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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Cloud Engineer (K8S) - **Company:** Graphcore - **Location:** London, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Computing Platforms, AWK (Programming Language), Bash Shell, Ubuntu (Operating System), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Computer Programming, System Configuration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Centers, Microprocessors, Elasticsearch, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, OpenStack, Scrum Methodology, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Cloud Services, Ansible, Prometheus, Shell Script, Software Engineering, Virtualization Technology, Sed (Programming Language), Cloud Platform System, High Performance Computing, Grafana, Gitlab, Git, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Hardware Acceleration, Slurm, Cloud Integration, Terraform, Network Server, Software Version Control, Block Storage - **Published:** May 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=cdb878a65ef62b5a ## About the Role Do you have experience in Virtualization?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant subject. * Experience with managing production Kubernetes clusters and workloads with a continuous delivery tool such as ArgoCD. * Solid software engineering or IT experience with a proven track record of delivering technical output as an individual contributor. * Experience working in an AGILE and SCRUM framework, including understanding of priorities, risks, issues, impacts and constraints. * Strong proven Linux scripting ability (bash, python, awk, sed). * Strong proven Linux system administration (Ubuntu, RHEL and variants). * Experience with a version control system (preferably Git) and using it to manage system configuration or automation. * Experience with Continuous Integration or testing pipelines using GitLab, GitHub or similar. * A solid hands-on understanding of the technologies underpinning cloud services (APIs, virtualisation of CPUs, IO, systems), virtual networks, block storage, resource management and monitoring. * Experience with IAC automation tools (Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible, Packer). * Good communication and presentation skills, and experience dealing with end-users of IT services. * An ability to work independently on critical infrastructure with minimal oversight, and with a focus on end-user availability. Desirable but not required: * Experience with Openstack cloud platforms. * Experience with solutions for monitoring and observability. e.g. Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch/ElasticSearch, Loki. * Experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) environments using SLURM or similar batch workload solutions. * Programming experience with Python3 utilising classes and inheritance. ## Description We are looking for a Senior Engineer to join our Cloud Platform Team and help develop and deploy clouds and services. Working closely with our colleagues in Software Platform, Datacentre Operations and Product Development teams, you will deploy services on our fleet of cutting-edge AI systems. As part of our Software Platform organisation, you will be involved in the cloud integration, validation, performance benchmarking, optimisation, and development of our high-performance AI solutions. These include in-house AI systems alongside off-the-shelf high-performance servers, switches and storage solutions. This is a hand-on technical role requiring a solid background in the use of cloud infrastructure, deployment using Infrastructure-as-Code, observability, high-performance networking and storage systems. You may have been working in an IT organisation, a datacentre, a cloud provider or as a developer of orchestration or cloud services. The Software Platform team at Graphcore We build Graphcore products into large-scale AI solutions for our customers and the Cloud Platform Team is responsible for providing such systems to both internal users via private clouds and customers via our own public clouds. Often the internal systems will be using and developing pre-release hardware and software, so it's vital you are comfortable with unproven components. Responsibilities and Duties * Develop and operate Kubernetes-managed end-user services on our private clouds and support internal users in their use. You will turn end-user and product requirements into deployed services. * Work with our Datacentre Operations Engineers to maintain and operate the fleet of AI systems at peak performance in our private clouds. * Configure and test new Graphcore AI hardware and systems using Continuous Deployment and Infrastructure-as-code in internal and external datacentres. ## Related Videos - [Running Secure Life Science Research at Scale using Hybrid GPU HPC and Kubernetes 🧬](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100355-running-secure-life-science-research-at-scale-using-hybrid-gpu-hpc-and-kubernetes) - [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) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Modern DevOps for IoT Devices and More](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1805-wearedevelopers-live-modern-devops-for-iot-devices-and-more) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) ## Related Articles - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)