Senior Development Operations Engineer

Senior Development Operations EngineerThe starting salary is £58,310, which includes allowances totaling £2,841.The salary is broken down as £55,469 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale at £60,507. Plus, a location allowance of £1,841 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.Location: BirminghamWe rely on a wide range of technologies to perform our vital role. We now need a Senior Development Operations Engineer to join a newly created team and support the development pipeline. It’s an exciting and innovative opportunity to be involved in a transformational team that will be changing the way we deliver technical solutions to operational policing. Interested? Join us.As a Senior Development Operations Engineer, you’ll play a leading role in the development and operations of the DevOps pipeline. At this level, we’ll expect you to test and deploy product updates, implement integrations, improve automation and monitoring, and be the technical product owner for some parts of the pipeline. To make sure software development follows the intended processes, you’ll also spend time working with developers and engineers.What’s really exciting is that your work will contribute to a fundamental change in the way we develop and deliver technical solutions to the operational community. You’ll play an important part in shaping this new team and implementing some of the exciting new technology and processes within the organisation.Working flexibly from home or from one of our easily accessible offices in Birmingham or London, you’ll work to create a world-class development function. As a Senior DevOps Engineer, you’ll deliver and integrate software to form a complete DevOps toolchain. You’ll be responsible for planning and designing large groups of stories. Meanwhile, the wider DevOps team will support the development and operation of software, underpinning good development processes including managing tools and testing environments, maintaining central code control, upholding development standards and writing software that automates systems.This is a role for an experienced professional with a solid background in software engineering or platform infrastructure support. We’re also looking for a proven track record in creating and maintaining DevOps or similar pipelines. And finally, you’ll need a sound grasp of how testing works within a CI/CD pipeline, including automated testing. With these credentials plus your strong communication skills, you’ll collaborate easily and be a great mentor for junior staff members.If that sounds like you, you can expect a competitive salary, a Civil Service pension, excellent career development, plus a role that’s like no other.VettingThis post requires access to the most sensitive intelligence material on a daily basis. Applicants must hold or be prepared to undergo National Security Vetting (NSV) Developed Vetting (DV) level before taking up the post.Additionally, this material is of particular sensitivity to the UK and its distribution must be restricted to UK nationals. In approved circumstances, dual nationals (of which one element is British) may also be granted access. However, in the event that potential conflicts of interest cannot be managed, the post holder will not be able to see the intelligence material and will not be able to perform their duties. For the purpose of safeguarding national security and in line with Cabinet Office Policy, supported by Section 82(2) to (4) of the Police Reform Act (#####), applicants who do not hold or acquire Security Check (enhanced) (SC(e)) or Developed Vetting (DV) clearance and meet the nationality requirements cannot be offered the post.Confidentiality AgreementApplicants should also be aware of the need to sign a confidentiality agreement on taking up the post.Our Employee CommitmentsWe aim to create an inclusive and welcoming atmosphere and culture, and an environment where all our people feel a strong sense of belonging and are able to reach their full potential. Where any group or individual can be and feel respected, supported, and valued to fully participate and contribute to our mission of “Working to keep people safe from Terrorism.”Inclusion, diversity, and equality are at the front and center of our approach to make the composition of our teams more representative of the communities we serve. As Counter Terrorism is rooted in Local Policing, to tackle today’s complex policing challenges, applications from across all communities are therefore essential and encouraged. We are committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working arrangements, including part-time working or job share. In addition, this role has been reviewed following learning from work during the Covid pandemic and may be done in an agile manner. In the first instance, please contact the vacancy holder to discuss how such arrangements could be accommodated (where applicable).