Department for International Trade
Sep 24, 2022
Full time
Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Belfast, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London About the job Summary Join a team at the heart of the global economy! We create digital services, data tools and technology for businesses to prosper around the world. Have a look at our video ! Our Digital, Data and Technology team develops and operates tools, services, and platforms that enable the UK government to provide world leading support to businesses in the UK and overseas. Youll get to constantly push boundaries in an environment free of heavy legacy, driven by curiosity, social purpose, diversity of thought, entrepreneurship, and the aspiration to offer an incredible experience to all our users. Find out more on our blog, Digital Trade. Job description Can we rely on you to make us more reliable? The Department for International Trade (DIT) helps businesses export and invest, and we need Site Reliability Engineers (SRE) to make sure our internet services work as users expect . Responsibilities As SRE you will work to give development teams the tools for their job, including application performance monitoring, exception, log and metrics aggregation, dashboards, and declarative CD/CI pipelines. Youll evangelise product teams about service-level indicators, objectives, and error budgets, and negotiate them. Youll help build and scale our global product platform. Our tech stack includes: Amazon Web Services Azure Jenkins Terraform Kubernetes Elasticsearch Python PostgreSQL Sentry Redis Jenkins Essential Skills and Experience You should be able to demonstrate essential skills and experience of: Demonstrable experience and fluency in one or more programming languages, writing clean and effective code. Ability to build code defined, reliable and well tested infrastructure on top of cloud computing systems. Experience in designing, analysing, and troubleshooting distributed systems. Knowledge of Unix fundamentals and TCP/IP networking. Ability to see user impact in the infrastructure changes. Desirable Skills and Experience While not essential, it would be ideal if you have demonstrable skills and experience of: PaaS,Kubernetes,Django,oauth2/saml2 integrations in Python. Cloud experience with either Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services or Azure. Experience coding infrastructure (i.e., Terraform). Experience in defining and measuring Service Level Objectives. Experience in observability driven development. Experience in prototyping through reuseof existingOpen Sourcecomponents. Benefits Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27% Things you need to know Security Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check . See our vetting charter . People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks. Selection process details We are closely monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus, and will be following central Government advice as it is issued. There is therefore a risk that recruitment to this post may be subject to change at short notice. In addition, where appropriate, you may be invited to attend a video interview. Please continue to follow the application process as normal and ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way. Assessment and Interview As part of the application process you will be asked to upload a CV which outlines your experience, skills and fit for the role. At the sift stage for this role, Inspire People will assess you against the essential criteria listed above to compile a longlist of applications. If you are progressed through to this stage, you will be asked to complete a short, pre-recorded video interview with Inspire People or provide written answers to questions. These applications will then be sifted by DIT hiring managers. At the interview stage for this role, we will assess your technical/specialist experience, outlined in the above role description, testing your ability through relevant assessments/presentations and ask you questions around Behaviours and Technical skills, which are part of the Civil Service Success Profiles . The technical element within the interview, where you will be asked a series of questions to demonstrate your specific professional skills and knowledge related directly to the job role and context, will assess against capabilities which are outlined under DevOps engineer within the DDaT framework which can be found here: . These Technical Skills include: Availability and capacity management Development process optimisations Information security Modern standards approach Programming and build (software engineering) Prototyping Service support Systems design Systems integration User focus You will also be assessed against the Behaviours of: Making Effective Decisions Communicating and influencing Developing Self and Others Changing and Improving Offer Stage Appointments may be made to candidates in merit order based on location preferences. The salary we will offer is determined using interview performance. Scores at interview translate to proficiency levels and an associated salary. Once a successful candidate has a proficiency level and is part of the capability framework, they will be given opportunities to self-assess to progress through the pay scale within their grade during their time at DIT. For further explanation of proficiency levels and more information about DDaT click here. The Department for International Trade embraces and values diversity in all forms. We welcome and pride ourselves on the positive impact diversity has on the work we do, and we promote equality of opportunity throughout the organisation. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Candidates who pass the bar at interview but are not the highest scoring will be held on a 12-month reserve list for future appointments. Candidates who are judged to be a near miss at interview may be offered a post at the grade below the one advertised. If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out. Harmonised terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you. Please note the successful candidate will be expected to remain in post for a minimum of 18 months before being released for another role. Any move to the Department for International Trade from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band. Reasonable adjustment If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes. If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should contact the DDaT Recruitment team before the closing date to discuss your needs. Our recruitment process is underpinned by the principle of appointment on the basis of fair and open competition and appointment on merit, as outlined in the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with these principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should in the first instance contact DIT by email: If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Click here to visit Civil Service Commission. If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section. For further information and to apply please click the link to direct you to the advertisers website. Further Information This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 3 out of the past 5 years. For more information on security clearance, the Civil Service Code, our recruitment principles, and our complaints procedure, click here. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. 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