classed as a temporary allowance. It is reviewed annually where it could be retained, amended, or removed.
Our offer to successful candidates will be based on an assessment of your skills and experience as demonstrated at interview.
Existing Civil Servants who secure a new role on lateral transfer will maintain their current substantive salary.
See selection process for further details Civil Servants who gain promotion will move to the bottom of the grade pay scale or receive a 10% increase applied to their current substantive salary, whichever is greater.
Any temporary allowances that you are currently in receipt of will not form part of the calculation to determine your pay. Any allowances that are in payment will cease when you move into your new role.
Stage 1: Application
Your application will consist of four parts:
1. A Personal Details application form.
2. Employment history - this should contain your work experience and any skills, qualifications and accomplishments relevant to the jobs you have completed.
3. Personal statement - up to 1000 words. This statement should be used to provide examples of how you meet the essential criteria below:
4. Technical statement (up to 250 words). The following statement is aligned to the required technical skill of Technical Breadth. This statement should be used to provide example(s) of how you meet the criterion below:
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Important Information
Stage 2: Technical exercise
If you are successful at the sift stage, we will send you a technical exercise to complete remotely.
Please add Digital.EngineeringRecruitment@dwp.gov.uk to your safe senders list or monitor your spam folder to make sure you can receive the technical exercise email.
The exercise will focus on the technical elements listed in the essential criteria in this advert. You must not use any AI or generative tools when completing this.
You will have 5 days to complete the exercise from the date we send it.
If you pass the technical exercise, we will invite you to a video interview via Microsoft Teams.
Stage 3: Interview
If youre successful at stage 2, youll be invited to a video interview via Microsoft Teams. During the interview, youll be assessed against the experience criteria listed under both the essential criteria and technical skill.
Interviews will take place from late August 2026. Interview dates to be confirmed.
Other information:
If high application volumes are received, the benchmark for candidates to proceed to the next stage may be raised. In line with our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS), we aim to advance all candidates applying under the DCS who meet the minimum standard. However, we may only progress those candidates who best meet the required standards.
All successful candidates and those placed on reserve will be posted in merit list order by location.
For these vacancies, we strongly recommend that applicants consult with an immigration specialist or qualified advisor to assess their eligibility for Visa Sponsorship before deciding to apply. Please note that while we consider sponsorship requests in accordance with current DWP guidance and Home Office policy, sponsorship cannot be guaranteed.
Security Clearance Requirement
You must meet the security requirements before you can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
You must have resided continuously in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years, 2 of which must have been the immediately preceding years from the point of applying for this job.
Further Information
Find out more about Working for DWP
For Hints and Tips on completing your application visit Applying for jobs at DWP Digital.
A reserve list may be held for a period of 6 months from which further appointments can be made.
Reserve list candidates will be posted in merit order by location.
The Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expects all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure that all examples provided in your application are taken directly from your own experience and that you describe the examples in your own words. Applications will be screened and if evidence of plagiarism or copying examples/answers from other sources is found, your application will be withdrawn. Internal DWP candidates may also face disciplinary action.
For further information on National Security Vetting please visit the Demystifying Vetting website.
Reasonable Adjustment
At DWP we value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including those that are underrepresented in our workforce.
We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning differences, chronic medical conditions, or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy, autism, chronic fatigue, or schizophrenia.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should: Contact Government Recruitment Service via DigitalRecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the Reasonable Adjustments section in the Additional requirements page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if youre deaf, a Language Service Professional.
For further information on reasonable adjustments, terms and conditions and how we recruit visit the How We Recruit, page
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