Employer: Government Property Agency (GPA)
Job Reference: 468529
Salary: £42,450 – £46,636 per year
Higher Starting Salary: £46,000 available
Recruitment & Retention Allowance: Up to £5,000 for eligible candidates
Contract: Permanent
Job Grade: Senior Executive Officer (SEO)
Working Pattern: Full-time
Number of Positions: 1
Business Area: GPA – Chief Operating Office – IT Delivery
Closing Date: Tuesday, 1 September 2026 at 11:55 PM
Visa Sponsorship
Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.
The Government Property Agency has confirmed that it does not currently hold a visa sponsorship licence and cannot offer visa sponsorship to candidates who require their employer to sponsor their current or future visa.
Applicants should therefore already have the right to work in the UK without employer sponsorship.
Location
This role is available in:
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Cardiff
- Leeds
- Manchester
- Nottingham
- Swindon
About the Government Property Agency
The Government Property Agency is the largest property holder in government, managing more than £2.1 billion in property assets and over 55% of the government’s office estate.
The agency is involved in major government programmes, including the Government Hubs Programme, Whitehall Campus Programme and Net Zero Programme.
The organisation promotes innovation, lifelong learning, inclusion, flexibility and professional development.
Job Summary
The Government Property Agency is looking for a DevOps Engineer to join its PropTech team.
You will work alongside skilled engineers, software developers and multidisciplinary teams to deliver user-centred digital services.
The successful candidate will help ensure that services are deployed continuously, monitored effectively, and remain resilient, scalable and highly available.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement resilient, scalable and highly available services.
- Automate tasks, deployments and testing using infrastructure as code.
- Provide technical support across a range of digital products and services.
- Work closely with software developers and engineering teams.
- Help establish and maintain modern deployment standards and DevOps practices.
- Support sustainable digital product development.
- Promote agile and user-centred approaches.
- Contribute to the wider government technology and DevOps community.
- Share knowledge and support the development of other engineers.
- Help build and maintain a diverse and inclusive DevOps community.
Person Specification
The Government Property Agency is looking for someone who is:
- Motivated and driven.
- A strong communicator who can brief senior stakeholders.
- Customer-focused and organised.
- Able to analyse complex technical problems and find solutions quickly.
- Resilient and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative and inclusive.
- Comfortable working with diverse teams and stakeholders.
- Able to communicate with external organisations and industry specialists.
Essential Requirements
Applicants should have:
- Experience setting up services in public cloud environments using infrastructure as code.
- Experience troubleshooting web applications, including systems, networks and databases.
- Understanding of networking and web application security, including TCP, HTTP, DNS and SSL.
- Experience with modern development workflows such as Git and CI/CD, ideally using GitHub.
- Experience working within multidisciplinary agile teams.
- Experience with containerised applications and running them using an orchestrator, ideally Kubernetes.
- Enthusiasm for knowledge sharing, mentoring and leading by example.
Desirable Skills
Knowledge or experience with:
- Bash
- PowerShell
- Terraform
- Linux/Unix operating systems
- Software development or scripting
Relevant certifications or accreditations in areas such as:
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Linux
- Git/GitHub Actions
- Azure
- Azure DevOps
- Ruby/Ruby on Rails
- PowerShell
- Terraform
- Prometheus
- Grafana
Behaviours Assessed
Candidates will be assessed against:
- Seeing the Big Picture
- Making Effective Decisions
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
Technical Skills
The recruitment process will also assess:
- Customer Perspective
- Commercial Acumen
- Property Market Knowledge
Salary & Benefits
The role offers:
- £42,450 – £46,636 annual salary.
- Higher starting salary of £46,000 may be available.
- Recruitment and Retention Allowance of up to £5,000 for candidates with the required skills and experience.
- Additional £5,000 non-pensionable allowance for eligible staff holding relevant Gold Standard accreditation.
- Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
- Learning and development tailored to the role.
- Flexible working options.
- Inclusive and diverse working environment.
Application Process
Applicants will be required to submit:
- A CV
- A 500-word personal statement aligned with the person specification.
The recruitment process uses the Civil Service Success Profiles framework and will assess behaviours, experience and technical skills.
Sift
The sift is expected to take place during the week commencing 3 September 2026.
Interview
Interviews are normally held face-to-face, with virtual interviews available only by exception.
The process includes an initial screening call followed, if successful, by a final in-person interview.
Security Clearance
Successful candidates must obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.
Applicants will normally need to have met the required UK residency period for SC vetting, which is generally 5 years of UK residency immediately prior to the vetting application.
Candidates should contact the vacancy holder if they have questions about the residency requirement.
Nationality Requirements
The role is broadly open to eligible:
- UK nationals
- Republic of Ireland nationals
- Commonwealth nationals with the right to work in the UK
- Eligible EU, Swiss, Norwegian, Icelandic and Liechtenstein nationals with qualifying settled/pre-settled status
- Other individuals meeting the Civil Service nationality and right-to-work requirements
Important: Meeting the nationality requirements does not mean visa sponsorship is available. GPA has specifically stated that it cannot provide visa sponsorship for this vacancy.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply through the official Civil Service Jobs vacancy before the closing deadline.
Closing date: Tuesday, 1 September 2026 at 11:55 PM
Job Reference: 468529
Job Contact: Matt Cupit
Email: matthew.cupit1@gpa.gov.uk
Recruitment Team: recruitment@gpa.gov.uk
Important Application Note
Applicants may use artificial intelligence tools to support their application, but all examples and statements must be truthful, factually accurate and based on their own experience. Plagiarism or presenting AI-generated material as personal experience may result in the application being withdrawn.