Devops engineer in cloud infrastructure

We are building a modern, unified analytical tooling and data platform, giving analysts across the department access to tools and data quickly and securely. The platform is based on the Ministry of Justice’s open-source Analytical Platform, widely recognised as a leading model across government. The team have completed user acceptance testing and are preparing to migrate analysts onto the platform, however there are plenty of new features to be added and we are setting up a short feedback cycle with our users, to rapidly iterate the platform.

• Manage secure, scalable deployments of key analytical tools, including JupyterLab, RStudio and VS Code.
• Ensure authentication, access controls, monitoring, and audit capabilities are in line with DSIT and cross-government security standards.
• Ensure robust CI/CD (GitHub) and environment management processes are in place.
• Work closely with Data Engineers and wider digital colleagues to ensure seamless integration between tooling and data systems.
• Extend the analytical platform, developing new features to meet user requirements such as dashboard hosting and AI applications.
• Support onboarding of users and act on feedback to refine the platform for wider rollout.

• Strong experience designing and delivering secure cloud-based infrastructure (AWS preferred).
• Proficiency in containerisation and orchestration (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS/Fargate).
• Proficiency setting up infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred).
• Ability to set up CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of information security and access control in cloud services.
• A collaborative approach to working with data engineers, software developers, service designers and users to shape fit-for-purpose tools.
• Будет плюсом: Experience with Python and Django applications; Familiarity with analytical user requirements and how to build user-friendly analytical platforms; Familiarity with analytical tools (e.g. JupyterLab, RStudio, VS Code) and how they are deployed in cloud environments

• Alongside your salary of £58,275, Department for Science, Innovation & Technology contributes £16,882 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
• A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
• Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
• An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
• Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
• The Department operates a discretionary hybrid working policy, which provides for a combination of working hours from your place of work and from your home in the UK. The current expectation for staff is to attend the office or non-home based location for 40-60% of the time over the accounting period.