We are seeking a Lead DevOps Engineer who will be responsible for the application of the cloud well-architected framework and optimisation of cloud infrastructure. They will provide professional guidance as line manager for other DevOps engineers across Trainee Information System (TIS) teams.
The TIS teams develop and maintain several systems, with most of our users interacting with web applications. Our systems are used to support more that 60,000 doctors, dentists and other health professionals through significant training programmes. We connect information from the Electronic Staff Record, the General Medical Council and other recruitment and training systems to simplify the management of those trainees.
As The Leader For DevOps Across TIS, You Will
• be hands on with the development of Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• ensure reliable system operations, using implementation of telemetry, monitoring and response for live services,
• maintain and work against medium to long-term plans to improve automated Continuous Integration& Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines,
• support and develop the capability of engineers and developers across TIS to create positive outcomes for end users,
• improve quality, feedback loops and boost productivity across teams in TIS,
• contribute to embedding an agile mindset and approach focused on improving outcomes.
You Will Have An Excellent Understand The Following Technology
• Terraform& Ansible,
• GitHub& GitHub Actions,
• AWS cloud native services
• Docker,
• Management of applications written in languages such as Java,
• TypeScript, Python
You will also have experience in a number of the technologies we use (see below).
On 1 April 2023 Health Education England became part of the new NHS England. Our people are our most important asset; recruiting and retaining the best talent remains crucial to our success. We continue to recruit externally where we cannot fill vacancies internally. We hope you choose to join us but please be aware that some roles may be subject to change in the future. We want to attract and retain highly skilled people to enable us to work with our partners to plan, recruit, educate and train the health workforce. Please note, some supporting documentation attached to this vacancy refers to the legacy organisation, previously known as Health Education England, now NHS England. Work is continuing to harmonise the new NHS England recruitment service and any reference to Health Education England will be updated in due course. More information about the transition to the new NHS Englandis available here.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrew Dingley Job title: Lead Developer, Trainee Information SystemsEmail address: andrew.dingley@nhs.net
