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Lead Test Engineer Pay up to £76,339 - £91,672 , plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. Are you a Test Engineering leader? Can you deliver high-quality data solutions at scale? Join us at a pivotal time as we drive forward our ambitious 2030 Data Strategy. We're looking for an experienced Lead Test Engineer to play a key role in shaping and assuring the quality of data products and services across a complex digital landscape that supports millions of users. Working closely with stakeholders across Data & Analytics and the wider DWP Digital community, you'll provide expert testing leadership, influence strategic decisions, develop recommendations, and ensure robust quality assurance throughout the delivery lifecycle. You'll lead the development of testing strategies, champion best practice, and drive test automation across both existing and future data solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of data testing while delivering products and services that make a real difference. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven experience leading testing across multiple teams, defining and delivering testing strategies for cloud-native, open-source and commercial data platforms, while embedding quality standards, governance, test automation, and best practices across the software delivery lifecycle. Extensive experience designing and implementing functional and non-functional testing strategies, including performance, accessibility, reliability and integration testing for APIs, messaging platforms and modern data services. Proven success leading, recruiting, coaching and developing high-performing Test Engineers, driving continuous improvement and engineering excellence. Expert-level experience in Python-based test automation, with a strong track record of implementing automated API and data testing within cloud CI/CD pipelines, using shift-left approaches to deliver quality early and at scale. You and your role As our Lead Test Engineer, you'll set the standard for quality engineering across DWP's Data & Analytics services. Acting as the senior technical authority for testing, you'll provide leadership and direction to test engineers embedded in agile delivery teams, ensuring quality is built into products and services from the outset. You'll work closely with Product Managers, Architects, Delivery Managers and Engineering teams to shape testing strategy, influence technical decisions and embed quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Supporting a broad portfolio of data and analytics platforms, you'll help assure solutions spanning data movement, integration, storage, analytics and insight generation. Drawing on deep expertise in modern test engineering practices, you'll champion automation, continuous testing and quality by design. You'll provide assurance across functional, performance, accessibility, security and operational testing, helping teams deliver resilient, reliable and trusted services. Working across a complex technology landscape spanning cloud and on-premise environments, you'll identify delivery risks, drive continuous improvement and evaluate emerging tools and approaches to strengthen engineering quality across the organisation. You'll also play a key role in developing our Test Engineering profession, supporting recruitment, mentoring engineers, building capability and helping shape a high-performing testing community. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in your choice of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. 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: Pay for this role is from £76,339 - £91,672. The maximum salary for the grade is £81,672 and a Digital Allowance of up to £10,000 per annum subject to our assessment of your capability at interview Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to £23,660 a 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 Sports and social activities 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Lead Test Engineer Pay up to £76,339 - £91,672 , plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. Are you a Test Engineering leader? Can you deliver high-quality data solutions at scale? Join us at a pivotal time as we drive forward our ambitious 2030 Data Strategy. We're looking for an experienced Lead Test Engineer to play a key role in shaping and assuring the quality of data products and services across a complex digital landscape that supports millions of users. Working closely with stakeholders across Data & Analytics and the wider DWP Digital community, you'll provide expert testing leadership, influence strategic decisions, develop recommendations, and ensure robust quality assurance throughout the delivery lifecycle. You'll lead the development of testing strategies, champion best practice, and drive test automation across both existing and future data solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of data testing while delivering products and services that make a real difference. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven experience leading testing across multiple teams, defining and delivering testing strategies for cloud-native, open-source and commercial data platforms, while embedding quality standards, governance, test automation, and best practices across the software delivery lifecycle. Extensive experience designing and implementing functional and non-functional testing strategies, including performance, accessibility, reliability and integration testing for APIs, messaging platforms and modern data services. Proven success leading, recruiting, coaching and developing high-performing Test Engineers, driving continuous improvement and engineering excellence. Expert-level experience in Python-based test automation, with a strong track record of implementing automated API and data testing within cloud CI/CD pipelines, using shift-left approaches to deliver quality early and at scale. You and your role As our Lead Test Engineer, you'll set the standard for quality engineering across DWP's Data & Analytics services. Acting as the senior technical authority for testing, you'll provide leadership and direction to test engineers embedded in agile delivery teams, ensuring quality is built into products and services from the outset. You'll work closely with Product Managers, Architects, Delivery Managers and Engineering teams to shape testing strategy, influence technical decisions and embed quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Supporting a broad portfolio of data and analytics platforms, you'll help assure solutions spanning data movement, integration, storage, analytics and insight generation. Drawing on deep expertise in modern test engineering practices, you'll champion automation, continuous testing and quality by design. You'll provide assurance across functional, performance, accessibility, security and operational testing, helping teams deliver resilient, reliable and trusted services. Working across a complex technology landscape spanning cloud and on-premise environments, you'll identify delivery risks, drive continuous improvement and evaluate emerging tools and approaches to strengthen engineering quality across the organisation. You'll also play a key role in developing our Test Engineering profession, supporting recruitment, mentoring engineers, building capability and helping shape a high-performing testing community. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in your choice of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. 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: Pay for this role is from £76,339 - £91,672. The maximum salary for the grade is £81,672 and a Digital Allowance of up to £10,000 per annum subject to our assessment of your capability at interview Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to £23,660 a 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 Sports and social activities 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Lead Test Engineer Pay up to £76,339 - £91,672 , plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. Are you a Test Engineering leader? Can you deliver high-quality data solutions at scale? Join us at a pivotal time as we drive forward our ambitious 2030 Data Strategy. We're looking for an experienced Lead Test Engineer to play a key role in shaping and assuring the quality of data products and services across a complex digital landscape that supports millions of users. Working closely with stakeholders across Data & Analytics and the wider DWP Digital community, you'll provide expert testing leadership, influence strategic decisions, develop recommendations, and ensure robust quality assurance throughout the delivery lifecycle. You'll lead the development of testing strategies, champion best practice, and drive test automation across both existing and future data solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of data testing while delivering products and services that make a real difference. