Job overview

The Trainee Information Systems (TIS) Programme supports and develops a range of products and services that help users manage the administration of NHS trainees and learners who are supported by NHS England.

The team develops 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.

We are seeking a Senior 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 in the team. 

We are expanding our multi-disciplinary product teams and embracing user-centred design within the context of the Government Digital Service Standard. 

TIS is a national team and although we have two “hubs” in London and Manchester, you can base yourself from any NHS England office across the country subject to approval. 

Main duties of the job

You will coach DevOps engineers and development teams in DevOps practices and principals such as the 3 ways.  DevOps are embedded in other teams and you will be responsible for setting standards and ensuring the quality of their work is maintained at a high standard.

You will be responsible for the management of system operations, using implementation of telemetry, monitoring and response services.  You will involve and empower development teams. You will help ensure the entire suite of products are served by an efficient and reliable infrastructure that is responsive to changing demands and needs.  You select the right technology sets for the context.

As the leader for DevOps 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 understanding of:

• Terraform & Ansible,
• GitHub & GitHub Actions,
• AWS cloud native services
• Docker,
• Management of applications written in languages such as Java,
• TypeScript, Python

Working for our organisation

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:

• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement.  You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.