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Lead DevOps Engineer
UK *** · London, ENG, United Kingdom
London, ENG, United Kingdom63,165-71,040 GBP/yearlyHybrid
Remuneration
Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%; at least 25 days of annual leave, rising to 30 days; learning and professional development; retail, travel, and lifestyle discounts.
Location
London, ENG, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Sponsors visa
Job summary
Lead the infrastructure and tooling for a secure, cloud-based analytical platform that helps analysts work efficiently and reproducibly. Responsibilities include deploying JupyterLab, RStudio, and VS Code; managing access controls, monitoring, auditing, CI/CD, and integrations with data systems; and extending the platform with features such as dashboard hosting and AI applications. The platform is based on the Ministry of Justice’s open-source Analytical Platform.
Benefits
Civil Service Pension with 28.97% employer contributionAt least 25 days of annual leave, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 30Learning and professional development opportunitiesRetail, travel, and lifestyle discountsFlexible working options
Qualifications
- Experience designing and delivering secure cloud infrastructure; AWS is preferred.
- Proficiency with containerization and orchestration, such as Docker, Kubernetes, or AWS ECS/Fargate.
- Proficiency with infrastructure as code; Terraform is preferred.
- Ability to establish CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of information security and access control in cloud services.
- Collaborative approach to working with engineers, developers, service designers, and users.
- Desirable: experience with Python and Django applications.
- Desirable: familiarity with analytical user needs, analytical platforms, and cloud deployment of JupyterLab, RStudio, or VS Code.
Responsibilities
- Manage secure, scalable deployments of JupyterLab, RStudio, and VS Code.
- Maintain authentication, access controls, monitoring, and audit capabilities in line with security standards.
- Establish and maintain GitHub CI/CD and environment management processes.
- Integrate analytical tools with data systems in collaboration with data engineers and digital colleagues.
- Develop platform features, including dashboard hosting and AI applications.
- Support user onboarding and use feedback to improve the platform for wider rollout.
Skills
AWSDockerECSFargateGitHubKubernetesPythonTerraformGitGitHub ActionsLinux
Languages
Python
Work schedule
Flexible workingFull-timeJob sharePart-time
Industry
GovernmentData science and analyticsScience and technology
Security clearance
Security CheckBaseline Personnel Security Standard
Relocation
No