Senior Pega DevOps Engineer in Sunderland

Remember to check your CV before applying. Also, ensure you read through all the requirements related to this role. Pay up to £80,664 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work-life balance.

This is a real and significant DevOps leadership role in the UK's largest government department. Here you will have the freedom and autonomy to drive the development of our technical landscape and define what DevOps looks like in DWP Digital with Purpose.

You'll be a leading, expert voice in a DWP Digital community that is driving a once-in-a-generation transformation of public services. We have a unique purpose, putting better, more efficient services in the hands of DWP users. The scale of our engineering challenge is also huge:

• We have 1bn lines of code in over 12,000 code repos and 90+ programming languages.
• We run around 294 days' worth of testing every day through automation.
• Our APIs receive 173 million requests, and we spin up 280,000 AWS servers every month.
• Over 22 million people - 1/3 of the UK's adult population access our services daily.
• Over 100,000 colleagues and agents use the kit, tools and systems we roll out.
• We build and maintain systems behind payments worth over £195bn annually.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Experience working with and deploying applications on the Pega platform through a variety of technical deployment and integration technologies.
• Significant demonstrable experience of developing and supporting AWS cloud-based applications.
• Strong working knowledge of writing and maintaining Infrastructure, and Configuration as Code.
• Extensive experience of using Unix/Linux/Windows in a support and/or development environment including scripting languages.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a DevOps environment - Continuous Integration & Deployment, Delivery methods and techniques, including agile scrum experience.
• Strong working knowledge and practical experience of implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability and experience of supporting, guiding, and developing Engineers across multidisciplinary teams in an agile environment.

You and your role

We're looking for a Senior Pega DevOps Engineer who's passionate about automation and building modern CI/CD pipelines using the latest tools. In this role, you'll take real ownership of technical delivery within your team, with the freedom and influence to shape how things are done. You'll design and implement solutions in AWS that are scalable, resilient, and easy to maintain, supporting critical systems used to detect and reduce fraud and error across the benefits system.

You'll also play a key role in promoting engineering ownership across teams, helping to embed best practices and ensure the services we run are reliable and well looked after. Working closely with product teams, you'll gather requirements, evaluate tools, and deliver practical solutions, while also getting stuck into provisioning environments and resolving live issues when they arise.

A big part of your work will involve Pega based case management systems, so we're looking for someone with strong experience in that space who can help ensure workflows are robust, reliable, and fit for purpose.

Details:

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £80,664.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £16,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies.
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving.
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'.
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more.
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference.
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

And we have an award-winning environment and culture:

• DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards.
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024.
• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025.
• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards.

Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages:

• Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
• Interview: a single stage interview online.