Total 11 job vacancies by DWP Digital

Senior Solution Architect - Data Platforms: Up to £70,000, plus 28.97% pension worth £19,000, hybrid working, flexitime and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

In recent years DWP has successfully brought our IT in-house, introduce elements such as automation and self-service to our digital services, and accelerate the adoption of public cloud.

Now in our Health Transformation Programme, a major initiative aiming to better support people with disabilities and health conditions, we want to build on that success.

Data & Analytics function is central to DWP's digital strategy. We create digital solutions that leverage data to improve service delivery and user experience.

In this role you'll bring the Health Transformation Programme and Data together. You'll be overseeing data products and analytics which will empower our teams to design, build and maintain truly transformative public services, that are so important to millions of people.

Delivery. Work. Projects.

As a Senior Solution Architect, with a focus on Data Platforms, you will help our expert digital teams understand how to build services collaboratively, utilising shared components and working to best practice.

You will deliver the technical and architectural design elements of Health Transformation services.

That means working closely with engineering teams and other digital stakeholders to create value-for-money solution designs, working on DWP's core data architecture and digital strategy.

You will have the authority to advise, steer, and influence decisions at the heart of DWP's digital transformation. That might be through a product roadmap, presenting your architecture at a governance forums, or taking a complex concept and communicating it in a way that cuts through.

You will collaborate and network with other architects across DWP, and work day-to-day as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will share your domain knowledge and experience, including defining the tools and techniques most appropriate for our environment, and help drive the resolution of technical debt.

You will need the skills to:

• Modern Analytics and BI architectures - Data Mesh / Data Lakes / Data Lakehouse
• Schema and data acquisition design
• Able to assist in the development and implementation of Data Strategies
• Modern event-driven distributed architectures, and the implications for acquiring and managing distributed data sets
• Mastering and moving data in Domain Driven Design Contexts
• Security technical controls for handling PI data both on prem and in the Cloud.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sheffield. whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Work: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team.

Pay: We offer competitive pay from £55,557 to £70,000

Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to £19,000 a year.

Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes:

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
• Hybrid 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-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Working in an award-winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process.

Stage 1: Application

Stage 2: Interview

We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES.

Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital.

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Senior Digital Project Manager

Pay up to £66,058, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Senior Digital Project Manager to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Experience in taking full responsibility for the definition, documentation and successful completion of a number of large-scale complex projects, utilising both internal and external suppliers.
• Demonstratable skills in effective project control, change control, risk management, ensuring testing processes are maintained, using data to respond appropriately and develop solutions.
• Experience of managing complex external dependencies that have required significant planning and prioritising in order to ensure pace and quality of delivery is maintained
• Concise communication with the team and stakeholders. Explaining complex issues in a way that is easy to understand and influencing Senior level decision making.
• Experience in identifying appropriate development for both themselves and their team to improve the delivery.

You and your role

As a Senior Digital Project Manager, you will be working on a number of complex end-to-end digital transformation projects, ensuring project control, risk identification & management, project reporting and stakeholder engagement. As a senior member of the team, you will be lending your extensive experience and skills to guide, support and coach a team of project managers.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £66,058

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £19,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days and increasing by one day after 5 years, and up to 31 day after 10 years.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-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-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

1. Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
2. Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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Pay up to £89,995, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. 

DWP. Digital with Purpose. 

We are looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer to build and develop our DevOps culture and strategy, and guide a team of specialist engineers here at DWP Digital.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. 

You'll be a leading, expert voice digital community that is driving a once-in-a-generation transformation of public services.

We want you to drive development of our technical landscape and define what DevOps looks like in DWP Digital. You will lead teams to deliver real value to people that need help at key times in their lives.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. 

 What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? 

• Experience of leading and supporting engineers in agile multi-disciplinary teams, following a DevOps strategy.

• Experience of the full life cycle of cloud-based platforms and applications from design and deployment, to supporting and patching (in particular AWS and Azure).

• Experience of version control systems as well as building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines e.g. git with GitLab CI or Jenkins. 

• Experience of Infrastructure-as-code and configuration of code for one or more cloud providers. 

