Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Job Description

DWP. Digital with Purpose.We are looking for an experienced, highly skilled Site Reliability Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital as we deliver a once-in-a-generation transformation of the UKs biggest government department.Areyou up for leading an SRE challenge on an epic scale We have 1bn lines of code in over 12000 code repos and 90+ programming languages. Thats more lines of codes than there are calories in 7.2m Strawberry Delights (the one in the red wrapper in your chocolatevariety box). We run around 294 days worth of testing every day through automation. You could pretty much get a rocket to Mars in that time. Our APIs receive 173 million requests, and we spin up 280,000 AWS servers every month. The products and services wemaintain and modernise will be used by nearly every person in the UK, at key moments in their lives. Over 22 million people - 1/3 of the UKs adult population - access our services daily The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique.Wed love you to join us.Delivery. Work. Projects.Youll be working as part of our multi-disciplinary Hybrid Cloud Services team, where youll need all the depth and breadth of your development and operations experience.Youll automate the oversight of complexsystems at scale, covering a hybrid cloud environment of AWS, Azure, GCP, and OPH.Youll systematically gather and analyse data to provide transparency into the operating environment. Youll reduce toil and human risk factors, and own and manage the errorbudget for any products in your area.In Hybrid Cloud youll actively support service offers including: Account Management & Security - native and commercial tooling CI/CD with Gitlab.com, Infrastructure as Code Automation to produce scalable adoption acrossthe enterprise Containerisation using AKS Service Performance and Availability Network Connectivity Cloud Cost Optimisation Youll collaborate with other SREs, across disciplines and wit business teams to ensure that everything DWP build is designed to operate.Youll lead on SRE and make sure our services are available, secure, and compliant and that DWP remains a trusted organisation for our users.What skills, knowledge and experience will you need Click apply and well redirect you to Civil Service Jobs. Wellask you for a CV showing where youve worked and what youve worked on. Well be looking for experience of: Release & Deployment: You can set the release policy for an organisation in the context of both development and production/operations. Programming &Build: You can credibly technical advice, set standards, and recommend for tool, techniques and develop methods for your team and stakeholders. You take responsibility for all the stages and iterations of a project. Modern Standards Approach: You have a goodunderstanding and application of the most appropriate modern standards and practices. Takes responsibility for coaching and guiding others. Changing and Improving: You encourage, recognise, and share innovative ideas from a diverse range of colleagues andstakeholders. You give people space to take initiative and praise them for their creativity. Details. Wages. Perks.Youll join us in one of our brilliant digital hub/s in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient foryou.We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly, and many of us are working remotely at the moment due to COVID-19.In return for your skills, we offer a competitive salary of up to £78,605, a brilliant civil service pensionwith employer contributions worth over 27%, and a generous leave package starting at 26 days. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working, flexi hours Up to 3 additional flexi days off per monthHybrid working: some time in a hub with the team, some time at home Family-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with I Can Be Me in DWP Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-freeloans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so its even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Working in an award-winning environment and culture Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progressionopportunities. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.