DevOps Engineer

Development Ops Engineer

• Salary: £36,800 - £47,900
  
  
• Location: Cambridge/Hybrid
  
  
• Contract: Permanent
  
  We are recruiting for a DevOps Engineer to join our Assessment API team. This key role is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and evolution of our critical AWS-based infrastructure. You will be instrumental in driving reliability, scalability, and efficiency for our English language assessment APIs and the products and services they enable.
  
  We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.
  
  About the role
  
  Working in close collaboration with the development team, you will leverage Infrastructure as Code principles, primarily using AWS and Terraform. The aim is to automate and streamline operations, enhance system security, and empower our development teams to deliver innovative solutions rapidly and effectively.
  
  As a core member of our engineering team, you will:
  
  
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code.
  
  
• Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to enable safe, reliable, and frequent software deployments.
  
  
• Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure system health and performance.
  
  
• Partner with development teams to provide technical guidance and drive the adoption of a DevOps culture.
  
  
• Manage backup and disaster recovery processes to ensure business continuity.
  
  We have a mature and progressive approach to software engineering and working with technology in general. We embrace principles and processes that help us deliver quality software, including automated testing, automated deployment and support. Our ways of working are always evolving; if something's not working, we change it.
  
  The key to our work is our colleagues, whose shared commitment enables us to have an ever-greater impact. We are a united, vibrant, and respectful global community of people, and we ensure that every individual is recognized, listened to, and cared for. And because our impact is amplified when our people are empowered, we give everyone the opportunity to develop in their own way. Whether you want a career that's linear, or want to follow your own path, we'll support you and help give you the resources and training you'll need to be bold and take ownership of what you do.
  
  About you
  
  We're looking for an enthusiastic DevOps Engineer or someone in a similar software infrastructure-focused role. While experience with some of our specific technologies would be ideal, your potential, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn are most important. We value strong problem-solving skills, great communication, and the ability to thrive in a highly collaborative environment.
  
  Your experience includes
  
  
• Document infrastructure configurations, operational procedures, and mentor team members on DevOps practices and technologies.
  
  
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable AWS cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC), primarily with Terraform.
  
  
• Build and optimise robust CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and quality gates for reliable, frequent software deployments.
  
  
• Implement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems, utilising tools such as CloudWatch, ELK stack, Prometheus, and Grafana.
  
  
• Manage backup and disaster recovery processes to ensure business continuity and system resilience.
  
  
• Apply and maintain security best practices across cloud environments and deployment workflows, meeting relevant compliance standards.
  
  
• Develop automation scripts using languages like Bash or Python for platform maintenance and optimisation.
  
  
• Collaborate closely with development teams, providing technical guidance and driving the adoption of a DevOps culture.
  
  
• Document infrastructure configurations, operational procedures, and mentor team members in DevOps practices and technologies.
  
  
• Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident response efforts to minimise service disruptions and maintain platform stability.
  
  If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.
  
  Rewards and benefits
  
  We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:
  
  
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  
  
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
  
  
• Discretionary annual bonus
  
  
• Group personal pension scheme
  
  
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
  
  
• Green travel schemes
  
  We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability.
  
  Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.
  
  We review applications on an ongoing basis, with a closing date for all applications being 4th September 2025 Interviews are scheduled to take place as applications are received.
  
  Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.
  
  Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.
  
  Why join us
  
  Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You'll belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.
  
  Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.
  
  We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.
  
  Development Ops Engineer