• Experience of containerisation and container orchestration. 

• Experience of multiple scripting and/or programming languages (e.g. Bash, Python).

You and your role 

As our Lead DevOps Engineer, you will work across multiple teams as an engineering specialist leading DWP's DevOps strategy.

You'll be our technical product owner, developing the strategy for product lines, defining and refining our engineering standards across our Digital Channels. You will ensure that security, stability and capacity are embedded in the development and deployment of services.

Your expert technical knowledge will enable you to provide leadership and guidance through coaching and mentoring, and increasing the capability of up to 20 DevOps engineers.

An important part of this role is your responsibility to develop your team's capability, helping to shape our community and recruit the right talent by identifying skills gaps and important dependencies within technical teams.

Details. Wages. Perks. 

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield whichever is most convenient for you. 

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. 

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £89,995.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £22,500 per year. 

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. 

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. 

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: 

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)  

• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-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-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference 

• Sports and social activities 

• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. 

Process:  

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: 

1. Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. 

1. Interview: a single stage interview online. 
   
   

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application. 

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Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer

Pay up to £38,373, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

This role within our Digital Security Transformation Programme is working in a security engineering team with an objective to improve the Department's Cyber Security posture across our estate of Digital Services, embedding security controls to ensuring we are secure by design.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Cyber Security Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of Software Delivery Methods: Knowledge of modern software delivery methods (e.g., DevOps, CI/CD) and how they can be applied within security practices, including experience with automation in the SDLC: Demonstrated experience with automating security processes, including the use of infrastructure as code and automated testing tools
• Proven ability to analyse security requirements and develop security cases compliant with legal and regulatory frameworks (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001)
• Experience of writing clear, structured reports and delivering presentations tailored to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Hands-on experience conducting vulnerability assessments, prioritising remediation, and maintaining ongoing security with relevant tools and practices
• Security Frameworks and Standards: Familiarity with security frameworks such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, CIS Critical Security Controls, or similar
• Strong coding skills in developing and testing secure scripts or programs, ensuring system functionality and security in critical environments.

You and your role

As a Cyber Security Engineer, you will be responsible for embedding security into all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in a large-scale, complex environment.

You will play a key role in maintaining the security of nearly 1 billion lines of code by implementing and maintaining modern software delivery practices, including automation and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, ensuring the development and deployment of secure, resilient software solutions.

Working collaboratively with development, operations, and security teams, you will design and implement security policies and controls that prevent vulnerabilities, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.

You will contribute to the enhancement of security processes and tooling that support the DevOps model, ensuring security is integrated at every step of the development cycle.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £38,373.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £10,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 24 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-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-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Pay up to £68,517, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will work in an agile multidisciplinary team building and operating products and services that are consumed by the rest of DWP Digital.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab or equivalent.
• Writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code.
• Azure Networking.
• Developing and supporting Azure cloud-based or containerised applications.
• Writing and maintaining Python, or a similar programming language.

You and your role

You will build centralised, shared cloud infrastructure services that allow application teams to build, deploy and scale applications quickly to serve our citizens. Our infrastructure hosts applications that serve 22 million people each year.

You will design, implement, administer and support cloud infrastructure technologies, solutions and services such as:

• Networking and Cloud connectivity.
• Continuous integration.
• Infrastructure as Code.
• PaaS and SaaS services.

You will be working across one or more of these services, liaising with other technical teams, with the autonomy to identify and build the right solution to meet user needs.

This role does have line-management responsibilities, and you would provide technical support and assistance to junior team-members.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £68,517.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £15,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-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-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

 Pay up to £43,347 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid home working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. 

DWP. Digital with Purpose. 

We're looking for a Senior QA Tester to join our DWP Digital community to test and assure innovations to applications and services that allow millions of users to access essential benefits.

DWP is UK's largest department, every year we pay over £120 billion to 18million DWP customers. 

DWP services cover everything from helping children & families right through to supporting relatives of lost loved ones. 

We help people find jobs, support people financially when they are unable to work due to health conditions and make ensure everybody has the money they need to live during their retirement years. 

