Cloud Platform Engineer

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Bonus

Pension with employer contributions

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build and operate a secure OCI-based platform for enterprise apps, research and AI workloads. You will collaborate with Infrastructure, Cyber Security and Software Engineering to apply code-driven cloud services and automation.

You’ll implement IAM, networking, monitoring and cost governance, while delivering scalable, reliable services and reusable patterns for AI teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with OCI or another major public cloud platform.
• Experience designing and supporting secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Experience using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, security, monitoring and backup.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Linux administration experience.
• Scripting in Bash, PowerShell or Python.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation and communication skills.
• OCI certifications desirable; experience with OKE, Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
• Experience supporting AI, data, research or HPC workloads.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, automate and operate secure, scalable OCI platform services and workloads.
• Manage OCI networking, compute, storage, identity, DNS, load balancing, object storage, monitoring and logging.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, with Git-based CI/CD
• Implement cloud security controls, IAM roles and policies, network segmentation, secrets management, vulnerability remediation and audit requirements.
• Establish platform monitoring, alerting, logging, capacity management, backup, disaster recovery and incident-response procedures.
• Manage patching, upgrades, lifecycle management and service reliability for cloud workloads.
• Support application, research and AI teams with reusable cloud patterns and self-service capabilities.
• Optimize OCI consumption, performance and cost, working with stakeholders on forecasting and governance.
• Maintain architecture documentation, standards, runbooks and operational procedures.

Skills

OCI experience

Terraform

Git & CI/CD

Linux administration

Scripting: Bash/PowerShell/Python

IAM & security

Cloud networking & monitoring

Documentation & communication

Cloud platform design

Education

OCI certifications (Architect Associate/Professional)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE)

Job description

Join us at EIT:

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas:

• Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
• Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
• Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

Join us at EIT:

At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas:

• Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
• Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
• Climate Change & Managing CO₂
• Artificial Intelligence & Robotics

This is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.eit.org.

Your Role:

EIT is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer with demonstrable experience to design, build and operate a secure, scalable and highly available Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) platform supporting enterprise applications, scientific research and AI workloads. Working closely with Infrastructure, Cyber Security and Software Engineering teams, you will deliver modern cloud services using Infrastructure as Code, automation and cloud-native best practices.

Your Responsibilities:

• Design, build, automate and operate secure, scalable, highly available OCI platform services and workloads.
• Manage OCI networking, compute, storage, identity, DNS, load balancing, object storage, monitoring and logging.
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, with Git-based CI/CD
• Implement cloud security controls, IAM roles and policies, network segmentation, secrets management, vulnerability remediation and audit requirements.
• Establish platform monitoring, alerting, logging, capacity management, backup, disaster recovery and incident-response procedures.
• Manage patching, upgrades, lifecycle management and service reliability for cloud workloads.
• Support application, research and AI teams with reusable cloud patterns, self-service capabilities and technical guidance.
• Optimise OCI consumption, performance and cost, working with stakeholders on forecasting and governance.
• Maintain architecture documentation, standards, runbooks and operational procedures.

Requirements

Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or another major public cloud platform
• Experience designing and supporting secure, scalable cloud infrastructure
• Experience using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code
• Knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, security, monitoring and backup
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines
• Linux administration experience
• Scripting skills in Bash, PowerShell or Python
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation and communication skills

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• OCI certifications, such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate or Professional
• Experience with Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE), Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience supporting AI, data, research or high-performance computing workloads

Benefits

We offer the following benefits:

• Salary dependent on experience + travel allowance + bonus
• Enhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July.
• Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%
• Life Assurance.
• Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash Plan
• Employee discounts
• Electric car scheme
• Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Family Planning
• Neurodiversity support including advise and assessments
• Coaching & Therapy services

Working Together - What It Involves:

• You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary.
• You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate)
• During peak periods, some longer hours may be required and some working across multiple time zones due to the global nature of the programme.