DevOps Engineer Exeter, England
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We’re looking for an exceptional DevOps Engineer to help us make a difference to our planet. Our DevOps Engineer will work a hybrid pattern of homeworking and one day per month in Exeter HQ.
Why join us?
We invest in our people to unlock their full potential. As our DevOps Engineer, we will support you to develop and thrive to be the best you can be. We champion positive physical and mental health in the workplace and are committed to being an inclusive organisation, providing a working culture that actively values an equal and diverse workforce.
We provide critical weather services and world-leading climate science, to help people make better decisions to stay safe and thrive.
Together:
- We’re a force for good- focusing on our environmental and social impact
- We’re experts by nature- always learning and developing to do things better
- We live and breathe it- putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
- We’re better together- understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
- We keep evolving- pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers
Find out more about our values - https://bit.ly/3fokaRD
Job description
As our DevOps Engineer, the key duties are:
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Establishing common reusable IT services and patterns for Access Management for both internal and external customers.
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Enhancing the automation and testing of our deployed components (CI/CD), with AWS pipelines to improve our IAM journeys for our both our developers and customers.
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Contributing to the continuous improvement and development of the Corporate Identity and Access Management DevOps team and the services they provide.
- Operationally supporting, maintaining and lifecycling Access Management applications and associated technologies.
We operate an on-call roster in Technology to provide 24/7/365 support to respond to operational service requirements. This post may be part of an on-call roster and the postholder would be required to participate in an on-call roster where in operation.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities:
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Enthusiasm and experience of pushing the boundaries of computer science and a positive attitude to making a difference.
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A working knowledge of one or more programming languages, ideally Python, Java, NodeJS or web development capabilities.
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Strong communication skills with evidence of an organised and structured approach to your work and ability to work within a team environment.
- A genuine interest and drive in solving complex technical problems, often within the constraints of an operational environment.
Desirable Qualifications, Skills & Abilities:
We encourage you to apply if you believe you meet our essential criteria, but your application will be even stronger if you have:
- Knowledge of AWS and/or Azure Cloud services OR the desire to work toward certification in AWS /Azure.
Benefits
In addition you will be paid £2,500 per annum as a market supplement to reflect the demand for your skills. You will be paid this market driven allowance from April 2022 until March 2024 in your monthly pay whilst performing this role.
Your total reward package is potentially worth up to £45,625 annually, which includes basic salary, market supplement, potential corporate bonus and employer pension contributions.
Your package includes:
- Outstanding Civil Service Pension
- Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave
- Cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbontravel
- Access to discounted shopping on a range of retail, leisure and lifestyle categories
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If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you. Apply below using your CV and Cover Letter/Supporting Statement (which must bullet point how you meet each of the essential criteria).
Closing date 02/04/2023 at 23:59 with interviews commencing from 10/04/2023 . You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. Our interviews are taking place remotely via Microsoft Teams.
If successful, please note we are unable to offer expenses for travel to your normal place of work.Please ask at interview if you would like extra clarity on how often this requirement is likely to be.
How we can help:
If you are considering applying and need assistance to do so, please contact us via [email protected]. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should yoube offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity.
You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident(Guaranteed Interview) Scheme. Tobe invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.
We are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.
We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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