Job Vacancy Senior Development Operations Engineer - Planning Inspectorate - SEO

We will assess your application against the Essential Criteria listed:

Essential Criteria

• Experience applying a modern standards approach (using the latest technologies and best practices to improve the quality of the software development process).

• Experience with Azure and Azure DevOps

• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, including experience of supporting services.

• Experience with open-source technologies including Terraform and Git.

• A working knowledge of DevOps principles and processes.

• Experience identifying process optimisation opportunities and contributing to implementation of these optimisations.

• Understanding of information security and ability to design solutions and services with security controls embedded.

• Effective interpersonal and communication skills. 

Desirable Criteria

• Experience of JIRA or other management tooling

• Knowledge of the Government’s Digital strategies and codes of practice 

• Awareness and understanding of industry standard security issues and processes. An understanding of ISO27001 would be an advantage. 

Experience

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We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace

• Changing and Improving

• Working Together

• Managing a Quality Service

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Provisioning Infrastructure

• Build and Release Pipelines

Bristol, South West England, BS1 6PN

Are you ready to make a real impact in public service through technology? The Planning Inspectorate is looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our dynamic Digital and Data Services team as we rise to meet increasing demands from colleagues, government, and the public. 

As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you’ll play a key role in a multidisciplinary team, helping to shape and support the development and operation of our digital services. From casework management systems to public-facing websites and internal tools, your work will directly contribute to modernising and driving efficiency.

You’ll be working as part of a focussed team supporting focused on service delivery and continuous improvement. You’ll be a part of the wider Developer Community of Practice where you’ll have peer support and opportunities to share both knowledge and problems.  

The Planning Inspectorate has a long and proud history in ensuring a fair planning system for England. The work we do has a significant impact on people’s lives, the communities where they live and the economy. 

We’re undergoing a major transformation, refreshing the systems that support our core services and redesigning how we deliver them across all channels. Modern technology is at the heart of this change, improving service delivery for both internal and external users. 

It’s a great time to join the Planning Inspectorate as a DevOps Engineer. We’re investing heavily in our people, systems, and tools to ensure digital services are central to everything we do. Our commitment is reflected in our Civil Service People Survey results, which place us among the top performers. 

To meet growing demand from colleagues, government, and customers, our Digital Services team is expanding. We’re increasing capacity and capability to deliver outstanding digital, data, and technology services. This is a high profile, business critical role, and we’re looking for a motivated, dynamic individual to join us during this exciting period.

We want our colleagues to be able to work more flexibly and more collaboratively, exploring new and innovative ways to improve the way we provide services.