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Infrastructure Operations Engineer (Platform/DevOps)
HM *** · Leeds, ENG, United Kingdom
Leeds, ENG, United Kingdom45,544-49,523 GBP/yearlyHybrid
Remuneration
Civil Service defined benefit pension with employer contributions of at least 28.97%; part-time salary is pro-rated.
Location
Leeds, ENG, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Sponsors visa
Job summary
This Infrastructure Operations Engineer operates and improves cloud platforms hosting mission-critical public services, maintaining reliability, security, availability, and cost efficiency through monitoring, incident response, root-cause analysis, and controlled change. The role develops Terraform infrastructure as code and GitLab CI/CD pipelines, applies security and compliance controls, and strengthens observability, operational standards, and team capability across AWS or Azure environments.
Benefits
Civil Service defined benefit pension with employer contributions of at least 2825 days of annual leave, increasing to 30 days with qualifying serviceFamily-friendly policiesPersonal supportCoaching and development
Qualifications
- Experience operating AWS or Azure environments.
- Experience in incident and problem management and root-cause analysis.
- Proficiency in Linux systems administration.
- Infrastructure as Code skills; Terraform preferred.
- Knowledge of GitLab CI/CD, including pipeline design, runners, and secrets management.
- Scripting skills in Python, Go, Bash, or similar.
- Monitoring and observability, configuration management, FinOps, cloud certifications, and ITIL service operations experience are desirable.
Responsibilities
- Own the operational health, reliability, and security of cloud platforms.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve platform incidents; identify root causes and implement permanent fixes.
- Develop and maintain Terraform infrastructure as code and automate manual processes.
- Design and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines, including automated testing, security scanning, and compliance checks.
- Apply access controls, vulnerability management, and security and compliance practices.
- Analyse performance, capacity, and cost to optimise cloud usage.
- Collaborate with service desk and platform engineering teams to support users and smooth releases.
- Document procedures, standardise operational practices, and improve observability and resilience.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to technical leadership.
Skills
AWSAzureBashECSGitLabGitLab CIGoLinuxPythonTerraformAnsibleChefGrafanaPrometheusPuppetSaltStack
Certifications
Cloud-related certifications are desirable
Languages
PythonGoBash
Work schedule
Full-timePart-timeJob shareFlexible working60% office attendance
Travel
Travel to Telford is required
Industry
GovernmentPublic sectorInformation technologyCloud computing
Security clearance
Security Check (SC) clearance required or willingness to obtain itSC vetting normally requires 5 years of UK residency before the vetting applicatBaseline Personnel Security Standard checksStandard criminal record check
Relocation
No