DevOps Engineer
Job summary
It is an exciting time for HM Land Registry (HMLR) as we continue on a major transformation programme. HMLR's ambition is to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.
We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join our Transformation & Technology team to help us to achieve this.
The DevOps function is responsible for working with our IT software development teams to support the delivery of the platform and infrastructure for our new micro service applications as part of the digital transformation of our internal and external services.
Engineers are responsible for configuration, administration and support of the infrastructure using a DevOps methodology across multiple cloud infrastructures, ensuring they are secure, performant, supportable whilst following an agile approach to incremental delivery.
Job description
As a DevOps Engineer for HM Land Registry, you will provide technical engineering capability for the Web Operations team, responsible for supporting production systems and working with Agile development teams to deliver new services in a highly available and supportable configuration using DevOps processes and tooling. You will engage with other DevOps Engineers and Senior DevOps Engineers, as well as coach and support Junior DevOps Engineers.
The role holder will take forward technical consolidation and/or improvement activities providing guidance and leadership to technicians within the IT Operations Practice and wider, whilst also working across DDaT to support and deliver solutions in line with the Technology and Business Strategies.
A minimum of 32 hours per week is essential for these roles. Please note that the roles may require travel, requiring an overnight stay. This role does require occasional planned out of hours working, in order to deal with IT changes and maintenance and may include an participation in an on-call rota.
HMLR expect everyone to spend at least 60% of their working time in the office.
For more information about the role, please see the attached candidate pack.
Person specification
To be successful in this role, you will hold a qualification in Information Technology or a related area (Degree Level or equivalent) and / or experience in an IT field.
You will have:
• Experience of supporting Operating Systems, containers and containerised workloads e.g. orchestration services such as OpenShift and Kubernetes.
• Experience with at least one programming language such as Ruby, Java, Python, JavaScript or Go.
• Knowledge and experience of DevOps working practices of Continuous Integration.
• The use of version control (Git and GitLab CI) configuration-as-code across cloud and on-premise environments using Terraform and version control systems.
• Experience working in an agile environment building, deploying, supporting, and operating cloud applications.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Developing Self and Others
- Working Together
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £42,500, HM Land Registry contributes £12,312 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/land-registry/about/recruitment#what-hm-land-registry-can-offer-youThings you need to know
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.To apply you will need to attach a CV and complete the personal statement when prompted. Your personal statement should demonstrate how you meet the Essential Experience below, in no more than 1000 words:
- Holds a qualification in Information Technology or a related area (Degree Level or equivalent) and / or experience in an IT field.
- Experience of supporting Operating Systems, containers and containerised workloads e.g. docker containers.
- Experience with at least one programming language such as Ruby, Java, Python, Javascript, Go
- Understanding of Infrastructure-as-code across cloud providers (e.g. AWS, Azure, on-prem)
Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications – this is 23:55pm on the advertised date.
If successful at the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a blended interview, held in person, in our Plymouth office. The interviews will take place week commencing 6th July 2026.
The blended interview will assess the Essential Experience and Behaviours as listed in the candidate pack.
Candidates may refer to notes within their interview but they should be used as a prompt only.
HM Land Registry is accredited to the Disability Confident Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview. If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else they would like the panel to take into consideration, they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.
Please note that we will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa where a role is in a certain business critical category. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a skilled worker visa. You must ensure you have the appropriate right to work in the UK before applying.
The post will require a Security Check and will therefore be subject to further background checks, including meeting the UK minimum residency requirement of 5 years. Further details of the process and checks can be found here:
You can find more information on how we use your personal data on our website
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : Andy Moore
- Email : hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Further information
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/Attachments
HEO DevOps Engineer Job Description Opens in new window (pdf, 154kB)Salary range
- £42,500 - £45,700 per year