Senior DevOps Engineer


Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Salary:	£59,207 to £59,207 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Sept 2026
Closing date:	30 Sept 2026

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Summary

The Senior DevOps Engineer role is part of the Technical Live Services team within Cabinet Office Digital. Help shape the future of UK Government Digital Services as a Senior DevOps Engineer, pushing the boundaries of technology to make a tangible difference to the lives of millions.

The Cabinet Office sits at the heart of the UK Government, driving a ground-breaking digital transformation to set a new global benchmark for public services. Over the next three years, our mission is to deliver world-class digital offerings, making public services digital by default, simpler, clearer, and faster to use.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer in CO Digital, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing high-quality, customised digital solutions that support critical business functions and deliver on key project objectives. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams, technical architects, and diverse stakeholders to gather requirements, integrate complex systems, and ensure the resilience, security, and scalability of our infrastructure.

In this role, you will help the government manage and reduce its reliance on legacy technology while establishing robust continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. You will champion modern agile methods, advocate for best practices in software development, and foster an open, collaborative environment. Working alongside junior engineers and senior leaders, you will mentor colleagues, build team capabilities, and drive continuous improvement across our digital ecosystem.

We value both breadth and depth of technical capability. Above all, you will be motivated by truly important work that puts users first, possessing a proactive approach to problem-solving and a passion for building robust, user-centric public

services.

Our business support hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and we ask that you are flexible with your shifts to cover these hours.

This vacancy is open for 2 Grade 7 Senior DevOps Engineers.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, your core responsibilities will include:

Supporting, operating, and maintaining software in live production environments, utilising modern tools to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve faults
Designing, implementing, and maintaining development and deployment pipelines (CI/CD) for new, existing, and previously unsupported services
Writing clean, secure, and well-tested code—including comprehensive commentary and supporting documentation
Adhering to and promoting internal software development standards, processes, and procedures across multidisciplinary teams
Providing integrated, user-focused solutions that align strategically across multiple platforms and meet business needs
Packaging and deploying software updates with precision, adhering to change management procedures (occasional deployment activities may fall outside core office hours)
Collaborating effectively across teams and technical disciplines to achieve high-quality project outcomes
Finding ways to continuously improve system robustness, resilience, capacity, and overall stability.
Transferring skills and knowledge by mentoring, guiding, and developing the capability of junior engineers and peers
Travelling between sites for meetings, events, and collaborative working sessions as required

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