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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # DevOps Engineer - **Company:** Government Property Agency - **Location:** Birmingham, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £43,936.0 - £48,268.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Unix, Databases, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Windows PowerShell, Ruby on Rails, Prometheus, Ruby, Web Application Security, Software Engineering, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Web Applications, Scripting, Transport Layer Security, Grafana, Git, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker - **Published:** October 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=73d23a8753e07616 ## About the Role We are looking for a motivated and driven individual with: * Strong communication skills and is comfortable briefing at a senior level * Customer focused and organised with an ability to rapidly analyse complex problems and find solutions * Resilient, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast paced and evolving environment * Driven and focused to deliver within the public sector * Collaborative and inclusive ways of working and can build trust across diverse teams and stakeholders * Is able to communicate to external bodies and industry specialists Essential criteria: * Experience with setting up services in public cloud using infrastructure as code * Experience with troubleshooting web applications including low level issues in systems, networks, and databases * Understanding of networking and web application security including TCP, HTTP, DNS and SSL * Experience of modern development workflows such as Git and CI/CD ideally using GitHub * Enthusiasm for sharing knowledge, leading by example, mentoring others, and working in a diverse and inclusive multi-disciplinary agile team * Experience with containerised applications and running them in an orchestrator, ideally Kubernetes Desirable criteria: * Knowledge of software development or scripting, ideally with Bash, PowerShell, Terraform or similar * Knowledge of Linux/Unix operating systems, Any certification or accreditation related to technology likely to be used: Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, Git, Github actions, Azure, Azure Devops, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Powershell, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, * Seeing the Big Picture * Making Effective Decisions * Communicating and Influencing * Delivering at Pace Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: * Customer Perspective * Commercial Acumen * Property Market Knowledge * Innovation, This vacancy is using Success Profiles , and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills., 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 . ## Description * We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join the PropTech team, to help deliver more great services. * You will work in a team of skilled Engineers, providing DevOps capability to the Government Property Agencies CTO PropTech Team. You will be working with multi-disciplinary teams who deliver user-centred digital services for all of our users. Working in close collaboration with other engineers and software developers, you will ensure services are deployed continuously, monitored appropriately and are resilient and scalable. * As a DevOps Engineer, you will be using the latest technologies and trends, whilst delivering working software early and often. * There will be opportunities to contribute to the development of the pan-government community and wider technology leadership across government. * Help design and implement resilient, scaleable, highly available services. * Automate tasks, deployments, and tests by creating infrastructure as code. * Be a valued member of a team of engineers that provide technical support across a variety of digital products and services. * Work with our development community to ensure we build sustainable digital products. * Help the team create and sustain modern deployment standards, practices and techniques for our development and DevOps community. * Advocate user-centric, agile approaches which focus on rapid, effective delivery of high quality digital services. * Help build and maintain a diverse, inclusive culture across the DevOps community, growing awareness, inclusivity, and balance., A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made. Any move to GPA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare; for further information visit the Childcare Choices website. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing Pre-EmploymentChecks.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk stating the job reference number in the subject heading. Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government. New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band. This role is full time only. Applicants who wish to work an alternative pattern are welcome to apply however your preferred working pattern may not be available and you should discuss this with the vacancy holder before applying. Reasonable Adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes., * 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