7743 - Senior DevOps Engineer
| Posting date: | 12 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £56,532 to £69,338 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 July 2025 |
| Location: | UK |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7743 |
Summary
Senior DevOps Engineer
Location: National
Closing Date: 25th July
Interviews: w/c 7th August (TBC)
Grade: Grade 7
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary:
National: £56532 - £64048 (which may include an allowance of up to £6168)
London: £61201 - £69338 (which may include an allowance of up to £6199)
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for Senior DevOps Engineers here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Platform Teams.
This role aligns against the Senior DevOps Engineer role from the Government Digital and Data Framework.
The MoJ’s strategic hosting platforms are transforming the department’s ability to deliver digital services, by providing hosting services with ops tools and best practices embedded. The value the teams deliver is multiplied across hundreds of services that make the justice system better for users. We use modern best practices like DevOps, agile and GitOps. We work in the open and prefer modern open source tools. We have a Platform dedicated to hosting new applications using cloud native architectures, and platforms in AWS and Azure, designed to enable legacy applications to benefit from the same, modern approach to public cloud hosting, optimising costs and environmental impact. You can find some of our repos Cloud Platform, Modernisation Platform and Analytical Platform
• About Us: At Justice Digital, we're dedicated to leveraging technology to drive impactful change across the justice system. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing access to justice and improving outcomes for users through innovative digital solutions.
• Responsibilities: You’ll be working on our acclaimed open-source public services, with user needs at the heart of everything, helping us transform Government for the future. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll be helping define how we do what we do, and making sure that our systems are built to be changed rapidly.
• Collaboration: You’ll collaborate closely with software developers, product managers, designers, delivery managers, technical architects and content specialists who share our vision of leveraging technology to transform government services.
• Discover More: To get a glimpse into life at Justice Digital, explore our blog and read about our Digital and Technology Strategy 2025.
Our Tech Stack
Technologies: We use a diverse range of technologies, and we’re seeking individuals who specialise in one or more and are eager to learn new languages and frameworks. Our tech stack includes:
• Cloud infrastructure: AWS, Azure
• Infrastructure as code: Terraform
• Containerisation: Docker, Kubernetes
• CI/CD deployments: GitHub Actions
• Application code: Go, Python, Ruby, Javascript
Learning and Support: Once part of our team, we'll support you in mastering our tech stack, regardless of your current experience. Explore our GitHub for insights into our technologies and the services we develop and maintain.
Our Community: Join over 150 experienced software and DevOps engineers who form our vibrant engineering community across the MoJ. You’ll have opportunities to mentor junior colleagues and participate in informal support networks with peers. We encourage active engagement in shaping our engineering culture and community.
Career Development: We take pride in our supportive and effective line management. Your skills are highly valued, and we’re committed to helping you expand them within the civil service. You'll have opportunities to move between teams or departments, explore new technologies, and take on increased responsibilities aligned with your career goals.
Explore Further: Dive deeper into our work and culture by visiting our Justice Digital Blog.
How to Apply
Candidates must submit a CV and Supporting statement (no more than 750 words) which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.
Candidates who do not submit both a CV and a separate, tailored statement of suitability will not be invited to interview.
Within your statement of suitability, please focus on demonstrating how you meet the following essential criteria which are being assessed at the sift stage;
• Experience managing infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform
• Experience of version control technologies such as Git
• Experience with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with a programming language such as Go, Python, Ruby or Javascript
In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
• Communicating and influencing
• Making effective decisions
• Developing self and others
A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 90-minute panel interview held via video conference. A small technical exercise will be discussed and developed during the interview.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your working DevOps experience will be conducted before the sift.
Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.
Location: National
Closing Date: 25th July
Interviews: w/c 7th August (TBC)
Grade: Grade 7
(MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain this grade on lateral transfer)
Salary:
National: £56532 - £64048 (which may include an allowance of up to £6168)
London: £61201 - £69338 (which may include an allowance of up to £6199)
Working pattern: Full-time, part-time, flexible working
Contract Type: Permanent
*We offer a hybrid working model, allowing for a balance between remote work and time spent in your local office. Office locations can be found ON THIS MAP
The Role
We’re recruiting for Senior DevOps Engineers here at Justice Digital, to be part of our warm and collaborative Platform Teams.
