Staff DevOps Engineer

Altium; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Pension plan with company match

Wellbeing support

Remote working abroad program

Professional development support

Employee referral program

28 days holiday + holidays

Office snacks and coffee

EV charging + parking

Job summary

Altium seeks a Staff DevOps Engineer to architect cloud-native environments and streamline deployment pipelines. You will deliver automation across AWS and Kubernetes, driving infrastructure excellence at scale.

You will collaborate with software teams, mentor colleagues, and enhance monitoring and CI/CD practices in a hybrid Cambridge-style setup.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in DevOps / SRE environments.
• 6+ years of Linux and Windows experience.
• Strong Kubernetes knowledge.
• Extensive AWS experience (EC2, EKS, RDS, Lambda, OpenSearch, S3, Route53).
• Experience with Jenkins, GitLab or other CI systems.
• IaC experience, preferably Terraform.
• Good understanding of SDLC and microservices.
• Able to monitor k8s, APM, and AWS services (NewRelic/Prometheus).
• Ability to create automation tools in Go, Python, Bash, PowerShell.
• Familiarity with CD tools for microservices.
• Coding experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect resilient cloud-native environments.
• Streamline deployment pipelines and automation.
• Deliver value through infrastructure excellence.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with software teams.
• Mentor team members and share knowledge.
• Plan and document work and projects.
• Build and optimize CI/CD processes.
• Deploy, monitor, and scale services.
• Participate in strategic planning and governance.

Skills

Kubernetes

AWS Cloud

CI/CD

Linux/Windows

ScriptingGo/Python

Infrastructure as Code

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab

Terraform

NewRelic/Prometheus

Job description

Staff DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Why Altium?

Altium is transforming the way electronics are designed and built. From startups to world’s technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before.

• Constant innovation has created a transformative technology, unique in its space
• More than 30,000 companies and 100,000 electronics engineers worldwide use Altium
• We are growing, debt-free, and financially strong, with the resources to become #1 in the EDA industry

Form of work: We work in the office 3 days a week, so you must be located close to our office in Cambridge Science Park ?

About the Role:

You’ll architect resilient cloud-native environments, streamline deployment pipelines, and deliver tailored automation solutions that drive customer success at scale. This is a high-impact role for a technical expert who thrives on cross-functional collaboration, continuous improvement, and delivering value through infrastructure excellence.

A Day in The Life of Our Staff DevOps Engineer:

• Have clear and solid relationships with software development departments.
• Plan and document work and projects.
• Build and continuously optimize CI/CD process and streamline automation effort for server provisioning and applications deployment.
• Build a resilient and scalable service infrastructure to accommodate regions.
• Deploy, monitor and scale application services.
• Mentor team members and drive knowledge sharing.
• Participate in project management and on-going strategic planning.

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 and knowledge of cloud infrastructure components such as AWS Cloud (EC2,EKS, RDS, Lambda, Opensearch, S3, FSX, Route53 and network appliances.)
• Working knowledge of Jenkins, GitLab or alternative CI systems.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as a Code approach (Terraform preferred).
• Good understanding of Software Development Lifecycle.
• Good understanding of microservice architecture.
• Good experience in Monitoring k8s clusters, APM, services and infrastructure located in AWS (NewRelic,Prometheus).
• Ability to create automation tools in Go, Python, Bash, Powershell.
• Familiarity with Continuous Delivery tools used with microservices.
• Coding Experience.

Additional Information

Benefits:

• Private health insurance including dental coverage
• Pension scheme with company match up to 9%
• nilo.health, mental health and wellbeing support
• Remote working abroad program
• Professional development support and resources
• Employee referral program
• 28 days' holiday + public holidays and special leave
• Enhanced family and special leave
• Free lunch, snacks, and drinks in the office
• Electric car charging stations, free office parking, bicycle, and scooter storage

Altium Limited, a part of the Renesas Group and headquartered in San Diego, California, is a global software company accelerating the pace of electronics innovation. We are redefining electronic product creation in a software-defined world with our industry-first cloud-based platform that unites every stakeholder and phase of electronics development.

From startups to world’s technology giants, our digital platforms give more power to PCB designers, supply chain, and manufacturing, letting them collaborate as never before. At Altium, our teams are empowered to innovate, collaborate globally, and help create the future of electronics development.

We believe in rewarding our employees with a competitive benefits package alongside their salary. More information will be provided during the hiring process.

1. Department Engineering
2. Remote No
3. Location Cambridge