Job Description

Senior DevOps Engineer

c. 71,000 per annum

Bedford Based

Hybrid Working

Permanent

Use your DevOps skills to make a direct impact on society. At the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), we are committed to transforming lives by helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing. We are looking for a passionate Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team and build the highly available Azure cloud services that make this crucial mission possible.

Working with our architects and development teams, you will be central to designing, building, and maintaining our deployment pipelines and environments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Your expertise will directly empower our delivery teams and advance the DevOps practices that allow us to help millions of people achieve financial stability.

You'll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, build and maintain resources in Azure cloud using Infrastructure as Code (IaC, Terraform).

Lead the design and development of our deployment pipelines and automation solutions using Azure and open-source tooling.

Continuously analyse our DevOps processes and identify opportunities to further automate and refine our deployment practices.

Engage collaboratively in an agile environment, working closely with solution architects, technical leads and developers.

Implementation of services that meet Government Digital Service (GDS) standards.

Contribute to low level design and maintain documentation.

Peer reviewing IaC developed as part of our workflow.

Able to self-manage including keeping technical knowledge up to date.

Promoting collaborative working, efficiencies and knowledge transfer.

Actively participating within the wider community of practice; advocating DevOps best practices and sharing knowledge/experience.

Mentoring and providing guidance to DevOps and Software Developers.

Leading/facilitating technical discussions and engaging with external delivery partners as appropriate.

Skills needed for the role level:

Availability and capacity management

. You can manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets. (Skill level: working)

Development process optimisation

. You can work under guidance to identify process optimisation opportunities and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions. (Skill level: working)

Information security

. You can design solutions and services with security controls included, specifically engineered to mitigate security threats. (Skill level: practitioner)

Modern standards approach

. You can apply modern development standards and support others in applying them. (Skill level: practitioner)

Programming and build (software engineering)

. You can collaborate with others when necessary to review specifications. You can use the agreed specifications to design, code, test and document programs or scripts of medium-to-high complexity, using the right standards and tools. (Skill level: practitioner)

Prototyping

. You can approach prototyping as a team activity, actively soliciting prototypes and testing with others. You can establish design patterns and iterate them. You can use a variety of prototyping methods and choose the most appropriate. (Skill level: practitioner)

Service support

. You can identify, locate and fix complex service faults, advise others on different methodologies and types of service support (Skill level: expert)

Systems design

. You can design systems characterised by medium levels of risk, impact, and business or technical complexity. You can select appropriate design standards, methods and tools, and ensure they are applied effectively. You can review the systems designs of others to ensure the selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology. (Skill level: practitioner)

Systems integration

. You can define the integration build, co-ordinate build activities across systems and understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities. (Skill level: practitioner)

User focus

. You can collaborate with user researchers and can represent users internally. You can explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user. You can champion user research to focus on all users. You can prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so. You can offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to use. (Skill level: practitioner)

You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience.

Essential

Highly experienced, working with a range of Azure Cloud Services including API Management and function apps.

Demonstrable experience in the build and optimisation of pipelines (ideally in Azure DevOps).

Coding background, with experience in a language such as Python, Java, C# JavaScript, React or PowerShell.

Experience in provisioning and managing infrastructure through IaC (e.g. BiCep, terraform).

Demonstrable commitment to high quality, cost effective and robust engineering practices.

Experience working within an agile development team.

Experience of productive collaboration with design, testing, product and other digital delivery colleagues.

Desirable

Experience with JavaScript and building/deploying/scaling React-based applications (or similar).

Experience working within a monorepo environment and tooling such as NX or turborepo.

Experience working with Netlify or Vercel PaaS.

Experience with bash scripting.

Experience with git version control.

Experience in a senior role.

About Us

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values - caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We're not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

Caring

We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.

Connecting

We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.

Transforming

We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working Environment

By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to "bring their whole selves to work."

Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women's health, men's health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What We Offer

Generous Annual Leave - 30 days plus Bank Holidays

Pension scheme - contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)

Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains

Cycle to work Scheme

Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs

Life assurance scheme

Give as you earn scheme

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)

Enhanced family and sick pay

Paid volunteering (2 days a year)

Recognition Scheme

Discounts portal to numerous retailers

Flexible Working

At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

Career Development

In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.

Reserve List

If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.

Application Process

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact the Money and Pensions Service via email: recruitment@maps.org.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website.

Job Reference:

MaPS00877

Close Date:

09/09/2025

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 71,000.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bedford MK42 9AP