DevOps Engineer

Understanding Recruitment; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Understanding Recruitment is partnering with a well-funded, VC-backed Defence AI start-up to hire a Lead DevOps Engineer. The role is hands-on, with ownership of infrastructure, automation and security, and will focus on building secure, scalable AI infrastructure while embedding security into every layer.

You could be a Senior DevOps Engineer or Platform Engineer ready to take on more ownership. The position remains hands-on, coding, building and troubleshooting infrastructure with a

Qualificações

• Hands-on engineer with Python coding ability.
• Experience designing and building secure, scalable infrastructure.
• Ability to own DevSecOps direction and drive best practices.
• Mentor engineers and grow a high-performing team.

Responsabilidades

• Designing and building secure, scalable infrastructure for AI systems.
• Write Python, develop internal tools, automate workflows.
• Tackle problems across DevOps, platform engineering, infrastructure and security.
• Own the technical direction of DevSecOps and engineering practices.
• Mentor engineers and help grow a high-performing team.

Conhecimentos

Python

DevOps

Platform engineering

SRE

Security mindset

Descrição da oferta de emprego

I'm partnering with a well-funded, VC-backed Defence AI start-up building cutting-edge AI technology to solve some seriously complex engineering challenges.

They're looking for a Lead DevOps Engineer who is a strong engineer first, with the ability to take ownership of infrastructure, automation and security.

This isn't a traditional DevSecOps or security-focused role.

They're not looking for someone who simply manages compliance, runs vulnerability scans or implements security frameworks.

They need someone who can write production-quality Python, build infrastructure, develop tooling and solve difficult engineering problems, while ensuring security is embedded into everything they build.

What will you be doing?

• Designing and building secure, scalable infrastructure supporting advanced AI systems.
• Writing Python, developing internal tools and automating complex workflows.
• Tackling challenging problems across DevOps, platform engineering, infrastructure and security.
• Owning the technical direction of DevSecOps and helping shape engineering best practices.
• Remaining hands-on while mentoring engineers and helping grow a high-performing team.

Who would be a good fit?

You could be a Senior DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, SRE or DevSecOps Engineer who's ready to take on more technical ownership.

You don't need to have Lead in your current title.

What matters is that you're a strong hands-on engineer who can code, build and troubleshoot infrastructure, make sound technical decisions and bring a security-first mindset to complex systems.

The opportunity?

Join an ambitious, well-funded AI company at an early stage, take ownership of a critical engineering function and help build both the infrastructure and the team as the business scales.

UK | Office-first with flexibility

UK right to work and eligibility for SC clearance required