Senior/Lead DevOps Engineer - Hybrid £120k DOE ID44071
Humand Talent
Oxford, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 120KJob location
Oxford, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Microsoft Windows
Systems Engineering
Ubuntu (Operating System)
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Github
Python
PostgreSQL
Linux System Administration
RabbitMQ
Ansible
Shell Script
Software Engineering
Rust
Grafana
Kubernetes
InfluxDB
Docker
Job description
- Autonomy from day one as you take ownership of the infrastructure that empowers software development, testing, and deployment
- Impactful collaboration with engineers and domain experts to improve productivity, tooling, and monitoring
- Creative problem-solving by designing scalable and secure deployment solutions for both on-site and remote systems
- Modern tooling and infrastructure where you will help evolve and manage a powerful technology stack that spans hardware, software, and cloud integrations
You'll play a vital role in building and maintaining the backbone of our client's growing platform. It's varied, technical, and ideal for someone who enjoys working across DevOps, systems engineering, and infrastructure-as-code.
Requirements
- Languages: Python, Rust, shell scripting
- Automation: Ansible (preferred), Infrastructure-as-Code practices
- Monitoring: Grafana, InfluxDB (self-hosted)
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions, local custom runners for hardware-based testing
- Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Mosquitto
- Environments: Ubuntu Linux, Windows, WSL, on-prem and hybrid systems
About You
You're someone who enjoys taking ownership of infrastructure and enabling great engineering through robust systems.
You'll bring:
- 5+ years in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or a similar role
- Proven experience with Linux system administration and scripting
- Comfort working across CI/CD pipelines, containerised environments, and monitoring tools
- A security-first mindset with best practices built into your workflow
- Excellent communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams
Benefits & conditions
- Competitive salary with equity options and performance bonuses
- Flexible hybrid working model
- Generous annual leave
- Private medical and dental insurance (for you and your family)
- The opportunity to shape infrastructure at a company on a significant growth journey
- Work with brilliant people in an inclusive and ambitious culture
About the company
At Humand Talent and our client, diversity is more than a value, it's a strength. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate based on race, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation, age, or any other status.
If you believe you bring something valuable to this role, even if you don't meet every bullet point, please apply. Talent and potential matter more than ticking every box.