DevOps Engineer – Government Property Agency (Permanent)
The Government Property Agency (GPA) is recruiting an experienced DevOps Engineer to join its PropTech team. This is an excellent opportunity to work on large-scale government digital services while enjoying a competitive salary, generous Civil Service pension, flexible working options, and excellent career development opportunities.
Important: This role does not provide Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) or Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK.
Job Summary
Job Title: DevOps Engineer
Employer: Government Property Agency (GPA)
Reference Number: 468529
Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Swindon
Salary: £42,450 – £46,636 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full-time
Job Grade: Senior Executive Officer (SEO)
Business Area: Chief Operating Office – IT Delivery
Vacancies: 1
Salary and Benefits
- Salary between £42,450 and £46,636 per year.
- Higher starting salary of £46,000 may be available depending on experience.
- Recruitment & Retention Allowance (RRA) of up to £5,000 for eligible candidates.
- Additional £5,000 allowance for approved Gold Standard professional accreditation.
- Civil Service Pension with 28.97% employer contribution.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Inclusive and supportive working environment.
About the Role
As a DevOps Engineer, you will work within the Government Property Agency’s PropTech team, helping to design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure for government digital services.
Working alongside software developers and multidisciplinary teams, you will automate deployments, improve CI/CD pipelines, enhance platform reliability, and support modern cloud technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Design scalable and resilient cloud infrastructure.
- Build Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions.
- Automate deployments and testing.
- Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
- Monitor production services.
- Troubleshoot cloud-hosted applications.
- Collaborate with software development teams.
- Promote DevOps best practices.
- Improve deployment standards across engineering teams.
- Support an inclusive engineering culture.
Essential Requirements
Applicants should have experience with:
- Public cloud infrastructure.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Git and GitHub CI/CD workflows.
- Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms.
- Troubleshooting web applications.
- Networking technologies including TCP, HTTP, DNS and SSL.
- Agile software development.
- Working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Desirable Skills
Experience with any of the following is an advantage:
- Linux or Unix
- Bash
- PowerShell
- Terraform
- Docker
- Azure
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub Actions
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Ruby
- Ruby on Rails
Professional certifications in Kubernetes, Docker, Azure, Linux, Git or Terraform are also desirable.
Selection Process
Applicants must submit:
- Updated CV
- 500-word personal statement aligned with the person specification
Successful candidates will complete:
- Initial screening call
- Final face-to-face interview
Assessment will cover:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Security Requirements
Successful applicants must:
- Pass a criminal record check.
- Obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.
- Normally have at least 5 years of UK residency before security vetting.
Visa Sponsorship
Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS): Not Available
The Government Property Agency does not currently hold a Skilled Worker visa sponsorship licence. Applicants who require employer sponsorship should not apply for this vacancy.
Application Deadline
1 September 2026 (11:55 PM UK Time)
Why Join the Government Property Agency?
This role offers the opportunity to work on nationally significant government technology projects while developing your DevOps career within one of the UK’s largest public sector organisations. You’ll benefit from excellent career progression, modern technologies, flexible working, and one of the UK’s best pension schemes.