Senior MLOps Platform Engineer: AI Cloud & Kubernetes

Ellison Institute of Technology; Oxford; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research institution in Oxford is seeking experienced platform engineers to join its MLOps team. The role requires expertise in building secure cloud platforms, CI/CD, automated governance, and Kubernetes management. Ideal candidates will have a proactive attitude and experience with major cloud providers. The position offers a collaborative work environment and a range of benefits including enhanced holiday pay and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Enhanced holiday pay

Pension

Life Assurance

Income Protection

Private Medical Insurance

Hospital Cash Plan

Therapy Services

Perk Box

Electric Car Scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in platform engineering with a track record in automating operational processes.
• Comfortable with managing large-scale, resilient Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience with modern Policy-as-Code tooling is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build the cloud platform for operational resilience.
• Drive implementation of auditable delivery pipelines using CI/CD.
• Design automated governance and security controls.
• Establish monitoring and telemetry framework.
• Partner with Research and Data teams for self-service capabilities.

Skills

Platform engineering experience

Proactive attitude

Expertise with cloud providers

Proficiency in Terraform

Handling Kubernetes clusters

Proficiency in Python, Go, or Java

Job description

A leading research institution in Oxford is seeking experienced platform engineers to join its MLOps team. The role requires expertise in building secure cloud platforms, CI/CD, automated governance, and Kubernetes management. Ideal candidates will have a proactive attitude and experience with major cloud providers. The position offers a collaborative work environment and a range of benefits including enhanced holiday pay and private medical insurance.