Bank of England
Senior DevOps Engineer - (Job Number: 009100)
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Job Description
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!*!The Bank of England is the UK's central bank. Our mission is to promote the good of the people of the United Kingdom by maintaining monetary and financial stability.
With over 4000 people our diverse organisation is steeped in history with a front row seat for the digitisation of the financial sector, and the rise of FinTech and RegTech. With our people at our centre, Technology enable the Bank to deliver its mission by providing a diverse set of technical solutions and platforms. From supporting critical systems which underpin the UK economy, to evolving data analytics, reinventing our online presence, and introducing a fully digital workplace. Be part of a team that’s constantly evolving, just like our industry.
We take pride in our people, with backgrounds and experiences as diverse as the solutions they provide. You’ll enjoy flexible working opportunities, a strong sense of community and well-being, and a collective commitment to our mission. All of which add up to make the Bank a hugely rewarding place to work.
Department Overview
As a part of the Innovation & Engineering division, you will help the Bank’s Technology directorate to pioneer a new, DevOps focused, future for the Bank.
At the core of our new technology strategy is the concept of scalable, self-serve platforms. To build this vision we will need a wide range of skills over a sizeable set of technologies.
Job description
As a senior DevOps Engineer you will play a major role in designing, building and supporting our new platforms. This includes contributing along our stack, ranging from our cloud platforms to our containerised developer offerings.
A keen interest in developing our junior engineers is expected, along with actively being involved in spreading our culture to the wider Technology teams. The Bank engages in critical work for the nation, as such your work contributing towards our technology transformation will have a genuine impact.
You will need substantial experience in a number of DevOps projects and competence with a few key technologies.
Role Requirements
Minimum Criteria
· Extensive Kubernetes experience, including production support.
· Understanding and practical implementation of both CI and CD.
· Extensive cloud automation experience [AWS, GCP or Azure].
· Extensive experience with Linux based systems.
· Ability to develop in one or more languages.
· Previous use of git for source control.
· Willing to mentor junior employees.
· Willing to experiment and fail fast.
· Have a security-first focus, baked-in not bolted-on.
Desirable Criteria
· Previous experience in Python or Golang.
· Previous experience of Ansible and Terraform.
· Understanding of observability and its implementation.
· Understanding and ability to provide quality, automated testing as you develop.
· Ability to design solutions independently.
· Networking knowledge.
· Understanding of data science concepts.
!*!Our Approach to Inclusion
The Bank values diversity, equity and inclusion. We play a key role in maintaining monetary and financial stability, and to do that effectively, we believe we need a workforce that reflects the society we serve.
At the Bank of England we want all colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we're working hard to build an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. We believe that it’s by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we’ll continue to make the best decisions for the public.
We welcome applications from individuals who work flexibly, including job shares and part time working patterns. We've also partnered with external organisations to support us in making adjustments for candidates and employees in the recruitment process where they're needed.
For most roles where work can be carried out at home, we aim for colleagues to spend half of their time in the office, with a minimum of 40% per month. Subject to that minimum requirement, individuals and managers should work together to find what works best for them, their team and stakeholders.
Finally, we're proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme. You can find more information on what this means here. If you wish to apply under this scheme, you should check the box in the ‘Candidate Personal Information’ under the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’ section of the application.
Salary and Benefits Information
This specific role offers a base salary of circa £69, 230- £ 87, 750 per annum (depending on skills and experience) on a full-time basis. We encourage flexible working, part time working and job share arrangements. Part time salary and benefits will be on a pro-rated basis as appropriate.
In addition, we also offer a comprehensive benefits package as detailed below:
• A non-contributory, career average pension giving you a guaranteed retirement benefit of 1/95th of your annual salary for every year worked. There is the option to increase your pension (to 1/50th) or decrease (to 1/120th) in exchange for salary through our flexible benefits programme each year.
• A discretionary performance award based on a current award pool.
• A 7% benefits allowance with the option to take as salary or purchase a wide range of flexible benefits. (Note that from April 2023 and for the Benefits year 2023/24, this will increase to 8%)
• 26 days’ annual leave with option to buy up to 12 additional days through flexible benefits.
• Private medical insurance and income protection.National Security Vetting Process
Employment in this role will be subject to the National Security Vetting clearance process (and typically can take between 6 to 12 weeks post offer) and the passing of additional Bank security checks in accordance with the Bank policy. Further information regarding the vetting and security clearance requirements for the role will be provided to the successful applicant, and information about how the Bank processes personal data for these purposes, is set out in the Bank’s Privacy Notice at Privacy and the Bank of England | Bank of England.
The Application Process
Important: Please ensure that you complete the ‘work history’ section and answer ALL the application questions fully. All candidate applications are anonymised to ensure that our hiring managers will not be able to see your personal information, including your CV, when reviewing your application details at the screening stage. It’s therefore really important that you fill out the work history and application form questions, as your answers will form a critical part of the initial selection process.
The closing date for applications is 30/06/2023The assessment process will comprise of two stages.
Please apply online, ensuring that you complete your work history and answer ALL the application questions fully and in detail as your application will not be considered if all mandatory questions are not fully completed.
About the company
The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based.