Lead DevOps Engineer
Role Overview
The department is building a unified analytical tooling and data platform to give analysts quick, secure access to tools and data.
The platform is based on the Ministry of Justice's open-source Analytical Platform; user acceptance testing is complete and analyst migration is being prepared.
The small team combines data engineering, DevOps, and software development expertise, works collaboratively, and has substantial autonomy.
The role is a G7 Lead DevOps Engineer in the analytical tooling strand of the project and sits in the central Data Science and Engineering team.
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Role and team
The department is building a unified analytical tooling and data platform to give analysts quick, secure access to tools and data.
The platform is based on the Ministry of Justice's open-source Analytical Platform; user acceptance testing is complete and analyst migration is being prepared.
The small team combines data engineering, DevOps, and software development expertise, works collaboratively, and has substantial autonomy.
The role is a G7 Lead DevOps Engineer in the analytical tooling strand of the project and sits in the central Data Science and Engineering team.
Platform scope
- Own and extend infrastructure and tools that enable analysts to work securely on the platform.
- Analytical tooling includes JupyterLab, RStudio, VS Code, GitHub integration, and cloud-based workflow orchestration.
- The data platform provides pipelines, storage, and ingestion processes so analysts can find and use trusted data efficiently.
- The team is adding features and using short user-feedback cycles to iterate on the platform.
Locations
- The vacancy lists Bristol, London, and Salford as locations.
Salary and contract
- Salary range is £58,275–£71,040, with national and London ranges and an allowance of up to £10,000 depending on skills, qualifications, and experience.
- The vacancy is permanent and offers full-time, part-time, flexible working, or job-share patterns.
- The listing describes a Civil Service pension with a 28.97% employer contribution.
Requirements
- Experience and capability appropriate to a Lead DevOps Engineer role within an analytical tooling and data platform team.
- Ability to work collaboratively across data engineering, DevOps, and software development in a small, autonomous team.
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