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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Devops Engineer - **Company:** Oxford Dynamics - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £112,722.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Github, Identity and Access Management, Industry Standard Architecture, Python (Programming Language), Cisco Nexus Switches, Octopus Deploy, OpenShift, Open Web Application Security, Performance Tuning, Prometheus, Systems Integration, Scripting, Istio, System Availability, Delivery Pipeline, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Cloudformation, Containerization, Kubernetes, Machine Learning Operations, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Devsecops, Docker, Static Application Security Testing, Dynamic Application Security Testing - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5835747567 ## About the Role We are looking for a seasoned DevOps professional with deep hands-on expertise in AWS, Kubernetes and modern CI/CD who can also drive cloud-native security. You will design, build and audit scalable infrastructure, automate delivery pipelines and champion cost-efficient, highly available platforms while owning key processes that will help OD remain compliant with our various certifications also, A collaborative and supportive attitude to work is essential for this role. You will be expected to operate at multiple levels within the company, with a strong focus on delivery and attention to detail. You will be comfortable working alone, supporting team members as well as interacting with clients if required Qualifications, experience and skills · Proven experience in DevOps / SRE, with recent focus on AWS cloud engineering. · Expert in AWS core services (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, ALB/ELB, CloudFront, ECR/ECS, Control Tower) and security tooling (GuardDuty, IAM Identity Center, CloudWatch. · Strong Kubernetes (EKS/OpenShift) administration, Helm packaging and service-mesh know-how. · Strong on-prem Kubernetes setup and administration · Solid Nexus experience · Proficient in IaC (Terraform, Terraform Cloud, CloudFormation), containerisation (Docker, Docker Compose) and Linux systems. · Solid CI/CD engineering with GitHub Actions and Argo CD. · Experience integrating SAST and DAST best practices. · Scripting in Bash and Python or Go for automation · Demonstrated success delivering cloud cost-optimisation and high-security solutions for enterprise clients · Expertise in implementing SSO across a variety of industry standard software Preferred / Bonus · Experience with MLOps/LLMOps (Softwares such as Sagemaker, Kubeflow or ZenML) · Deployment of on-premise Kubernetes · Prometheus (or other stacks) observability · Experience with AWS Karpenter & Compute Optimizer · Compliance literacy - ISO 27001, NIST SSDF/OWASP SAMM, GDPR basics ## Description We operate in some of the most complex and high-stakes environments in the world defence - national security, AI and robotics. The decisions we make now will define not just how fast we grow, but who we become. You will work closely with the whole team. You will be trusted with judgment calls. You will influence the business. And you will see the impact of your work every day. If you are excited by ownership, pace and purpose, and by building something that genuinely matters - we would love to hear from you., Your responsibilities will include, but not limited to: · End-to-end cloud ownership - architect, implement and maintain multi-account, multi-region environments using IaC (Terraform, Helm). · Platform reliability & automation - manage Kubernetes clusters (EKS/OpenShift), container registries and service meshes; create GitHub Actions / Argo CD pipelines for zero-touch deployments. · Security hardening - lead security-posture reviews, implement GuardDuty, CloudWatch and IAM best practices. · SRE & monitoring - uphold SLAs through observability stacks, proactive alerting and performance tuning of distributed systems. · Collaboration & enablement - automate repetitive tasks, mentor developers and champion DevSecOps best practice across teams. · Policy & audit ownership - steward the regular audits we need to put in place to remain compliant with industry standards ensuring provenance. · Backup & DR - design AWS Backup plans, run annual restore drills, maintain RPO/RTO dashboards. · Capacity & cost optimisation - run the monthly Capacity & Availability Checklist; leverage Compute Optimizer, Savings Plans and Graviton · Drift detection - operate Terraform/Helm drift alerts, AMI & container image pipelines with Inspector v2 scanning. · Incident & hot-fix response - coordinate emergency changes, rollbacks and post-incident reviews ## Related Videos - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [DevSecOps: Security in DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/36-devsecops-security-in-devops) - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) - [We adopted DevOps and are Cloud-native, Now What?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/485-we-adopted-devops-and-are-cloud-native-now-what) ## Related Articles - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [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) - [Find a Developer Job: 12 Best Job Sites For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/165-find-a-developer-job-12-best-job-sites-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)