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven experience leading testing across multiple teams, defining and delivering testing strategies for cloud-native, open-source and commercial data platforms, while embedding quality standards, governance, test automation, and best practices across the software delivery lifecycle. Extensive experience designing and implementing functional and non-functional testing strategies, including performance, accessibility, reliability and integration testing for APIs, messaging platforms and modern data services. Proven success leading, recruiting, coaching and developing high-performing Test Engineers, driving continuous improvement and engineering excellence. Expert-level experience in Python-based test automation, with a strong track record of implementing automated API and data testing within cloud CI/CD pipelines, using shift-left approaches to deliver quality early and at scale. You and your role As our Lead Test Engineer, you'll set the standard for quality engineering across DWP's Data & Analytics services. Acting as the senior technical authority for testing, you'll provide leadership and direction to test engineers embedded in agile delivery teams, ensuring quality is built into products and services from the outset. You'll work closely with Product Managers, Architects, Delivery Managers and Engineering teams to shape testing strategy, influence technical decisions and embed quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Supporting a broad portfolio of data and analytics platforms, you'll help assure solutions spanning data movement, integration, storage, analytics and insight generation. Drawing on deep expertise in modern test engineering practices, you'll champion automation, continuous testing and quality by design. You'll provide assurance across functional, performance, accessibility, security and operational testing, helping teams deliver resilient, reliable and trusted services. Working across a complex technology landscape spanning cloud and on-premise environments, you'll identify delivery risks, drive continuous improvement and evaluate emerging tools and approaches to strengthen engineering quality across the organisation. You'll also play a key role in developing our Test Engineering profession, supporting recruitment, mentoring engineers, building capability and helping shape a high-performing testing community. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in your choice of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. 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: Pay for this role is from £76,339 - £91,672. The maximum salary for the grade is £81,672 and a Digital Allowance of up to £10,000 per annum subject to our assessment of your capability at interview Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to £23,660 a 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 Sports and social activities 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Lead Test Engineer Pay up to £76,339 - £91,672 , plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. Are you a Test Engineering leader? Can you deliver high-quality data solutions at scale? Join us at a pivotal time as we drive forward our ambitious 2030 Data Strategy. We're looking for an experienced Lead Test Engineer to play a key role in shaping and assuring the quality of data products and services across a complex digital landscape that supports millions of users. Working closely with stakeholders across Data & Analytics and the wider DWP Digital community, you'll provide expert testing leadership, influence strategic decisions, develop recommendations, and ensure robust quality assurance throughout the delivery lifecycle. You'll lead the development of testing strategies, champion best practice, and drive test automation across both existing and future data solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of data testing while delivering products and services that make a real difference. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven experience leading testing across multiple teams, defining and delivering testing strategies for cloud-native, open-source and commercial data platforms, while embedding quality standards, governance, test automation, and best practices across the software delivery lifecycle. Extensive experience designing and implementing functional and non-functional testing strategies, including performance, accessibility, reliability and integration testing for APIs, messaging platforms and modern data services. Proven success leading, recruiting, coaching and developing high-performing Test Engineers, driving continuous improvement and engineering excellence. Expert-level experience in Python-based test automation, with a strong track record of implementing automated API and data testing within cloud CI/CD pipelines, using shift-left approaches to deliver quality early and at scale. You and your role As our Lead Test Engineer, you'll set the standard for quality engineering across DWP's Data & Analytics services. Acting as the senior technical authority for testing, you'll provide leadership and direction to test engineers embedded in agile delivery teams, ensuring quality is built into products and services from the outset. You'll work closely with Product Managers, Architects, Delivery Managers and Engineering teams to shape testing strategy, influence technical decisions and embed quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Supporting a broad portfolio of data and analytics platforms, you'll help assure solutions spanning data movement, integration, storage, analytics and insight generation. Drawing on deep expertise in modern test engineering practices, you'll champion automation, continuous testing and quality by design. You'll provide assurance across functional, performance, accessibility, security and operational testing, helping teams deliver resilient, reliable and trusted services. Working across a complex technology landscape spanning cloud and on-premise environments, you'll identify delivery risks, drive continuous improvement and evaluate emerging tools and approaches to strengthen engineering quality across the organisation. You'll also play a key role in developing our Test Engineering profession, supporting recruitment, mentoring engineers, building capability and helping shape a high-performing testing community. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in your choice of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. 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: Pay for this role is from £76,339 - £91,672. The maximum salary for the grade is £81,672 and a Digital Allowance of up to £10,000 per annum subject to our assessment of your capability at interview Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to £23,660 a 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 Sports and social activities 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Lead Test Engineer Pay up to £76,339 - £91,672 , plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. Are you a Test Engineering leader? Can you deliver high-quality data solutions at scale? Join us at a pivotal time as we drive forward our ambitious 2030 Data Strategy. We're looking for an experienced Lead Test Engineer to play a key role in shaping and assuring the quality of data products and services across a complex digital landscape that supports millions of users. Working closely with stakeholders across Data & Analytics and the wider DWP Digital community, you'll provide expert testing leadership, influence strategic decisions, develop recommendations, and ensure robust quality assurance throughout the delivery lifecycle. You'll lead the development of testing strategies, champion best practice, and drive test automation across both existing and future data solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of data testing while delivering products and services that make a real difference. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven experience leading testing across multiple teams, defining and delivering testing strategies for cloud-native, open-source and commercial data platforms, while embedding quality standards, governance, test automation, and best practices across the software delivery lifecycle. Extensive experience designing and implementing functional and non-functional testing strategies, including performance, accessibility, reliability and integration testing for APIs, messaging platforms and modern data services. Proven success leading, recruiting, coaching and developing high-performing Test Engineers, driving continuous improvement and engineering excellence. Expert-level experience in Python-based test automation, with a strong track record of implementing automated API and data testing within cloud CI/CD pipelines, using shift-left approaches to deliver quality early and at scale. You and your role As our Lead Test Engineer, you'll set the standard for quality engineering across DWP's Data & Analytics services. Acting as the senior technical authority for testing, you'll provide leadership and direction to test engineers embedded in agile delivery teams, ensuring quality is built into products and services from the outset. You'll work closely with Product Managers, Architects, Delivery Managers and Engineering teams to shape testing strategy, influence technical decisions and embed quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle. Supporting a broad portfolio of data and analytics platforms, you'll help assure solutions spanning data movement, integration, storage, analytics and insight generation. Drawing on deep expertise in modern test engineering practices, you'll champion automation, continuous testing and quality by design. You'll provide assurance across functional, performance, accessibility, security and operational testing, helping teams deliver resilient, reliable and trusted services. Working across a complex technology landscape spanning cloud and on-premise environments, you'll identify delivery risks, drive continuous improvement and evaluate emerging tools and approaches to strengthen engineering quality across the organisation. You'll also play a key role in developing our Test Engineering profession, supporting recruitment, mentoring engineers, building capability and helping shape a high-performing testing community. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in your choice of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle or Sheffield. 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: Pay for this role is from £76,339 - £91,672. The maximum salary for the grade is £81,672 and a Digital Allowance of up to £10,000 per annum subject to our assessment of your capability at interview Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of 28.97%, worth up to £23,660 a 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 Sports and social activities 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior Product Manager Pay up to £76,339 - £81,672 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're looking for three Senior Product Managers to join mission-critical services across DWP Digital. These roles offer a unique opportunity to shape the future of products that support millions of citizens and thousands of colleagues across the Department for Work and Pensions. As a Senior Product Manager, you'll provide clear product leadership, set strategic direction and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver user-centred services that solve complex problems. We are recruiting across three exciting product areas: Bereavement, Care and Common Capabilities The Bereavement and Care team designs and delivers digital services that support some of DWP's most vulnerable customers at critical moments in their lives. Our team is responsible for products that help citizens access bereavement and care-related support, while also providing colleagues with the tools and systems they need to deliver excellent customer service. Health and Disability The Health and Disability team delivers digital products and services that support the administration of health and disability benefits. Working at the heart of a significant data transformation programme, you'll define the future of data products and capabilities across the portfolio. The team is focused on improving how health data is captured, managed and utilised to enable better decision-making, enhance services and support strategic objectives across the wider Data and Analytics landscape. Corporate Centre Services Corporate Centre Services develops and supports the digital products and platforms that enable DWP colleagues to do their best work every day. Our team focuses on improving the employee experience through better systems, streamlined processes and innovative digital solutions. If you're passionate about creating user-centred products, leading high-performing teams and delivering change that matters, we'd love to hear from you. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Experience of defining and communicating a compelling product vision and strategy, creating clarity of purpose, aligning teams around outcomes and driving the delivery of value for users and the organisation. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience of building alignment across diverse groups, balancing competing priorities and securing support for product decisions and roadmaps. Experience of using data, user needs and evidence to inform product decisions, translating insight into clear priorities that deliver measurable outcomes and continuous improvement. Experience of leading, coaching and developing product teams and communities, championing product thinking and embedding a user-centred, outcome-focused approach across teams and organisational boundaries. You and your role As a Senior Product Manager you will lead the strategy direction and delivery of products within one of DWP's complex and high-profile areas of work. You know how to define a clear product vision, shape value-driven roadmaps and work across organisational boundaries to deliver services that meet user needs and business objectives. Working with our expert multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders and senior leaders, you'll use data, insight and user research to drive decision-making, champion User Centred Design and lead transformational change. You'll be responsible for delivering measurable outcomes, tracking product performance and driving continuous improvement to maximise value and long-term sustainability. You'll also provide leadership to Product Managers and product teams, supporting their development and building a strong product culture focused on user needs, innovation and delivery excellence. And you'll make sure accessibility and inclusivity is at the heart of service design, so our services work for everyone. Please note: Regular travel to other DWP Digital hubs will be required as part of this role (travel to other sites won't cost you anything). Further details can be discussed at interview. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll be based in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Birmingham, 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 from £76,339 - £81,672 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £23,660 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 Sports and social activities 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior Product Manager Pay up to £76,339 - £81,672 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're looking for three Senior Product Managers to join mission-critical services across DWP Digital. These roles offer a unique opportunity to shape the future of products that support millions of citizens and thousands of colleagues across the Department for Work and Pensions. As a Senior Product Manager, you'll provide clear product leadership, set strategic direction and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver user-centred services that solve complex problems. We are recruiting across three exciting product areas: Bereavement, Care and Common Capabilities The Bereavement and Care team designs and delivers digital services that support some of DWP's most vulnerable customers at critical moments in their lives. Our team is responsible for products that help citizens access bereavement and care-related support, while also providing colleagues with the tools and systems they need to deliver excellent customer service. Health and Disability The Health and Disability team delivers digital products and services that support the administration of health and disability benefits. Working at the heart of a significant data transformation programme, you'll define the future of data products and capabilities across the portfolio. The team is focused on improving how health data is captured, managed and utilised to enable better decision-making, enhance services and support strategic objectives across the wider Data and Analytics landscape. Corporate Centre Services Corporate Centre Services develops and supports the digital products and platforms that enable DWP colleagues to do their best work every day. Our team focuses on improving the employee experience through better systems, streamlined processes and innovative digital solutions. If you're passionate about creating user-centred products, leading high-performing teams and delivering change that matters, we'd love to hear from you. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Experience of defining and communicating a compelling product vision and strategy, creating clarity of purpose, aligning teams around outcomes and driving the delivery of value for users and the organisation. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience of building alignment across diverse groups, balancing competing priorities and securing support for product decisions and roadmaps. Experience of using data, user needs and evidence to inform product decisions, translating insight into clear priorities that deliver measurable outcomes and continuous improvement. Experience of leading, coaching and developing product teams and communities, championing product thinking and embedding a user-centred, outcome-focused approach across teams and organisational boundaries. You and your role As a Senior Product Manager you will lead the strategy direction and delivery of products within one of DWP's complex and high-profile areas of work. You know how to define a clear product vision, shape value-driven roadmaps and work across organisational boundaries to deliver services that meet user needs and business objectives. Working with our expert multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders and senior leaders, you'll use data, insight and user research to drive decision-making, champion User Centred Design and lead transformational change. You'll be responsible for delivering measurable outcomes, tracking product performance and driving continuous improvement to maximise value and long-term sustainability. You'll also provide leadership to Product Managers and product teams, supporting their development and building a strong product culture focused on user needs, innovation and delivery excellence. And you'll make sure accessibility and inclusivity is at the heart of service design, so our services work for everyone. Please note: Regular travel to other DWP Digital hubs will be required as part of this role (travel to other sites won't cost you anything). Further details can be discussed at interview. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll be based in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Birmingham, 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 from £76,339 - £81,672 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £23,660 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 Sports and social activities 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior Product Manager Pay up to £76,339 - £81,672 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're looking for three Senior Product Managers to join mission-critical services across DWP Digital. These roles offer a unique opportunity to shape the future of products that support millions of citizens and thousands of colleagues across the Department for Work and Pensions. As a Senior Product Manager, you'll provide clear product leadership, set strategic direction and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver user-centred services that solve complex problems. We are recruiting across three exciting product areas: Bereavement, Care and Common Capabilities The Bereavement and Care team designs and delivers digital services that support some of DWP's most vulnerable customers at critical moments in their lives. Our team is responsible for products that help citizens access bereavement and care-related support, while also providing colleagues with the tools and systems they need to deliver excellent customer service. Health and Disability The Health and Disability team delivers digital products and services that support the administration of health and disability benefits. Working at the heart of a significant data transformation programme, you'll define the future of data products and capabilities across the portfolio. The team is focused on improving how health data is captured, managed and utilised to enable better decision-making, enhance services and support strategic objectives across the wider Data and Analytics landscape. Corporate Centre Services Corporate Centre Services develops and supports the digital products and platforms that enable DWP colleagues to do their best work every day. Our team focuses on improving the employee experience through better systems, streamlined processes and innovative digital solutions. If you're passionate about creating user-centred products, leading high-performing teams and delivering change that matters, we'd love to hear from you. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Experience of defining and communicating a compelling product vision and strategy, creating clarity of purpose, aligning teams around outcomes and driving the delivery of value for users and the organisation. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience of building alignment across diverse groups, balancing competing priorities and securing support for product decisions and roadmaps. Experience of using data, user needs and evidence to inform product decisions, translating insight into clear priorities that deliver measurable outcomes and continuous improvement. Experience of leading, coaching and developing product teams and communities, championing product thinking and embedding a user-centred, outcome-focused approach across teams and organisational boundaries. You and your role As a Senior Product Manager you will lead the strategy direction and delivery of products within one of DWP's complex and high-profile areas of work. You know how to define a clear product vision, shape value-driven roadmaps and work across organisational boundaries to deliver services that meet user needs and business objectives. Working with our expert multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders and senior leaders, you'll use data, insight and user research to drive decision-making, champion User Centred Design and lead transformational change. You'll be responsible for delivering measurable outcomes, tracking product performance and driving continuous improvement to maximise value and long-term sustainability. You'll also provide leadership to Product Managers and product teams, supporting their development and building a strong product culture focused on user needs, innovation and delivery excellence. And you'll make sure accessibility and inclusivity is at the heart of service design, so our services work for everyone. Please note: Regular travel to other DWP Digital hubs will be required as part of this role (travel to other sites won't cost you anything). Further details can be discussed at interview. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll be based in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Birmingham, 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 from £76,339 - £81,672 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £23,660 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 Sports and social activities 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior Product Manager Pay up to £76,339 - £81,672 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're looking for three Senior Product Managers to join mission-critical services across DWP Digital. These roles offer a unique opportunity to shape the future of products that support millions of citizens and thousands of colleagues across the Department for Work and Pensions. As a Senior Product Manager, you'll provide clear product leadership, set strategic direction and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver user-centred services that solve complex problems. We are recruiting across three exciting product areas: Bereavement, Care and Common Capabilities The Bereavement and Care team designs and delivers digital services that support some of DWP's most vulnerable customers at critical moments in their lives. Our team is responsible for products that help citizens access bereavement and care-related support, while also providing colleagues with the tools and systems they need to deliver excellent customer service. Health and Disability The Health and Disability team delivers digital products and services that support the administration of health and disability benefits. Working at the heart of a significant data transformation programme, you'll define the future of data products and capabilities across the portfolio. The team is focused on improving how health data is captured, managed and utilised to enable better decision-making, enhance services and support strategic objectives across the wider Data and Analytics landscape. Corporate Centre Services Corporate Centre Services develops and supports the digital products and platforms that enable DWP colleagues to do their best work every day. Our team focuses on improving the employee experience through better systems, streamlined processes and innovative digital solutions. If you're passionate about creating user-centred products, leading high-performing teams and delivering change that matters, we'd love to hear from you. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Experience of defining and communicating a compelling product vision and strategy, creating clarity of purpose, aligning teams around outcomes and driving the delivery of value for users and the organisation. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience of building alignment across diverse groups, balancing competing priorities and securing support for product decisions and roadmaps. Experience of using data, user needs and evidence to inform product decisions, translating insight into clear priorities that deliver measurable outcomes and continuous improvement. Experience of leading, coaching and developing product teams and communities, championing product thinking and embedding a user-centred, outcome-focused approach across teams and organisational boundaries. You and your role As a Senior Product Manager you will lead the strategy direction and delivery of products within one of DWP's complex and high-profile areas of work. You know how to define a clear product vision, shape value-driven roadmaps and work across organisational boundaries to deliver services that meet user needs and business objectives. Working with our expert multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders and senior leaders, you'll use data, insight and user research to drive decision-making, champion User Centred Design and lead transformational change. You'll be responsible for delivering measurable outcomes, tracking product performance and driving continuous improvement to maximise value and long-term sustainability. You'll also provide leadership to Product Managers and product teams, supporting their development and building a strong product culture focused on user needs, innovation and delivery excellence. And you'll make sure accessibility and inclusivity is at the heart of service design, so our services work for everyone. Please note: Regular travel to other DWP Digital hubs will be required as part of this role (travel to other sites won't cost you anything). Further details can be discussed at interview. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll be based in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Birmingham, 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 from £76,339 - £81,672 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £23,660 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 Sports and social activities 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior Product Manager Pay up to £76,339 - £81,672 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're looking for three Senior Product Managers to join mission-critical services across DWP Digital. These roles offer a unique opportunity to shape the future of products that support millions of citizens and thousands of colleagues across the Department for Work and Pensions. As a Senior Product Manager, you'll provide clear product leadership, set strategic direction and work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver user-centred services that solve complex problems. We are recruiting across three exciting product areas: Bereavement, Care and Common Capabilities The Bereavement and Care team designs and delivers digital services that support some of DWP's most vulnerable customers at critical moments in their lives. Our team is responsible for products that help citizens access bereavement and care-related support, while also providing colleagues with the tools and systems they need to deliver excellent customer service. Health and Disability The Health and Disability team delivers digital products and services that support the administration of health and disability benefits. Working at the heart of a significant data transformation programme, you'll define the future of data products and capabilities across the portfolio. The team is focused on improving how health data is captured, managed and utilised to enable better decision-making, enhance services and support strategic objectives across the wider Data and Analytics landscape. Corporate Centre Services Corporate Centre Services develops and supports the digital products and platforms that enable DWP colleagues to do their best work every day. Our team focuses on improving the employee experience through better systems, streamlined processes and innovative digital solutions. If you're passionate about creating user-centred products, leading high-performing teams and delivering change that matters, we'd love to hear from you. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Experience of defining and communicating a compelling product vision and strategy, creating clarity of purpose, aligning teams around outcomes and driving the delivery of value for users and the organisation. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience of building alignment across diverse groups, balancing competing priorities and securing support for product decisions and roadmaps. Experience of using data, user needs and evidence to inform product decisions, translating insight into clear priorities that deliver measurable outcomes and continuous improvement. Experience of leading, coaching and developing product teams and communities, championing product thinking and embedding a user-centred, outcome-focused approach across teams and organisational boundaries. You and your role As a Senior Product Manager you will lead the strategy direction and delivery of products within one of DWP's complex and high-profile areas of work. You know how to define a clear product vision, shape value-driven roadmaps and work across organisational boundaries to deliver services that meet user needs and business objectives. Working with our expert multidisciplinary teams, stakeholders and senior leaders, you'll use data, insight and user research to drive decision-making, champion User Centred Design and lead transformational change. You'll be responsible for delivering measurable outcomes, tracking product performance and driving continuous improvement to maximise value and long-term sustainability. You'll also provide leadership to Product Managers and product teams, supporting their development and building a strong product culture focused on user needs, innovation and delivery excellence. And you'll make sure accessibility and inclusivity is at the heart of service design, so our services work for everyone. Please note: Regular travel to other DWP Digital hubs will be required as part of this role (travel to other sites won't cost you anything). Further details can be discussed at interview. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll be based in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Birmingham, 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 from £76,339 - £81,672 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £23,660 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 Sports and social activities 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior Network Engineer Pay of up to £74,399 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for outstanding Senior Infrastructure Engineers who are skilled in network automation to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital, to assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £280bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Advanced Network Architectures and Routing: Proficient in VXLAN overlays, EVPN, multi-site fabrics, VRF segmentation and dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), particularly using Arista technologies. Traffic Optimization & Load Balancing: Experienced in load balancing solutions including F5 ASM, APM and DNS. Automation & DevOps Practices: Good background in Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code and CI/CD pipelines for streamlined network operations. Communication skills with the ability to document network designs and procedures effectively. Takes accountability for issues that occur and is proactive in searching for potential problems. Leadership and technical direction: Demonstrates strong technical leadership within Network Engineering, acting as a role model for best practice. Provides clear direction, mentors engineers, supports capability development and leads by example in the delivery of resilient, high-quality network services. Next-Generation Firewall Expertise: Skilled in configuring, designing and maintaining NGFWs with emphasis on Palo Alto Firewalls with centralized management via Panorama You and your role Being a Senior Network Engineer at DWP Digital is about much more than keeping the network running. You'll help shape scalable, resilient network services, lead complex technical solutions and find smarter ways to automate repetitive work. Experience with Arista, Palo Alto, Aruba, AWS or Azure would be useful, but you don't need to tick every box. If you've also worked with Python or Ansible for network automation, even better. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more 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 £ 74,399 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% , worth over £17,000 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 flexitime. 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior Network Engineer Pay of up to £74,399 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for outstanding Senior Infrastructure Engineers who are skilled in network automation to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital, to assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £280bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Advanced Network Architectures and Routing: Proficient in VXLAN overlays, EVPN, multi-site fabrics, VRF segmentation and dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), particularly using Arista technologies. Traffic Optimization & Load Balancing: Experienced in load balancing solutions including F5 ASM, APM and DNS. Automation & DevOps Practices: Good background in Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code and CI/CD pipelines for streamlined network operations. Communication skills with the ability to document network designs and procedures effectively. Takes accountability for issues that occur and is proactive in searching for potential problems. Leadership and technical direction: Demonstrates strong technical leadership within Network Engineering, acting as a role model for best practice. Provides clear direction, mentors engineers, supports capability development and leads by example in the delivery of resilient, high-quality network services. Next-Generation Firewall Expertise: Skilled in configuring, designing and maintaining NGFWs with emphasis on Palo Alto Firewalls with centralized management via Panorama You and your role Being a Senior Network Engineer at DWP Digital is about much more than keeping the network running. You'll help shape scalable, resilient network services, lead complex technical solutions and find smarter ways to automate repetitive work. Experience with Arista, Palo Alto, Aruba, AWS or Azure would be useful, but you don't need to tick every box. If you've also worked with Python or Ansible for network automation, even better. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more 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 £ 74,399 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% , worth over £17,000 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 flexitime. 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior Network Engineer Pay of up to £74,399 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for outstanding Senior Infrastructure Engineers who are skilled in network automation to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital, to assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £280bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Advanced Network Architectures and Routing: Proficient in VXLAN overlays, EVPN, multi-site fabrics, VRF segmentation and dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), particularly using Arista technologies. Traffic Optimization & Load Balancing: Experienced in load balancing solutions including F5 ASM, APM and DNS. Automation & DevOps Practices: Good background in Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code and CI/CD pipelines for streamlined network operations. Communication skills with the ability to document network designs and procedures effectively. Takes accountability for issues that occur and is proactive in searching for potential problems. Leadership and technical direction: Demonstrates strong technical leadership within Network Engineering, acting as a role model for best practice. Provides clear direction, mentors engineers, supports capability development and leads by example in the delivery of resilient, high-quality network services. Next-Generation Firewall Expertise: Skilled in configuring, designing and maintaining NGFWs with emphasis on Palo Alto Firewalls with centralized management via Panorama You and your role Being a Senior Network Engineer at DWP Digital is about much more than keeping the network running. You'll help shape scalable, resilient network services, lead complex technical solutions and find smarter ways to automate repetitive work. Experience with Arista, Palo Alto, Aruba, AWS or Azure would be useful, but you don't need to tick every box. If you've also worked with Python or Ansible for network automation, even better. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more 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 £ 74,399 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% , worth over £17,000 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 flexitime. 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior Network Engineer Pay of up to £74,399 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for outstanding Senior Infrastructure Engineers who are skilled in network automation to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital, to assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £280bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Advanced Network Architectures and Routing: Proficient in VXLAN overlays, EVPN, multi-site fabrics, VRF segmentation and dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), particularly using Arista technologies. Traffic Optimization & Load Balancing: Experienced in load balancing solutions including F5 ASM, APM and DNS. Automation & DevOps Practices: Good background in Infrastructure as Code, Configuration as Code and CI/CD pipelines for streamlined network operations. Communication skills with the ability to document network designs and procedures effectively. Takes accountability for issues that occur and is proactive in searching for potential problems. Leadership and technical direction: Demonstrates strong technical leadership within Network Engineering, acting as a role model for best practice. Provides clear direction, mentors engineers, supports capability development and leads by example in the delivery of resilient, high-quality network services. Next-Generation Firewall Expertise: Skilled in configuring, designing and maintaining NGFWs with emphasis on Palo Alto Firewalls with centralized management via Panorama You and your role Being a Senior Network Engineer at DWP Digital is about much more than keeping the network running. You'll help shape scalable, resilient network services, lead complex technical solutions and find smarter ways to automate repetitive work. Experience with Arista, Palo Alto, Aruba, AWS or Azure would be useful, but you don't need to tick every box. If you've also worked with Python or Ansible for network automation, even better. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more 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 £ 74,399 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% , worth over £17,000 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 flexitime. 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Copilot AI Engineer Pay up to £53,347 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Copilot & AI Agent Engineer to work closely with our multi-disciplined teams and join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £280bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven ability to integrate with Microsoft 365 workloads (such as SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive and the Power Platform), using workflow orchestration tools like Power Automate or Logic Apps. Demonstrable experience of using Microsoft Graph, JSON, REST APIs and connectors. Proven experience of data security and permissions within Microsoft 365 environments with outcomes. Evidence of how AI-driven Co-pilots function, including prompts, responses and grounding in organisational data. Proven experience designing and delivering AI-powered solutions using Microsoft Co-pilot technologies or comparable AI development platforms, including the use of agents, co-pilots or intelligent automation to meet business needs. You and your role As a Copilot & AI Agent Engineer, you'll get hands-on with Microsoft Copilot and agentic AI, designing, building and deploying intelligent solutions that integrate with Microsoft 365, Power Platform and wider enterprise systems. You'll help us work out how AI agents can operate securely and reliably at serious scale, contributing to services supporting over 100,000 users. You don't need to know everything from day one. You'll get coaching, training and support to grow your expertise. Experience with Azure, APIs, Entra ID, PowerShell, CI/CD, monitoring or automation would be useful, but isn't essential. If you want to move beyond experimenting with AI and start engineering it for the real world, this could be the role for you. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more 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 £53,347. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £13,000 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Copilot AI Engineer Pay up to £53,347 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Copilot & AI Agent Engineer to work closely with our multi-disciplined teams and join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £280bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven ability to integrate with Microsoft 365 workloads (such as SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive and the Power Platform), using workflow orchestration tools like Power Automate or Logic Apps. Demonstrable experience of using Microsoft Graph, JSON, REST APIs and connectors. Proven experience of data security and permissions within Microsoft 365 environments with outcomes. Evidence of how AI-driven Co-pilots function, including prompts, responses and grounding in organisational data. Proven experience designing and delivering AI-powered solutions using Microsoft Co-pilot technologies or comparable AI development platforms, including the use of agents, co-pilots or intelligent automation to meet business needs. You and your role As a Copilot & AI Agent Engineer, you'll get hands-on with Microsoft Copilot and agentic AI, designing, building and deploying intelligent solutions that integrate with Microsoft 365, Power Platform and wider enterprise systems. You'll help us work out how AI agents can operate securely and reliably at serious scale, contributing to services supporting over 100,000 users. You don't need to know everything from day one. You'll get coaching, training and support to grow your expertise. Experience with Azure, APIs, Entra ID, PowerShell, CI/CD, monitoring or automation would be useful, but isn't essential. If you want to move beyond experimenting with AI and start engineering it for the real world, this could be the role for you. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more 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 £53,347. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £13,000 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Copilot AI Engineer Pay up to £53,347 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Copilot & AI Agent Engineer to work closely with our multi-disciplined teams and join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £280bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven ability to integrate with Microsoft 365 workloads (such as SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive and the Power Platform), using workflow orchestration tools like Power Automate or Logic Apps. Demonstrable experience of using Microsoft Graph, JSON, REST APIs and connectors. Proven experience of data security and permissions within Microsoft 365 environments with outcomes. Evidence of how AI-driven Co-pilots function, including prompts, responses and grounding in organisational data. Proven experience designing and delivering AI-powered solutions using Microsoft Co-pilot technologies or comparable AI development platforms, including the use of agents, co-pilots or intelligent automation to meet business needs. You and your role As a Copilot & AI Agent Engineer, you'll get hands-on with Microsoft Copilot and agentic AI, designing, building and deploying intelligent solutions that integrate with Microsoft 365, Power Platform and wider enterprise systems. You'll help us work out how AI agents can operate securely and reliably at serious scale, contributing to services supporting over 100,000 users. You don't need to know everything from day one. You'll get coaching, training and support to grow your expertise. Experience with Azure, APIs, Entra ID, PowerShell, CI/CD, monitoring or automation would be useful, but isn't essential. If you want to move beyond experimenting with AI and start engineering it for the real world, this could be the role for you. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more 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 £53,347. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £13,000 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Copilot AI Engineer Pay up to £53,347 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for a Copilot & AI Agent Engineer to work closely with our multi-disciplined teams and join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £280bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Proven ability to integrate with Microsoft 365 workloads (such as SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive and the Power Platform), using workflow orchestration tools like Power Automate or Logic Apps. Demonstrable experience of using Microsoft Graph, JSON, REST APIs and connectors. Proven experience of data security and permissions within Microsoft 365 environments with outcomes. Evidence of how AI-driven Co-pilots function, including prompts, responses and grounding in organisational data. Proven experience designing and delivering AI-powered solutions using Microsoft Co-pilot technologies or comparable AI development platforms, including the use of agents, co-pilots or intelligent automation to meet business needs. You and your role As a Copilot & AI Agent Engineer, you'll get hands-on with Microsoft Copilot and agentic AI, designing, building and deploying intelligent solutions that integrate with Microsoft 365, Power Platform and wider enterprise systems. You'll help us work out how AI agents can operate securely and reliably at serious scale, contributing to services supporting over 100,000 users. You don't need to know everything from day one. You'll get coaching, training and support to grow your expertise. Experience with Azure, APIs, Entra ID, PowerShell, CI/CD, monitoring or automation would be useful, but isn't essential. If you want to move beyond experimenting with AI and start engineering it for the real world, this could be the role for you. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is more 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 £53,347. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £13,000 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 is 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. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior Security Architect Pay up to £58,961 - £86,567 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. Do you want to tackle security challenges at massive scale, shaping the systems and services used by millions of people? We're looking for a Senior Security Architect to provide expert leadership across our Corporate Centre Services function. You'll apply secure-by-design principles, enterprise architecture expertise and cloud security knowledge to influence strategic decisions, guide multidisciplinary teams and help safeguard critical services against evolving threats. You'll have experience working in large digital environments, shaping standards, governance approaches and security roadmaps, while communicating complex concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences. You'll also play a key role in building organisational capability through mentoring, knowledge sharing and championing best practice. DWP offers a unique opportunity to work at a scale and complexity rarely found elsewhere. We welcome applications from candidates from industry, consultancy, academia or military backgrounds. A CISSP qualification, master's degree in information security, or willingness to work towards one, would be beneficial and supported as part of your professional development. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Experience operating as a Security Architect within large complex organisations, developing secure solutions that align with enterprise architecture strategies and long-term business objectives. Strong expertise in cyber security risk management and threat mitigation with experience identifying vulnerabilities, assessing risks and implementing effective security controls to protect critical services and data. Knowledge of identity and access management technologies and security protocols, with experience applying security principles across modern digital and cloud-based environments. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence decision-making, provide expert security guidance and develop capability across multidisciplinary teams and architecture communities. You and your role As a Security Architect, you will provide expert advice on secure solution design, risk assessment, IT Health Check scoping and vulnerability management, helping teams identify and address risks across digital services. Working closely with architects, engineers, security specialists and Design Authority, you'll build strong relationships and act as a trusted advisor on secure design and delivery. You will lead the development of resilient architectures, ensuring security is considered from discovery through to live service, while balancing user needs, business priorities and technical requirements. Collaborating with Solution Architects and agile delivery teams, you'll develop secure, cost-effective solutions aligned with enterprise standards, strategic roadmaps and the Digital Blueprint. You'll produce clear architecture artefacts, patterns and documentation to support governance, assurance activities and secure engineering throughout the product lifecycle. You'll also contribute to strategy, standards and reusable patterns, while mentoring colleagues and strengthening capability across the wider architecture and security communities. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Birmingham, 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: You salary for this role is £58,961, plus you'll get a Government Digital and Data allowance of up to £27,606 subject to our assessment of capability at interview. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £17,081 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: 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 is just 3 stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A short first stage interview, followed by a longer stage 2 interview for those successful. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application

Senior Security Architect Pay up to £58,961 - £86,567 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. Do you want to tackle security challenges at massive scale, shaping the systems and services used by millions of people? We're looking for a Senior Security Architect to provide expert leadership across our Corporate Centre Services function. You'll apply secure-by-design principles, enterprise architecture expertise and cloud security knowledge to influence strategic decisions, guide multidisciplinary teams and help safeguard critical services against evolving threats. You'll have experience working in large digital environments, shaping standards, governance approaches and security roadmaps, while communicating complex concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences. You'll also play a key role in building organisational capability through mentoring, knowledge sharing and championing best practice. DWP offers a unique opportunity to work at a scale and complexity rarely found elsewhere. We welcome applications from candidates from industry, consultancy, academia or military backgrounds. A CISSP qualification, master's degree in information security, or willingness to work towards one, would be beneficial and supported as part of your professional development. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Experience operating as a Security Architect within large complex organisations, developing secure solutions that align with enterprise architecture strategies and long-term business objectives. Strong expertise in cyber security risk management and threat mitigation with experience identifying vulnerabilities, assessing risks and implementing effective security controls to protect critical services and data. Knowledge of identity and access management technologies and security protocols, with experience applying security principles across modern digital and cloud-based environments. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence decision-making, provide expert security guidance and develop capability across multidisciplinary teams and architecture communities. You and your role As a Security Architect, you will provide expert advice on secure solution design, risk assessment, IT Health Check scoping and vulnerability management, helping teams identify and address risks across digital services. Working closely with architects, engineers, security specialists and Design Authority, you'll build strong relationships and act as a trusted advisor on secure design and delivery. You will lead the development of resilient architectures, ensuring security is considered from discovery through to live service, while balancing user needs, business priorities and technical requirements. Collaborating with Solution Architects and agile delivery teams, you'll develop secure, cost-effective solutions aligned with enterprise standards, strategic roadmaps and the Digital Blueprint. You'll produce clear architecture artefacts, patterns and documentation to support governance, assurance activities and secure engineering throughout the product lifecycle. You'll also contribute to strategy, standards and reusable patterns, while mentoring colleagues and strengthening capability across the wider architecture and security communities. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Blackpool, Birmingham, 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: You salary for this role is £58,961, plus you'll get a Government Digital and Data allowance of up to £27,606 subject to our assessment of capability at interview. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £17,081 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: 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 is just 3 stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. Interview: A short first stage interview, followed by a longer stage 2 interview for those successful. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application