AWS DevOps Engineer (Bioinformatics Experience)

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Oxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

UK remote working

29 days annual leave

Private health insurance

Pension contributions

Health and wellbeing allowance

Job summary

Airscreens Nationwide Ltd, based in the UK, is seeking an AWS DevOps Engineer to join a small IT and data team supporting bioinformatics workloads. You will design, implement and manage a scalable AWS platform with CI/CD pipelines and workflow automation to enable data-rich pipelines for research and clinical discovery.

The role requires 5+ years in AWS DevOps, Docker, Linux and IaC. You will work closely with scientists and bioinformaticians, with at least one day per month in the Oxford office

Qualifications

• 5+ years AWS DevOps experience in Bioinformatics/Life Sciences segments.
• Experience with data-heavy or research-led environments.
• Strong experience with AWS architecture, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, Docker and Linux system administration.
• Experience building data pipelines and governance/reproducibility.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a scalable, secure AWS platform in collaboration with scientists.
• Own cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines and workflow automation.
• Enable complex data and bioinformatics pipelines to run reliably at scale.
• Shape data strategy, governance and reproducibility standards as the organisation grows.

Job description

Oxford (1 day per month in office).

• This role cannot offer Visa Sponsorship.

• To apply for this role you must have experience working in the Bioinformatics / Life Sciences / Genomics / BioTech sector.

Your new company

I am exclusively recruiting the 1st AWS DevOps Engineer for a fast-growing, clinical-stage life sciences organisation developing a first-in-class technology to tackle diseases, including cancer and autoimmune conditions.

The business is privately funded, entering a critical growth phase, and investing heavily into its data and cloud capability to support scientific discovery and clinical delivery. With active clinical programmes underway, technology is a core enabler rather than a support function.

You must be UK based and this role requires a minimum of 1 day per month in their offices in Oxfordshire.

Your new role

This role exists because science has moved faster than infrastructure. Your job is to build the platform that lets world-class scientists move even faster without breaking things. It's impact plus ownership at the point of scale.

You will join a small, highly collaborative IT and data function, working closely with bioinformaticians and scientists to design and build a scalable, secure and reproducible AWS platform.

This role sits at the intersection of DevOps, data engineering and scientific computing. You will own cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines and workflow automation, enabling complex data and bioinformatics pipelines to run reliably, repeatably and at scale.

You will play a key role in shaping data strategy, governance and reproducibility standards as the organisation grows from discovery into later-stage clinical development.

What you'll need to succeed

To apply for this role you must have experience working in the Bioinformatics / Life Sciences / Genomics / BioTech sector.

This is positioned as a mid-level or senior hire requiring 5+ years AWS DevOps Experience and a background supporting data-heavy or research-led environments,

You will have strong experience with AWS architecture and infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines and automation, Docker and containerised workflows and Linux system administration.

Experience building data pipelines and supporting analytics platforms will be beneficial, as will an appreciation for data governance and reproducibility/traceability.

What you'll get in return

You will be joining a well funded, mission driven organisation at a pivotal stage of growth, where technology is central to scientific delivery rather than a support function.

The company offers mainly UK remote working, 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, private health insurance, good pension contributions and health and wellbeing allowance. There is a strong focus on trust, autonomy and sustainable working practices, with an environment that empowers engineers to make meaningful technical decisions early on.