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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Monitoring & Observability Engineer - **Company:** Oxford Quantum Circuits - **Location:** Reading, UK - **Salary:** £42,666.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Live Connect (Windows), Quantum Computing, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, System Availability, Grafana, Git, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Restful APIs - **Published:** July 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5809163536 ## About the Role * Experience working in monitoring, observability or operational support for complex technical systems. * Experience working with dashboards, telemetry, alarms, logs or time-series data. * Experience supporting uptime, incident response or on-call operational environments. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify trends, anomalies and operational risks. * Experience developing software in Python using modern development practices. * Experience creating and maintaining operational dashboards. * Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical teams. * Degree, HNC/HND, apprenticeship or equivalent experience in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Controls, Instrumentation, Data or a related technical discipline. * Willingness to participate in an on-call rota and travel internationally when required. The 'Nice-to-Haves' * Experience with Grafana Labs or similar observability platforms. * Experience monitoring high-availability technical systems. * Understanding of incident management, root cause analysis, reliability engineering or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles. * Experience with HTTP/REST APIs, Git, containerisation, Kubernetes or Infrastructure as Code. * Continuous improvement, ownership or leadership experience. ## Description As a Monitoring and Observability Engineer, you'll help keep OQC's live quantum computing systems running at their best. By improving system visibility, developing intelligent monitoring solutions and driving operational improvements, you'll play a key role in maximising uptime and enabling world-class live quantum computing services., Working within our Live Services team, you'll monitor the health and performance of our live cryogenic systems, respond to operational incidents and continuously improve our observability capabilities. You'll collaborate across engineering, operations, software and reliability teams to develop dashboards, refine alerting strategies and automate operational responses that improve reliability and reduce downtime. What You'll Be Working On * Monitor live systems, triage operational alerts and provide first-line incident response to maximise system availability. * Develop and maintain dashboards that deliver clear visibility into system health, trends and operational performance. * Analyse recurring incidents and monitoring data to identify root causes, improve alert quality and drive preventative action. * Collaborate with Reliability Engineering, Software and Operations teams to enhance observability tooling and operational processes. * Define monitoring thresholds, alerting strategies and operational metrics that support reliable live quantum computing services. * Produce documentation covering monitoring processes, incident response, escalation procedures and operational handovers. * Contribute to automation and continuous improvement initiatives that reduce manual intervention and improve service reliability. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [Understanding Kubernetes in a visual way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100085-understanding-kubernetes-in-a-visual-way) - [Quantum DevOps - Quantum Application Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1441-quantum-devops-quantum-application-development) - [All your telemetry data from any source in one place](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/57-all-your-telemetry-data-from-any-source-in-one-place) - [Keycloak case study: Making users happy with service level indicators and observability](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1599-keycloak-case-study-making-users-happy-with-service-level-indicators-and-observability) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Software Engineer Salary in The UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/231-software-engineer-salary-in-the-uk)