The scale of what we do is outstanding, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. 

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need to show us in your application? 

• Providing testing leadership and guidance determine the most appropriate strategies to deliver quality solutions in a SaaS environment*
• Effectively managing your own workload proactively and supporting others, leading delivery of testing to high quality and value
• Developing and maintain reusable test collateral such as test cases and data etc
• Acting as an escalation point for defects or issues preventing delivery of Testing activities and facilitating their resolution
• Driving collaboration by aligning teams and activities and highlighting the key dependencies, impacts, risks and priorities around user experience or technical needs
• Leading reviews of test practices and provide guidance on improvements and lessons learned to your team and community.

You and your role 

You will be part of our Tech Services Communication and Collaboration Team on items such as Sensitivity Labels and Cross-Government Collaboration projects that DWP is leading on.

You'll give technical and strategic leadership to multiple Testers across our product teams.

That means overseeing the products they deliver, support and test, and includes environment maintenance, upgrades, and availability, tooling support and defect triage.

Our QA Testers are at the centre of innovation at DWP. When we try something new, you and your team tell us if it works, spot defects and resolve issues. You'll make sure our products work for millions of people who need them.

Details. Wages. Perks. 

Location: You'll join us in your choice of one our brilliant digital hubs in Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 

Hybrid Working: We have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly. We work a hybrid model with a mix of home working and sometime in the office. 

Pay: In return for your skills, we offer competitive pay of up to £43,347 p.a. 

Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% (Worth up to £12,500/year). 

Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days, rising to 31 days over time, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave. 

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: 

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days 

• Hybrid 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-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket 

• Sports and social activities 

• Working in an award-winning environment and culture 

• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. 

Click 'Apply' for more information and to start an application on Civil Service Jobs. 

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Pay up to £43,347, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

Join our Communications and Collaboration Services Team as a Business Analyst, improving processes and delivering change across the department.

We do this by putting users and quality of service at the heart of what we do, and by investing in your skills and your career.  

Joining our Audio and Video Conferencing experts, you will have an opportunity to show your existing skills delivering Microsoft Teams related Hardware, Software and Services. You will be supported in enhancing and growing your skills.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Business Analyst (BA) to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.  Our team provide critical insight to support DWP in delivering critical public services.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

 What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? 

· Previous experience of working within a predominantly hardware-supporting, Microsoft Teams delivery function

· Significant experience of working as a Business Analyst and evidence of carrying out a wide range of analysis activities

· Experience in identifying and building strong relationships with stakeholders

· Able to identify improvements and make recommendations

You and your role

We're all about getting to the root cause of complex business problems and user needs.

You will build strong relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

You'll lead workshops, interviews, focus groups and utilise other techniques to effectively translate research data into detailed requirements, helping to deliver value and great outcomes for our users.

Another key part of the role will be to work collaboratively with the Product Owners to agree roadmap priorities, feed into delivery plans, new features and products as well as contributing towards prioritisation activities. 

You'll have lots opportunity to develop and improve your knowledge of Business Analysis and Agile principles. Apply today and launch a rewarding career here at DWP Digital as part of one of the strongest BA communities in the UK.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hub/s in Newcastle, Leeds or Sheffield whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £43,347.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £12, 557.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

· An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women in IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)

· Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-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-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference

· Sports and social activities

· Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

1. Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

2. Interview: a single stage interview online.

Please ensure that you pay close attention to the criteria relevant to each stage.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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Lead Front End Developer: Pay up to £89,995 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid home working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Front End Developer to join our Design Systems Team.

The DWP Design System helps to deliver consistent customer and colleague experiences faster and with less rework, by codifying design standards into reusable interface patterns.

DWP is UK's largest department, every year we pay over £120 billion to 18million DWP customers.

DWP services cover everything from helping children & families right through to supporting relatives of lost loved ones.

We help people find jobs, support people financially when they are unable to work due to health conditions and make ensure everybody has the money they need to live during their retirement years.

The scale of what we do is outstanding, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need to show us in your application?

