Senior DevOps Engineer - Cloud & Automation

GCA Altium; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance including dental coverage

Pension scheme with company match up to 9%

Mental health and wellbeing support

Remote working abroad program

Professional development support

Employee referral program

28 days’ holiday plus public holidays

Enhanced family and special leave

Free lunch, snacks, and drinks

Electric car charging stations

Job summary

GCA Altium in Cambridge is seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to architect resilient cloud-native environments and streamline deployment pipelines. This role requires extensive experience in DevOps and cloud infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in Kubernetes, AWS components, CI/CD processes, and will excel in a collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement. The position offers numerous benefits, including private health insurance and professional development support.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in DevOps / SRE environment.
• 6+ years of experience working with Linux and Windows systems.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure components such as AWS Cloud.
• Working knowledge of CI systems like Jenkins or GitLab.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as a Code (Terraform preferred).
• Good understanding of Software Development Lifecycle.
• Good understanding of microservice architecture.
• Good experience in Monitoring k8s clusters and services in AWS.
• Ability to create automation tools in Go, Python, Bash, Powershell.

Responsibilities

• Establish solid relationships with software development departments.
• Plan and document work and projects.
• Build and optimize CI/CD processes.
• Develop a resilient service infrastructure.
• Deploy, monitor, and scale application services.
• Mentor team members and drive knowledge sharing.
• Participate in project management and strategic planning.

Skills

DevOps / SRE experience

Linux and Windows systems

Kubernetes

AWS Cloud components

Jenkins or GitLab

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Software Development Lifecycle

Microservice architecture

Monitoring tools (NewRelic, Prometheus)

Automation tools (Go, Python, Bash, Powershell)

Job description

GCA Altium in Cambridge is seeking a Staff DevOps Engineer to architect resilient cloud-native environments and streamline deployment pipelines. This role requires extensive experience in DevOps and cloud infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in Kubernetes, AWS components, CI/CD processes, and will excel in a collaborative environment focused on continuous improvement. The position offers numerous benefits, including private health insurance and professional development support.