This role aligns against the Senior DevOps Engineer role from the Government Digital and Data Framework.
The MoJ’s strategic hosting platforms are transforming the department’s ability to deliver digital services, by providing hosting services with ops tools and best practices embedded. The value the teams deliver is multiplied across hundreds of services that make the justice system better for users. We use modern best practices like DevOps, agile and GitOps. We work in the open and prefer modern open source tools. We have a Platform dedicated to hosting new applications using cloud native architectures, and platforms in AWS and Azure, designed to enable legacy applications to benefit from the same, modern approach to public cloud hosting, optimising costs and environmental impact. You can find some of our repos Cloud Platform, Modernisation Platform and Analytical Platform
• About Us: At Justice Digital, we're dedicated to leveraging technology to drive impactful change across the justice system. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing access to justice and improving outcomes for users through innovative digital solutions.
• Responsibilities: You’ll be working on our acclaimed open-source public services, with user needs at the heart of everything, helping us transform Government for the future. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll be helping define how we do what we do, and making sure that our systems are built to be changed rapidly.
• Collaboration: You’ll collaborate closely with software developers, product managers, designers, delivery managers, technical architects and content specialists who share our vision of leveraging technology to transform government services.
• Discover More: To get a glimpse into life at Justice Digital, explore our blog and read about our Digital and Technology Strategy 2025.
Our Tech Stack
Technologies: We use a diverse range of technologies, and we’re seeking individuals who specialise in one or more and are eager to learn new languages and frameworks. Our tech stack includes:
• Cloud infrastructure: AWS, Azure
• Infrastructure as code: Terraform
• Containerisation: Docker, Kubernetes
• CI/CD deployments: GitHub Actions
• Application code: Go, Python, Ruby, Javascript
Learning and Support: Once part of our team, we'll support you in mastering our tech stack, regardless of your current experience. Explore our GitHub for insights into our technologies and the services we develop and maintain.
Our Community: Join over 150 experienced software and DevOps engineers who form our vibrant engineering community across the MoJ. You’ll have opportunities to mentor junior colleagues and participate in informal support networks with peers. We encourage active engagement in shaping our engineering culture and community.
Career Development: We take pride in our supportive and effective line management. Your skills are highly valued, and we’re committed to helping you expand them within the civil service. You'll have opportunities to move between teams or departments, explore new technologies, and take on increased responsibilities aligned with your career goals.
Explore Further: Dive deeper into our work and culture by visiting our Justice Digital Blog.
How to Apply
Candidates must submit a CV and Supporting statement (no more than 750 words) which describes how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification above.
Candidates who do not submit both a CV and a separate, tailored statement of suitability will not be invited to interview.
Within your statement of suitability, please focus on demonstrating how you meet the following essential criteria which are being assessed at the sift stage;
• Experience managing infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform
• Experience of version control technologies such as Git
• Experience with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with a programming language such as Go, Python, Ruby or Javascript
In Justice Digital, we recruit using a combination of the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability and Success Profiles Frameworks. We will assess your Experience, Technical Skills and the following Behaviours during the assessment process:
• Communicating and influencing
• Making effective decisions
• Developing self and others
A diverse panel will review your application against the Person Specification above.
Successful candidates who meet the required standard will then be invited to a 90-minute panel interview held via video conference. A small technical exercise will be discussed and developed during the interview.
Should we receive a high volume of applications, a pre-sift based on your working DevOps experience will be conducted before the sift.
Should you be unsuccessful in the role that you have applied for but demonstrate the capability for a role at a lower level, we reserve the right to discuss this opportunity with you and offer you the position without needing a further application.
A reserve list may be held for up to 12 months, from which further appointments may be made.