Dev and Ops Engineer

National Museums; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services (BDLSS) in Oxford seeks two full‑time Linux administrators to keep Bodleian Libraries’ digital services reliable, secure and easy to maintain. You will work with software engineers on deployment, upgrades, patching and troubleshooting across Linux‑based applications and infrastructure.

You will operate and improve cloud and virtualised infrastructure, implement monitoring, logging and alerting, support containerised applications and plan backup,

Qualifications

• Demonstrable Linux administration and troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with automated provisioning and deployment, configuration management and patching.
• Good understanding of relational databases, PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.

Responsibilities

• Maintain Linux-based systems and applications including deployment, configuration, upgrades and patching.
• Operate and develop cloud and virtualised infrastructure with emphasis on security and reliability.
• Monitor, log and alert production systems; support containerised applications and recovery testing.
• Contribute to architecture, deployment improvements and business continuity planning.

Skills

Linux admin

Troubleshooting

Provisioning

Configuration management

Deployment

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Monitoring

Cloud platforms

Containers

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

Security & reliability

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

About the role

You will join Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services (BDLSS), which provides digital services across the Bodleian Libraries for students, academics, researchers and the public. Working with software engineers and other technical colleagues, you will help keep the Libraries’ primarily Linux-based digital services reliable, secure and straightforward to maintain.

You will maintain and support Linux-based applications and infrastructure, including deployment, configuration, upgrades, patching and troubleshooting. You will help operate and develop cloud and virtualised infrastructure, implement monitoring, logging and alerting, support containerised applications, and contribute to business continuity, backup, restoration and recovery testing. You will also troubleshoot complex technical problems and work with colleagues on architecture, deployment and improvements to existing services, with particular attention to security and reliability.

There are two full‑time posts available – post 1 is permanent, and post 2 is fixed‑term for 2 years. Please specify your post preference in your application.

About You

You will have demonstrable experience of administering and troubleshooting Linux-based systems and applications, including command‑line tools, service configuration, patching and system security. You will have experience of automated provisioning, configuration management and deployment, together with a good understanding of relational databases, particularly PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.

You will be an excellent problem solver with experience of diagnosing technical issues across applications, operating systems and infrastructure. You will have experience of monitoring and supporting production systems and services, and an understanding of performance, reliability, availability, logging, alerting, backup and recovery. Experience of cloud platforms, containers, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability technologies or public‑facing digital services would be advantageous.

The Chair of this recruitment panel will be James Mooney, Senior Digital Preservation Technical Architect, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role ([e-mail]). For queries about the recruitment and application process, please contact ([e-mail]).

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (GMT) on Friday 27th November 2026 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing Monday 14th December 2026.

National Museum Directors' Council, National Museums Liverpool, World Museum, WilliamBrown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EN