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Senior DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Soho
2 weeks ago
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A fantastic opportunity for an experienced DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join a forward-thinking software company working at the cutting edge of AI-driven solutions. This is a high-impact, individual contributor role where you will take ownership of assessing infrastructure, identifying improvements, scoping large-scale projects, and driving these through to implementation.

Location: Hybrid – London or Cambridge office 3 days a week (occasional travel between offices may be required)

Salary: Negotiable annual salary + excellent benefits

Requirements for Senior DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Extensive experience working in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or Site Reliability roles

Strong expertise in Kubernetes, Karpenter, Prometheus, and Terraform

Strong preference for an excellent academic background (i.e. 2.1 or 1st class degree, AAB+ at A Level, etc.)

Proven track record of delivering end-to-end infrastructure projects from design to implementation

Excellent communication skills – ability to present proposals and solutions to senior leadership

Self-starter who thrives in an individual contributor position

Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies

Desirable experience:

Cilium or similar service mesh

Flux (or Argo as an alternative)

Ansible

Responsibilities for Senior DevOps / Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Assess the current infrastructure setup, identify weaknesses, and propose improvements

Work on large-scale, high-value infrastructure projects – designing and implementing robust, scalable solutions

Collaborate with senior management to ensure infrastructure aligns with business goals

Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and monitoring systems

Drive best practices across infrastructure and cloud operations

Provide technical expertise to ensure system reliability, security, and scalability

What the role offers:

The chance to lead impactful infrastructure projects with real autonomy

Work in a fast-scaling AI software company at the forefront of technology innovation

Competitive salary package plus excellent benefits

Hybrid working with a choice of London or Cambridge base

A culture that values technical expertise, ownership, and collaboration

Applications

If you have top academics and would like to apply, we would love to hear from you. Please ensure when applying you include your degree classification/GPA or equivalent on your resume. Please send an up-to-date resume via the relevant link.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments for your application or during the review process, please highlight this by separately emailing  (if this email address has been removed by the job-board, full details for contact are available on our website).

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