Senior DevOps Engineer

On behalf of the Intellectual Property Office, we are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer (Inside IR35) for a 6 month contract based Remote (Occasional travel once per month to Newport Office).

Join IPO's transformation programme as a Senior DevOps Engineer, where you'll support a modern platform, modernise Legacy systems and lead improvements to Azure DevOps and Terraform pipelines. You'll drive automation and embed DevOps best practices across the delivery life cycle.

As a Senior DevOps Engineer you will:
. Enhance and manage Azure DevOps and Terraform pipelines deploying into Azure.
. Configure and integrate DevOps tooling across CI/CD, source control, test automation, monitoring and security scanning.
. Champion infrastructure-as-code, automated testing, and shift-left strategies.
. Investigate and resolve incidents using tools like Azure AppInsights and Log Analytics.
. Collaborate on architecture, estimations, product planning and user stories creation in Agile ceremonies.
. Mentor team members and promote repeatable, automated delivery practices.
. Encourage the use of test automation and infrastructure-as-code within delivery teams.

Essential:
. Strong understanding of DevOps principles and experience of working in a DevOps or iterative development culture.
. Proven experience implementing continuous integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) tools, including pipeline design and administration.
. Experience embedding automated testing in CI/CD pipelines.
. Service support including troubleshooting and incident resolution.
. Experience in identification and tracking of risks and issues.
. Knowledge sharing and mentoring junior team members.
. Experience leading Releases through environments.

Technical Essential:
. Terraform authoring, upgrading and refactoring for Azure.
. Azure DevOps Repos and YAML Pipelines.
. Deployment of Apps/APIs via Azure DevOps YAML Pipelines.
. Azure platform experience including AppService.
. Git.
. Azure AppInsights and Log Analytics for Incident Investigation.
. Scripting experience in at least two of: Python, Bash or PowerShell.

Desirable:
. Dynamics 365 - Basic Understanding and deployment of software within existing Dynamics instances.
. Azure Function Apps, Azure SQL Database, App Configuration.
. Python.
. Shift left strategy: security scans, code analysis, monitoring.
. Build/deploy experience with .NET Project, React, Node.js.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, IPO guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Commitment

The Intellectual Property Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".