Senior DevSecOps Engineer
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
12/10/2024
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Description
ONS operates a flexible hybrid working model across the UK, with colleagues linked to one of our contractual locations in Newport, Titchfield (Fareham), London, Manchester, Edinburgh and working between office and remote throughout the week.
As part of the hybrid working arrangement there is 40% a minimum office attendance requirement. Attendance is typically at your contractual office, with occasional travel to alternative locations. Due to estates constraints, there are currently temporary exceptions to this for colleagues based at Manchester who are required to attend the office for a minimum of 20% of their work time.
Job Summary
Are you looking to further develop your career using the latest Cloud Technology and Infrastructure? Would you like a role where you can make a real impact, using your technical experience to enable us to deliver our Statistics for the Public Good strategy for the UK?
We are looking for forward-thinking people with a passion for Cloud technology, an eye for detail and stakeholder management skills to provide technical and procedural expertise working within our Corporate IT & Services Division at ONS.
You will be joining the Data Access Platform (DAP) team supporting a newly commissioned big data platform (Cloudera) where we are looking for someone to establish and embed Cloud best practices into the team. A passion for delivering good customer service putting users at the heart of every decision whilst maintain a secure system.
Job Description
Our Corporate IT & Services Division are looking for DevSecOps Engineers to join us, building our AWS capability in an exciting role for a newly commissioned Data Access Platform
The Digital Services Division invests in people and technology to drive the government’s Cloud first policy, delivering digital products and services using commodity Cloud. To achieve this, we embed and pioneer the use of Cloud technologies to drive statistics for the public good.
Responsibilities
Working alongside our Colleagues in Operations and Cloud. As a DevSecOps Engineer, you will be focusing on developing best practices and sharing into the wider team.
You Will Be:
The Digital Services Division invests in people and technology to drive the government’s Cloud first policy, delivering digital products and services using commodity Cloud. To achieve this, we embed and pioneer the use of Cloud technologies to drive statistics for the public good.
You Will Be:
Essential Skills Criteria
As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer, the ideal candidate would be able to demonstrate:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
The Office for National Statistics is part of the Civil Service, and as such we share a number of key benefits with other departments, whilst also having our own unique offerings to support our 5400 valued colleagues across the business.
This Role Is Part Of The Cross-government Government Digital And Data (formerly DDaT) Profession Framework. As a Role Within Government Digital And Data (formerly DDaT) At The ONS, We Also Offer Benefits Such As:
Inclusion & Accessibility
At ONS we are always looking to attract the very best people from the widest possible talent pool, and we are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer.
As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance.
If you would like an accessible version of any of the attachments or recruitment documents below or linked to in this advert, please contact the recruitment team who will be happy to assist.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Security Clearance
For ONS the requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for 3 consecutive years immediately prior to applying and the department will consider eligibility by exception on a case-by-case basis. You will be asked to provide information regarding your UK residency during your application, and failure to provide this will result in your application being rejected.
If you are unsure that you meet the eligibility above, please read the information available on Gov.uk on this link, or contact the recruitment email on the advert before applying to discuss, as failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected and any offer of employment being withdrawn.
At the point of SC application, you will need to provide or give access to the following evidence:
Applicants may utilise AI resources in their submissions; ensuring all information provided is factually accurate, truthful, and original, avoiding any form of plagiarism to maintain the authenticity and credibility of the application process.
Stage 1 – Application & Sift Assessment
Assessment at application stage will be based on your CV, work history, skills and experience, this should be tailored to demonstrate any skills, knowledge and experience that are relevant to the content of the role.
Your personal statement should be no longer than 1250 words. You should use this space to provide evidence for each essential (and the relevant technical criteria) within the person specification. As the criteria are scored, we would recommend that you give clear examples for each including the impact of your actions and set them out using the STAR acronym (Situation, Task, Action, Result). Success Profiles Behaviour examples are not required at this stage.
In cases where there is a high number of applications the sift pass mark may be adjusted and candidates will be invited to interview in merit order, i.e. those scoring the highest.
Stage 2 – Interview
Should you be invited to interview, you will be assessed using various assessment techniques aligned to the Civil Service Success Profiles, where you'll be assessed against all the behaviours and technical criteria outlined in the advert. Further details will be shared with you should you be invited to interview.
