Senior DevOps Engineer (Eligible for SC/NPPV3)
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Salary
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£52,300
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2139 (95% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £52,300, and NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2139 Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified Most likely code | £36,600 | £41,800 | £47,100 | £52,300 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Senior DevOps Engineer
Nationwide, Hybrid, 50% office attendance where you live within reasonable commuting distance of an NEC SWS office, SC eligibility required
Join us and help shape the future of mission-critical applications across large national public service systems. We’re seeking an experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join a talented team of experts dedicated to delivering secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions.
The role offers the opportunity to contribute across major national programmes, spanning justice and probation, national licensing, and beyond. It is well suited to an engineer who wants real technical influence, enjoys helping teams succeed, and wants to play a meaningful part in developing the next generation of large-scale public-sector services.
What You’ll Do
Take ownership of cloud infrastructure from provisioning through to day-to-day operations, working closely with our Solutions Architect on significant changes.
Use Infrastructure as Code as the default for everything, maintaining and improving our setup as the infrastructure evolves.
Keep our CI/CD pipelines fast and reliable. When something breaks or slows down, you investigate and fix it properly rather than patching around it.
Monitor environments to track performance, uptime, and resource usage. Responding and troubleshooting any issues that might arise.
Stay curious about what is happening in the industry. If there is a better way to do something, we want to hear about it. Bring ideas, run spikes and make the case. We’re open to changing how we work when there is a good reason to.
Work closely with wider teams to understand needs and provide DevOps solutions.
What We’re Looking For
Several years running cloud infrastructure in production on AWS. Experience with Azure is a bonus.
Knowledge of Terraform (Teragrunt is a bonus) beyond the basics. You’ve managed complex estates, written reusable modules, and worked across multiple environments.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and ArgoCD in a production context.
Ability to write Python or Bash to automate.
Experience with CI/CD (CircleCI is a bonus) at a level where you have created pipelines, not just used them. You understand the security considerations and have thought about deployment from a risk perspective.
Employees of NECSWS are entitled to the following Company funded benefits:
- Single Private Medical Cover (with the option to select family cover at an additional cost)
- 25 days paid holiday (includes 3 company nominated days) with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days
- 4 x basic salary life assurance cover
- A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions
- A selection of tax efficient flexible benefits to suit your individual needs
- The role offers a competitive salary.
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the EU. Documentary evidence will be required.
All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks. Depending on the nature of the role a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check may also be required.
NECSWS is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified (SOC 2139) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~65k in sample- Middle half £38,740–66,768
- Median £52,104
- Going rate £52,300
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £36,600–47,100
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2139 going rate of £52,300. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.