NMC Cyber DevOps Engineer
On site
Lancashire, United Kingdom
Full Time
17-03-2025
Job Specifications
Join Police Digital Service as NMC Cyber DevOps Engineer
£60,000 - £65,000
About Police Digital Service
To protect people from harm in our rapidly changing world, police services must not only keep up with technology and business changes but develop capabilities and ways of working that will enable them to adapt to and deal with the complexity of modern criminality.
Police Digital Service strives to be the go-to partner for technology developments and programmes across UK policing.
The National Management Centre (NMC) is part of Police Digital Service and provides visibility and control of information risks for policing. It supports the 24x7x365 nature of police operations, providing a threat detection and response capability for digital services before, during and after cyber-attacks, enabling stakeholders to understand and proactively manage risk across the technology estate at both the national and force level.
Key Responsibilities
Build, Run and Maintain applications and platforms that underpin NMC Services.
Build, Run and Maintain integrations with existing toolsets for enhancements and enrichments.
Drive continual improvement initiatives for deployed applications and platforms.
Act as a Subject Matter Expert for other members of the Cyber DevOps Team.
Ensure developed applications and platforms are aligned with Secure by Design and Secure Software Development Lifecycle principles, practices, and processes.
Ensure documentation is relevant, effective, and up to date.
Foster a true ‘DevSecOps’ culture across the organisation.
Essential
What you need to succeed in the role
Proficiency in the following code languages: Python, PowerShell, YAML.
Demonstrable understanding and experience of secure application development.
Experience and relevant certification in cloud services design and administration.
Practical experience in the development, testing, implementation, and support of software systems.
Experience working with APIs.
Experience working with Git-based repositories and CI/CD pipelines.
Initiative and the ability to produce quality work without close supervision.
Good written and verbal communication skills, particularly in relation to technical subjects.
Attention to detail and genuine passion for maintaining high quality software configurations.
Broad cyber security awareness and practical experience.
Non-police personnel vetting and Security Check (SC Clearance) will be required as part of the role and must be maintained during tenure. Will be required to sign Official Secrets Act.
Desirable
Microsoft Azure / Sentinel experience and/or certification.
Experience with configuring and supporting vulnerability management software.
ISTM tool integration experience.
Previous public sector experience.
Experience with Microsoft Power Apps / Power Automate.
Why Join us?
Balance is important and we want you to take time off to recharge – we offer 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service. Holiday Purchase also available
Flexible working hours - We trust you to do your job and we appreciate that life doesn’t always fit around a 9 to 5 workday. We operate core hours of 8 to 6, Monday to Friday (37hr week)
We care about your well-being – we have an EAP that offers not just welfare benefits but also retail discounts
Plan for the future – we offer an excellent pension scheme and life assurance cover
Put your mind at rest regarding your health – offering remote GP, mental health and physiotherapy appointments via video consultation
Family - Enhanced maternity and paternity pay along with a flexible return to work
Community - one paid day off per year for volunteering
You Can Find Out More Here
Benefits – Police Digital Service (pds.police.uk)
Diversity, equity and inclusion
We are committed to equal opportunity for all and will not discriminate on any grounds. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible span of experience. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates and people with disabilities.
Working Arrangements
At the NMC, you will benefit from hybrid working, getting the advantages of both face-to-face team engagement and home working. NMC employees have the opportunity to work in our modern office environment for in-person collaboration, however you will also get the opportunity to work from home 2 days a week.
Please note that in Q3 of 2025, the NMC will be relocating to offices in the Wigan area.
All applicants must be eligible for NPPV3 and SC clearances. Successful applicants will require NPPV3 clearance to have been approved before starting with PDS.
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About the Company
The National Enabling Programmes (NEP) closed on the 31st March 2022 after successfully delivering the programme objectives of helping police forces across England and Wales to transform the way they work and collaborate. The NEP achieved this by introducing a secure, trusted, cloud-based digital platform along with the tools, applications and services that help forces work better. By delivering these enabling programmes on a national basis, the NEP provided greater economies of scale, common standards and consistency in t... Know more
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