Senior NetDevOps Engineer

Please note this role requires you to pass Security Check clearance. For further information, please see ‘Selection process details’.

As a Senior NetDevOps Engineer, you will be a skilled Practitioner and a role model in Infrastructure solutions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure best practices are adhered to across the department and guide teams on delivering quality Infrastructure products.
• Assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles.
• Maintain full responsibility for the range of products that make up Network Services.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners, stakeholders and customers to ensure operational stability, robustness, resilience, availability, and quality of DWP Networks.
• Actively manage the work backlog and develop reliability improvements while leading automation initiatives for low-value tasks balanced against project delivery demands.
• Influence and develop the NetDevOps culture in the team by enhancing automation capabilities and transitioning to new ways of working.
• Help develop and modernise Network Services applications and security posture, delivering to customers with speed and consistency.
• Work with engineers specialized in cloud and on‑premise environments and contribute early to automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage responsibilities across products and services with different delivery and improvement models, including formal project management, ITIL, and agile methodologies.
• Coach and mentor junior engineers by sharing best practices in automation, network design, and service delivery, fostering continuous learning and collaboration.
• Full-service lifecycle management:
  • Lead with impact – manage and improve the work backlog, drive reliability enhancements, and lead automation initiatives.
  • Design with purpose – create secure, high‑availability hybrid cloud connectivity solutions across AWS, Azure, and OCI.
  • Deliver with confidence – implement complex technical solutions, manage dependencies and risks, and see projects through to successful delivery.
  • Communicate with influence – build strong relationships across engineering and lead continuous feedback processes regarding services and ways of working.

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