Interviews will take place from w/c 20/1/2025, and in all cases will be video interviews.
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.
Important Dates:
Sift dates from: 6/1/2025
Interview dates from: w/c 20/1/2025
Dates subject to change.
For the full terms and conditions of the post, please see terms document attachment below.
For further information and detail on the role, please see the role profile attached.
Further information about skill levels for the Government Digital and Data roles available on Government Digital and Data Profession framework
This role falls within the remit of the Government Digital and Data Pay Framework (formerly DDaT) that was introduced at the Office for National Statistics from June 2022. This means that in the event that you are successful at interview, your starting salary will be calculated based on the scores achieved during the Technical section of the interview. Full feedback will be provided to you at the point of offer.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact recruitment.complaints@ons.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission
As part of the hybrid working arrangement there is 40% a minimum office attendance requirement. Attendance is typically at your contractual office, with occasional travel to alternative locations. Due to estates constraints, there are currently temporary exceptions to this for colleagues based at Manchester who are required to attend the office for a minimum of 20% of their work time.
Job Summary
Are you looking to further develop your career using the latest Cloud Technology and Infrastructure? Would you like a role where you can make a real impact, using your technical experience to enable us to deliver our Statistics for the Public Good strategy for the UK?
We are looking for forward-thinking people with a passion for Cloud technology, an eye for detail and stakeholder management skills to provide technical and procedural expertise working within our Corporate IT & Services Division at ONS.
You will be joining the Data Access Platform (DAP) team supporting a newly commissioned big data platform (Cloudera) where we are looking for someone to establish and embed Cloud best practices into the team. A passion for delivering good customer service putting users at the heart of every decision whilst maintain a secure system.
Job Description
Our Corporate IT & Services Division are looking for DevSecOps Engineers to join us, building our AWS capability in an exciting role for a newly commissioned Data Access Platform
The Digital Services Division invests in people and technology to drive the government’s Cloud first policy, delivering digital products and services using commodity Cloud. To achieve this, we embed and pioneer the use of Cloud technologies to drive statistics for the public good.
Responsibilities
Working alongside our Colleagues in Operations and Cloud. As a DevSecOps Engineer, you will be focusing on developing best practices and sharing into the wider team.
You Will Be:
- Working on and become a subject matter expert in Cloud, especially AWS. Designing and developing infrastructure as code, source code repositories and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipelines to execute change on Cloud environments.
- Working to ‘secure by design’ principles and you’ll help form those designs as part of our multi-skilled teams including security specialists, technical architects, and delivery managers.
- Working closely with your immediate colleagues and the wider technical and business teams and oversee our collaborative Agile ways of working, including setting up and leading on workshops, providing steering on Agile ceremonies, and promoting project management working practices such as Kanban.
- Coaching and support colleagues in all aspects of the work including non-functional requirements, ensuring availability, security, capacity, and performance for the platform.
The Digital Services Division invests in people and technology to drive the government’s Cloud first policy, delivering digital products and services using commodity Cloud. To achieve this, we embed and pioneer the use of Cloud technologies to drive statistics for the public good.
You Will Be:
- Working on and become a subject matter expert in Cloud, especially AWS. Designing and developing infrastructure as code, source code repositories and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery pipelines to execute change on Cloud environments.
- Working to ‘secure by design’ principles and you’ll help form those designs as part of our multi-skilled teams including security specialists, technical architects, and delivery managers.
- Working closely with your immediate colleagues and the wider technical and business teams and oversee our collaborative Agile ways of working, including setting up and leading on workshops, providing steering on Agile ceremonies, and promoting project management working practices such as Kanban.
- Coaching and support colleagues in all aspects of the work including non-functional requirements, ensuring availability, security, capacity, and performance for the platform.
Essential Skills Criteria
As a Senior DevSecOps Engineer, the ideal candidate would be able to demonstrate:
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues supported by excellent communication and customer service experience.
- Ability to coach, mentor and provide constructive feedback to colleagues in delivering technical solutions.
- Have experience of administering Cloud technology in Amazon Web Services and understand security principles for Cloud infrastructure.
- Familiarity with using ‘Infrastructure as Code’ tools such as Terraform, GitHub and CI/CD pipelines such as Concourse.
