Platform Engineer, Pathogen Genomics Cloud Platform

Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced holiday pay

Pension

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Hospital Cash Plan

Job summary

A leading research institute in Oxford is seeking a Platform Engineer to manage and develop the infrastructure for their data platform. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in cloud infrastructure, particularly with Oracle Cloud, and expertise in automation using Terraform. This role focuses on supporting bioinformatics workflows and ensuring platform security and efficiency. A commitment to detail and collaboration is essential, along with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, ideally Oracle Cloud.
• Ability to automate processes using Terraform.
• Solid understanding of cloud security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage object data storage and ensure efficient design.
• Build and maintain the research compute environment.
• Ensure the data platform complies with disaster recovery standards.
• Automate the deployment of tools within the research environment.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure management

Terraform automation

Containerization technologies (Docker)

Kubernetes orchestration

Cloud security best practices

Version control systems (Git)

Tools

Oracle Cloud

Jira

Confluence

Job description

A leading research institute in Oxford is seeking a Platform Engineer to manage and develop the infrastructure for their data platform. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in cloud infrastructure, particularly with Oracle Cloud, and expertise in automation using Terraform. This role focuses on supporting bioinformatics workflows and ensuring platform security and efficiency. A commitment to detail and collaboration is essential, along with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.