Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer

OpenAsset - Axomic Ltd.; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in London seeks a Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer to enhance their AWS-based cloud infrastructure. This role involves driving innovation, mentoring engineers, and ensuring high availability and security in systems. Join a dynamic team dedicated to shaping the future of DevOps.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 paid vacation days

8 bank holidays

Work from home flexibility

Paid parental leave

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years in DevOps, focusing on AWS.
• 5+ years in backend engineering with cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and execution of DevOps initiatives.
• Mentor team members and promote effective communication.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Docker

AWS

Python

Java

Github

Job description

We are looking for a UK based Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer to join our talented, dynamic, and rapidly growing global team. We have an in-office requirement of 2 days per week for local London employees.

Company Description

OpenAsset is the only Digital Asset Management solution built for the Architecture, Construction and Engineering industries. We have over 900 clients and 20 years of experience delivering value. Our vision is to inspire people through visualization of the built world.

We are a diverse group of hard-working and entrepreneurial people dedicated to solving complex challenges, working hard on meaningful projects, and celebrating our successes. We are looking for extraordinary people to join our industry-leading and incredibly talented team! Our inspirational and fun working environment, innovation-driven, fast-growing company, and ambitious projects are just a few reasons why you will love working here.

As a company, we are passionate about ensuring that diversity and inclusion are championed and that everybody has a seat at the table. We promote a culture where everyone feels valued, and we have adopted policies to ensure we hire from a diverse pool of candidates.

OpenAsset employs 85 people and is growing rapidly. OpenAsset has partnered with Marlin Equity Partners, an $8bn private equity fund, to help the business scale its sales, technical and management capacity to meet accelerating demand for its B2B SaaS product.

Description

Are you ready to shape the future of DevOps at a growing tech company? At OpenAsset, we're on the lookout for a Senior/Staff Software DevOps Engineer to help scale and evolve our modern, AWS-based cloud infrastructure. You'll be instrumental in supporting the backbone of our software platform as we grow, innovate, and deliver great experiences to our customers.

In this hands-on technical role, you’ll drive innovation and continuous improvement across our systems. You’ll ensure high availability, strengthen automation, and uphold top-tier security and compliance standards as our infrastructure expands.

As a senior member of the team, you'll help define our strategic vision, establish best practices, and evolve team processes. Your leadership will be critical; mentoring engineers, guiding technical direction, and solving complex challenges that come with scale.

If you're passionate about DevOps and want to make a meaningful impact on the way our products are developed, delivered, and maintained, we’d love to hear from you.

Join us and make a lasting mark on our products, our people, and the future of DevOps at OpenAsset.

Responsibilities

As a Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer at OpenAsset, you'll play a key role in shaping and scaling our infrastructure while enabling our engineering teams to deliver faster, more securely, and more reliably. Here’s what you’ll be doing:

Project Ownership

• Lead the design, planning, and execution of DevOps initiatives across multiple release pipelines.
• Take ownership of infrastructure projects from concept to deployment, ensuring quality and timely delivery.

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Partner closely with Engineering teams (core-platform, AI, frontend, backend) to automate processes and improve efficiency.
• Work with Product and Engineering teams to enable seamless deployment, integration, and system operations.

Technical Leadership

• Provide strategic guidance on DevOps architecture, tooling, and best practices that align with business goals.
• Research, evaluate, and introduce advanced technologies and methodologies to keep our infrastructure cutting-edge.

Communication & Mentorship

• Promote clear, effective communication across both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor team members through code reviews, coaching, and fostering a culture of growth and learning.

Strategic Problem Solving

• Identify and resolve infrastructure bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and performance issues.
• Drive root cause analysis and long-term solutions for complex production incidents.

Security & Compliance

• Implement and enforce security best practices across systems, environments, and pipelines.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and internal governance policies as the infrastructure scales.

Documentation & Knowledge Sharing

• Maintain clear documentation of infrastructure design, processes, and DevOps standards.
• Continuously update and refine playbooks and runbooks to support team onboarding and operational excellence.

Skills and Experience

• 7+ years of experience in a DevOps role with a focus on AWS.
• 5+ years of backend engineering experience, with cloud infrastructure.
• In depth experience deploying and managing AI/ML models in cloud environments, with hands-on experience using AWS services such as Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, and related tools.
• Python and/or Java background, with experience in developing their CI/CD processes.
• Strong systems architecture skills and experience working with multiple backend systems at scale.
• Experience with clusters of servers, scaling considerations and operational processes.
• Experience with data residency and managing across multiple data centres.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, continuous integration, and deployment for reusability and testability.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipeline tools (we use Github Actions)
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure as code tools with a preference towards Terraform (OpenTofu).
• Strong knowledge of containerization technologies.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and alerting tools.
• Deep understanding of cloud security best practices.
• Service Design & Infrastructure Architecture.
• Experience defining SLA (internal and external).
• Proven ability to mentor and guide engineers, fostering growth and technical excellence without formal direct reporting relationships.
• Strong collaboration skills, working cross-functionally with Engineering and Product teams.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies, effectively managing sprints and delivering iterative improvements.

Technologies we use

• Terraform / OpenTufu
• Docker
• AWS
• Python
• Java
• AI technologies (Bedrock, Claude)
• MySQL / Postgres
• Github (and Github actions)
• PagerDuty
• Datadog

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 25 paid vacation days
• 8 bank holidays
• 5 paid sick days
• SSP
• Work from home flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• "Getting Started" stipend
• 5-Day Working Abroad Policy per year
• Pension program
• Bike storage/shower facilities in building
• Career growth and development opportunities

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Axomic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We base our employment decisions entirely on business needs, job requirements, and qualifications—we do not discriminate based on race, gender, religion, health, parental status, personal beliefs, veteran status, age, or any other status. We have zero tolerance for any kind of discrimination, and we are looking for candidates who share those values. Applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups are welcomed.