• Expert in front-end development with strong leadership experience, able to communicate technical concepts and to influence and mentor others
• Expert knowledge and extensive experience of open-source technologies including HTML, CSS, client and server-side JavaScript
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 compliance and extensive experience of delivering highly tested, accessible, robust and predictable code
• Expertise in making and communicating effective technical decisions and giving advice based on evidence, a consideration of alternative options, and understanding of risk
• Experience of using or integrating with a wide range of technical systems, and able to identify appropriate technology and approaches to solve problems
• Experience of leading the technical direction across multiple products, ensuring development quality and consistency by promoting standards and best practice.

You and your role

As a Lead Front End Developer you will lead the delivery of the DWP Design System and provide frontend leadership.

You've got the skills, experience and leadership to help us make real advances in our engineering practices and capabilities. You will share your expert knowledge and experience with the team and define how we do Front End Development in DWP.

We want you to be an enabler for multiple teams, driving consistency, standards, pace and quality.

You'll resolve technical blockers and promote re-use and collaboration through our wider engineering community.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in your choice of one our brilliant digital hubs in Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne or Sheffield.

Hybrid Working: We have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly. We work a hybrid model with a mix of home working and sometime in the office.

Pay: In return for your skills, we offer competitive pay of up to £89,995 p.a.

Pension: You'll be eligible for a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% (Worth up to £22,500/year).

Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 26 days, rising to 31 days over time, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days

• Hybrid 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-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket

• Sports and social activities

• Working in an award-winning environment and culture

• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Click 'Apply' for more information and to start an application on Civil Service Jobs.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Pay up to £73,153 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

Our Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineers are responsible for the implementation and operation of secure and highly available computing platforms, products, and networks. They build, maintain, upgrade and continuously improve DWP's cloud infrastructure and services.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

You will have demonstrable experience of building and running systems in the following areas:

• Implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab or equivalent.
• Writing and maintaining Infrastructure as Code.
• Container build and runtime environments.
• Kubernetes administration and associated technologies e.g. Flux, Argo CD, Helm.

You and your role

As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will work in an agile multidisciplinary team building and operating products and services that are consumed by the rest of DWP Digital.

You will have a deep understanding of cloud tools and technologies, especially around infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, containers and cloud networking.

You will also have an appreciation of information security, designing solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered as mitigation against security threats as a core part of the solutions and services.

There are line-management responsibilities, you will need to provide technical support and assistance to junior team-members.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds Manchester or Newcastle whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £73,153.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £16,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-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-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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DWP. Digital with Purpose.

Do you want to launch a career in digital, and develop skills and experience that employers really value?

Do you want a permanent job, with a salary, while you work towards and Level 4 qualification in project management?

Are you a good communicator, can you solve problems, and are you excited about learning new things?

We've got a brilliant opportunity for 10 new digital apprentices in DWP Digital.

You'll work towards a qualification and work on products and services that will be used by millions (and which will look great on your CV).

This is a permanent role with a starting salary of up to £35,711, as well as great benefits and flexible working.

You'll be part of the UK's largest government department, as well as a thriving digital delivery community with access to learning, mentoring and loads of other support.

Tell me about the apprenticeship

We have apprenticeships in Digital Delivery Management based in our Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield digital hubs. You'll be able to indicate your preference when you apply.

This is a Level 4 digital apprenticeship. We're looking to hire people to be future leaders and experts in digital delivery management.

As an Apprentice Digital Delivery Manager, you'll be hands-on completing small projects or bit of projects. You might also support the end-to-end delivery of a larger digital project.

You'll learn what project plan is and how to read and monitor it, identify potential risks & issues, and communicate effectively with your stakeholders and your team.

So, you'll learn on the job alongside our brilliant, expert team. But you'll also be studying towards gaining a Level 4 Project Management apprenticeship qualification.

You'll be given about 20% of your work time (one day a week) to focus on your qualification.

You will be supported by your line manager, skills coach and the engineering community, as well as fellow apprentices on the programme.

You don't need any prior experience or IT qualifications. But there is a lot to do and learn, so you need to be ready to work hard and participate in the many opportunities you will be given.

