Cloud Platform / Production Engineer

Ipsos; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension contribution

Income protection

Life assurance

Health and wellbeing benefits

Professional development opportunities

Hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

Ipsos is seeking a Senior Platform & Reliability Production Engineer – Audience Measurement in Cambridge. You will build and run scalable cloud-based data pipelines and production systems, with a focus on reliability and performance.

The role blends infrastructure as code, CI/CD automation, and close collaboration with data scientists and engineers. You will participate in on-call duties and drive platform improvements while ensuring secure, compliant, and robust operations for high-profile

Qualifications

• Extensive experience deploying on GCP and AWS in production environments.
• Strong knowledge of IaC and automation using Terraform, Pulumi, or Ansible.
• Experience designing CI/CD pipelines and data workflows.
• Working knowledge of SQL and scripting with Python or Bash; Unix/Linux familiarity.
• Familiarity with Argo Workflows and data pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage cloud infrastructure on GCP and AWS.
• Design, write and deploy infrastructure using IaC tools.
• Own and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Create and monitor data ingestion and delivery pipelines with Argo Workflows.
• Monitor system health, perform root cause analyses, and support incidents.
• Propose improvements and collaborate with data scientists and engineers.
• Participate in on-call rotation to ensure service availability.

Skills

GCP

AWS

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Terraform

Pulumi

Ansible

CI/CD workflows

SQL

Python

Bash

Argo Workflows

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

On-call / incident response

Tools

Pulumi

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Argo Workflows

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Senior Platform & Reliability Production Engineer – Audience Measurement

Make Your Mark at Ipsos. Ipsos CrossMedia is at a pivotal and exciting stage of growth, and we are looking for a motivated Production Engineer to join our innovative Data Science and Engineering teams. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on both high-profile, established projects for blue‑chip clients and to contribute to brand‑new, greenfield initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and AWS, including Kubernetes clusters, cloud storage, and identity and access management.
• Design, write and deploy code to manage our infrastructure using Terraform or Pulumi, applying Infrastructure as Code principles.
• Own and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps to automate building, testing and deployment of applications and data workflows.
• Create, maintain and monitor data ingestion and delivery pipelines using Argo Workflows, ensuring reliable flow to clients and internal teams.
• Monitor system health and performance, perform root cause analysis, implement fixes, and support level‑2 technical incidents, contributing to a blameless post‑mortem culture.
• Propose and implement platform improvements, from configuration management to system architecture, driving continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, Software Engineers, and Product Owners to build scalable, reliable, and secure solutions.
• Participate in a shared rotation of out‑of‑hours on‑call duties, ensuring minimal impact on service availability.

Desired Qualifications

• Professional experience with a major cloud provider (primarily GCP and AWS).
• Knowledge of IaC principles and agents such as Terraform, Pulumi or Ansible.
• Experience with CI/CD workflows.
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational or data warehouse databases.
• Proficiency in a scripting language, e.g., Python or Bash, and familiarity with Unix/Linux command line utilities.
• Familiarity with data pipelines and tools such as Argo Workflows.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency with Git and collaborative code‑review processes.
• Experience with Windows IIS.
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or DynamoDB.
• Experience with Agile and project tracking tools like Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP).
• A good awareness and interest in cloud security and privacy best practices.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefits package includes 25 days annual leave, pension contribution, income protection and life assurance, as well as health and wellbeing, financial benefits and professional development opportunities.

We support flexible working arrangements and encourage applications from candidates who need a hybrid setup or accommodation.

Equal Opportunity

We are committed to equality, fairness, a positive and inclusive working environment, and diversity of people and views. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as Level 2 Disability Confident Employer, and we provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.