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SysAdmin / DevOps Engineer (25803)

Cambridge
to £50k DoE + options
Filled

An internal facing role working closely with distributed R&D team

This is a striking opportunity for a highly talented SysAdmin Engineer to join a startup and expand your knowledge of cloud systems. The DevOps part of this role can be an area you wish to expand into. Of course some existing knowledge of cloud systems is a key advantage. Maintaining a continuous integration environment / deployment pipelines is vital to the role. Regular IT support is also your remit, though many are quite self sufficient.

While much of your time can be working from home at present you will need to be close enough to Cambridge to be able to get into the office quickly. You will be the only person within this startup fulfilling the role, so you will need an independent outlook. However they are a friendly and very cooperative bunch of talented engineers happy to assist when exploring new areas.

As a SysAdmin / DevOps Engineer with a good technical degree, you will also be able to offer broad skills in the following areas:

  • Excellent knowledge of Debian platforms
  • Good working knowledge of network technology SSH, VPCs, firewalls and proxies
  • Confidence creating Python and Bash scripts
  • Abilty to develop continuous integration or deployment pipelines
  • Familiarity with cloud APIs such as Boto
  • A good understanding of security architectures (PKIs, CAs, HTTPS)
  • Exposure to Android and/or embedded environments

You will join a small company who work with trust and respect of each other in a welcoming environment just to the edge of Cambridge city. Their product will be of major benefit to many peoples lives, especially the elderly.

Keywords: SysAdmin, DevOps, Dev Ops, Continuous integration, Ansible, Docker, SaaS tools, Cloud, AWS, Cambridge.

Please note: even if you don't have exactly the background indicated, do contact us now if this type of job is of interest - we may well have similar opportunities that you would be suited to. And of course, we always get your permission before submitting your CV to a company.