We're looking for apprentices who have the following:

• Experience of organising and planning the tasks of others to achieve a particular outcome
• You can collaborate with others, and manage relationships. You have some experience of leading others.
• Good communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills, finding ways of improving things
• Ability to balance work and study, and passion for learning new things.

Apply by:

Completing your application on the Civil Service Jobs website before Sunday 13th October 2024.

As part of the application, you will be asked to provide:

• An application form with your basic details
• A summary of your employment history detailing your responsibilities, skills, accomplishments, plus your qualifications and relevant training.
• A personal statement of 750 words demonstrating the required skills.

Interviews with DWP Digital will then be confirmed should you be successful.

The apprenticeship will start around February 2025.

Entry Requirements:

• You hold a current United Kingdom (UK) or EAA Passport, and NI number
• You've lived in the UK and/or EEA for the past 3 years
• You're eligible to work in the UK and are not in full-time education (at the time the apprenticeship starts)
• Either hold GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above. Or you can complete and pass a functional skills tests if you don't have these GCSEs.
• You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject.

There has never been a more exciting time to get involved in a digital apprenticeship with DWP Digital.

Click Apply now for more info and to start an application.

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Apprentice Business Analyst

looking to start your journey as an Apprentice Business Analyst? At DWP you will have the opportunity to continually learn and work with a great team.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

DWP have been undertaking an ambitious technology transition over the past few years, and there is still a long way to go.

If you join us a Business Analyst Apprentice, you'll be supported by your line manager, skills coach, fellow apprentices on the programme and the Business Analyst community. You will have access to a variety of sources of encouragement to help you succeed.

We are ready to support you with your learning and self-development throughout the apprenticeship and beyond. You will grow your skills and experience through working with more experienced colleagues and through the support of other people in the same profession.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

You will be given time out from your role to work on your apprenticeship. You must be committed to seeing through the apprenticeship and complete the qualification. This includes working a minimum of 30 hours per week to ensure you have enough time to complete the apprenticeship.

Delivery. Work. Projects.

As a Business Analyst apprentice, you will be part of a dynamic team, learning and growing your skills across various exciting projects.

The role is designed to provide you with hands-on experience working on key DWP projects and services, while working towards a formal qualification in Business Analysis.

In this role, you will help:

• Solve problems and create solutions that benefit real people.
• Drive improvements in how services and processes work, especially for government and citizen interactions.
• Break down complex issues into actionable, easy-to-understand steps.

Throughout your apprenticeship, you will gain exposure to a variety of tasks, including:

• Business Process Modelling
• Data and Gap Analysis
• Requirements Engineering and Management
• Stakeholder and Business Impact Assessments
• Agile ways of working and more.

You will build a portfolio showcasing your learning and practical applications of these skills, supported by your line manager, mentors, and the broader Business Analyst community.

Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible for the apprenticeship you are required to hold the following minimum eligibility criteria:

• Hold a valid passport/birth certificate or residence permit.
• Have the right to live and work in the UK.
• Must have lived in the UK and/or EEA for 3 years prior to apprenticeship start date or hold some form of exemption.
• Not be in full-time education or be undertaking another apprenticeship by the apprenticeship start date.
• You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject.
• You must hold GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade 4 or equivalent or be willing to undertake a functional skills assessment.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in either Blackpool and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Work: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work and collaborate flexibly. We work a hybrid model, with some time at home and some time in a hub with the team.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of £29,500

Pension: Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%.

Holidays: You'll get a generous leave package starting at 24 days rising to 26 after one year, plus all the usual bank holidays, and the option to take extra days off on flexi leave.

Our broad benefits package is built around your work-life balance and includes:

• Flexible working, flexi hours and flexi days
• Hybrid 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-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Working in an award-winning environment and culture
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

Process.

Please note- If you are applying on a part-time basis, you are required to do a minimum of 30 hours per week as this role combines work and studies.

Stage 1: Application

Stage 2: Interview

We know how valuable your time is. We have a clear and succinct hiring process with only TWO STAGES.

Click apply now to see the full job description and get started with the next step in your career at DWP Digital.

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