DevOps Engineer

Earlham Institute; Norwich; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Earlham Institute in Norwich, UK, invites applications for a DevOps Engineer (BioFAIR Methods Commons) to deploy and maintain the national UK Galaxy service on AWS within the Data Science Group.

You'll develop public cloud architecture, CI/CD pipelines, RESTful API support, and production observability, collaborating across the BioFAIR project. A degree in CS/SE/Bioinformatics or equivalent is required, with production-grade deployment experience. This is a full-time, 2-year contract.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics or related quantitative field.
• Experience deploying and administering web applications or complex multi-user platforms in production.
• Excellent communication, teamwork and organisational skills; ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain and integrate the production-grade national UK Galaxy service on AWS.
• Develop skills in public cloud architecture and automated CI/CD pipelines.
• Develop RESTful APIs and ensure production service observability.

Skills

Public cloud architecture

CI/CD pipelines

RESTful API development

Observability

Communication

Teamwork

Organisation

Education

BSc/MSc in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Applications are invited for a DevOps Engineer (BioFAIR Methods Commons) to join the Data Science Group in the Research Faculty of the Earlham Institute, based in Norwich, UK.

As part of a BioFAIR UK Methods Commons project, we're recruiting a DevOps Engineer to deploy, maintain and integrate the production-grade national UK Galaxy service on AWS.

Background

BioFAIR UK is a UK federated digital research infrastructure designed to connect existing services, communities, and expertise to build a cohesive national ecosystem for Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reproducible (FAIR) data.

As one of the BioFAIR Spokes, the Methods Commons will provide access to trusted and robust analysis platforms, workflows, and tools to UK life scientists. Within this ecosystem, Galaxy serves as an open‑source, web‑based platform that makes complex computational research accessible, reproducible, and transparent.

The role

In this role, you will develop skills in public cloud architecture, automated CI/CD pipelines, custom RESTful API development, and production service observability.

The ideal candidate

Candidates should have a degree (BSc/MSc) or equivalent professional experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related quantitative field, with previous experience deploying and administering web applications or complex multi‑user platforms in production environments. Good communication, teamworking, and organisation skills with the ability to work independently are also required.

Additional information

• This is a full‑time post for a contract of 2 years.
• Salary on appointment will be within the range £47,450 to £52,560 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.
• This role does not meet the full salary requirements set by UKVI to allow for visa sponsorship.
• However, some individuals may still be eligible for visa sponsorship depending on their personal circumstances.
• As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.
• The closing date for applications will be 22 September 2026.