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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Mid and Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Platform Engineering/Identity/Azure) - **Company:** Government Digital Service - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** £56,850.0 - £81,720.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Ruby, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Delivery Pipeline, Git, SC Clearance, Kubernetes, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Programming Languages - **Published:** August 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=942fa2f5654ad488 ## About the Role * strong experience with cloud services, architecture and best practices in Microsoft Azure * strong experience designing and implementing identity and access management systems using Entra ID, including Conditional Access, PIM and SCIM * a Platform Engineering mindset, with a proficiency in designing and implementing scalable, resilient, and secure cloud platforms * strong preference for infrastructure-as-code and automation using tools like Terraform * experience of using container orchestration systems such as Kubernetes, AKS or serverless application design * experience supporting large production services * proficiency in at least one programming language (we use Ruby, Typescript, and Python) * strong understanding of version control using Git * experience of creating pipelines in a CI/CD tool like Github Actions or AWS Codepipeline * a strong understanding of security principles and how to keep large operational services secure In addition to the above, as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer you will have: * experience of technical leadership, for example acting as a tech lead for a team or leading a technical initiative * experience of line management, mentoring or coaching, * strong experience designing and implementing identity and access management systems using Entra ID, including Conditional Access, PIM and SCIM In the Civil Service, we use Success Profiles to evaluate your skills and ability. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, increases performance and improves diversity and inclusivity. We’ll be assessing your technical abilities, skills, experience and behaviours that are relevant to this role. For this role we’ll be assessing you against the following Civil Service Behaviours: * working together * changing and improving * making effective decisions We will also be assessing your experience and specialist technical skills against the following skills defined in the DDaT DevOps role or Senior DevOps role depending on which role you’ve applied for: * availability and capacity management * development process optimisation * information security * modern standards approach * programming and build (software engineering) * service support * systems design * systems integration ## Description As an Site Reliability Engineer (Platform/Identity/Azure) you will: * be part of a multidisciplinary team implementing and supporting our Azure cloud platform or Entra ID identity and access management system * write infrastructure as code using terraform to ensure our infrastructure is consistent, reusable and reliable * deploy and configure observability tools to enable our teams to identify and respond to operational issues quickly and effectively * build CI/CD pipelines to enable the team to get code into production quickly and reliably * provide day-to-day support for our platforms and tools to ensure they remain available, secure and robust * participate in on-call rotations when necessary * solve complex and interesting problems * share your knowledge and expertise with your peers and the wider team to drive consistency and develop a culture of openness and learning In addition to the above, as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will: * line manage 1-2 technologists, supporting their growth and development * provide technical leadership within a team, working with other team members to identify the best approaches and solutions Read about a day in the life of a GDS Site Reliability Engineer on the GDS blog, and watch our video about Becoming a site reliability engineer at GDS., In the event we receive a high volume of applications, we will conduct the initial sift against the lead criteria which is, A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made. The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service D&I Strategy. Sponsorship DSIT cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. DSIT holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify., Please note that this role requires SC clearance, which would normally need 5 years’ UK residency in the past 5 years. This is not an absolute requirement, but supplementary checks may be needed where individuals have not lived in the UK for that period. This may mean your security clearance (and therefore your appointment) will take longer or, in some cases, not be possible. For meaningful checks to be carried out, you will need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time, to enable appropriate checks to be carried out and produce a result which provides the required level of assurance. Whilst a lack of UK residency in itself is not necessarily a bar to a security clearance, and expectation of UK residency may range from 3 to 5 years. Failure to meet the residency requirements needed for the role may result in the withdrawal of provisional jobs offers. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks., * UK nationals * nationals of the Republic of Ireland * nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) * individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 * Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Hosting a modern justice system](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/332-hosting-a-modern-justice-system) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Coffee with Developers: David Heinemeier Hansson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/875-coffee-with-developers-david-heinemeier-hansson) - [The journey from developer to devops - what i've learnt along the way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/238-the-journey-from-developer-to-devops-what-i-ve-learnt-along-the-way) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Fullstack Developer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/251-fullstack-developer-salary-uk)