- Familiarity with containers and container orchestration systems such as Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with Big Data Platforms such as Cloudera Data Platform.
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Programming and Build (Practitioner) - assessed at interview
- Information Security (Practitioner) - assessed at interview
- Service Support (Expert) - assessed at interview
- Availability and Capability Management (Working) - assessed at interview
The Office for National Statistics is part of the Civil Service, and as such we share a number of key benefits with other departments, whilst also having our own unique offerings to support our 5400 valued colleagues across the business.
This Role Is Part Of The Cross-government Government Digital And Data (formerly DDaT) Profession Framework. As a Role Within Government Digital And Data (formerly DDaT) At The ONS, We Also Offer Benefits Such As:
- Protected Learning Time to spend on your personal development and side-projects.
- A supportive and active Community of Practice which you will be expected to contribute to, helping ensure you and your colleagues get the training, development and opportunities you need to progress your careers.
Inclusion & Accessibility
At ONS we are always looking to attract the very best people from the widest possible talent pool, and we are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer.
As part of our application process, you will be prompted to provide details of any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process that you need. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying, please contact the recruitment team in the first instance.
If you would like an accessible version of any of the attachments or recruitment documents below or linked to in this advert, please contact the recruitment team who will be happy to assist.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Security Clearance
For ONS the requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for 3 consecutive years immediately prior to applying and the department will consider eligibility by exception on a case-by-case basis. You will be asked to provide information regarding your UK residency during your application, and failure to provide this will result in your application being rejected.
If you are unsure that you meet the eligibility above, please read the information available on Gov.uk on this link, or contact the recruitment email on the advert before applying to discuss, as failure to meet the residency requirements will result in your security clearance application being rejected and any offer of employment being withdrawn.
At the point of SC application, you will need to provide or give access to the following evidence:
- Departmental or company records (personnel files, staff reports, sick leave reports and security records)
- UK criminal records covering both spent and unspent criminal records
- Your credit and financial history with a credit reference agency
- Security Services records
Applicants may utilise AI resources in their submissions; ensuring all information provided is factually accurate, truthful, and original, avoiding any form of plagiarism to maintain the authenticity and credibility of the application process.
Stage 1 – Application & Sift Assessment
Assessment at application stage will be based on your CV, work history, skills and experience, this should be tailored to demonstrate any skills, knowledge and experience that are relevant to the content of the role.
Your personal statement should be no longer than 1250 words. You should use this space to provide evidence for each essential (and the relevant technical criteria) within the person specification. As the criteria are scored, we would recommend that you give clear examples for each including the impact of your actions and set them out using the STAR acronym (Situation, Task, Action, Result). Success Profiles Behaviour examples are not required at this stage.
In cases where there is a high number of applications the sift pass mark may be adjusted and candidates will be invited to interview in merit order, i.e. those scoring the highest.
Stage 2 – Interview
Should you be invited to interview, you will be assessed using various assessment techniques aligned to the Civil Service Success Profiles, where you'll be assessed against all the behaviours and technical criteria outlined in the advert. Further details will be shared with you should you be invited to interview.
Interviews will take place from w/c 20/1/2025, and in all cases will be video interviews.
A reserve list may be held for a period up to 12 months from which further appointments may be made.
Important Dates:
Sift dates from: 6/1/2025
Interview dates from: w/c 20/1/2025
Dates subject to change.
For the full terms and conditions of the post, please see terms document attachment below.
For further information and detail on the role, please see the role profile attached.
Further information about skill levels for the Government Digital and Data roles available on Government Digital and Data Profession framework
This role falls within the remit of the Government Digital and Data Pay Framework (formerly DDaT) that was introduced at the Office for National Statistics from June 2022. This means that in the event that you are successful at interview, your starting salary will be calculated based on the scores achieved during the Technical section of the interview. Full feedback will be provided to you at the point of offer.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
- 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) (opens in a new window)
- 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
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
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 (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.
Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
- Name : Government Digital and Data Recruitment Team
- Email : Government-Digital-and-Data-Recruitment@ons.
- Email : Government-Digital-and-Data-Recruitment@ons.gov.uk
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact recruitment.complaints@ons.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission
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