Cloud Platform Engineer
Ellison Institute of Technology9 days ago
Oxford, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, build, automate, and operate secure, scalable, highly available Oracle Cloud Infrastructure platform services and workloads.
- Manage OCI networking, compute, storage, identity, DNS, load balancing, object storage, monitoring, and logging.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Git-based CI/CD.
- Implement cloud security controls, IAM roles and policies, network segmentation, secrets management, vulnerability remediation, and audit requirements.
- Establish monitoring, alerting, logging, capacity management, backup, disaster recovery, and incident-response procedures.
- Manage patching, upgrades, lifecycle management, and service reliability for cloud workloads.
- Support application, research, and AI teams with reusable cloud patterns, self-service capabilities, and technical guidance.
- Optimize OCI consumption, performance, and cost while supporting forecasting and governance.
- Maintain architecture documentation, standards, runbooks, and operational procedures.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or another major public cloud platform.
- Experience designing and supporting secure, scalable cloud infrastructure.
- Experience using Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
- Knowledge of cloud networking, IAM, security, monitoring, and backup.
- Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
- Linux administration experience.
- Scripting skills in Bash, PowerShell, or Python.
- Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
- OCI certifications such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate or Professional are desirable.
- Experience with Oracle Kubernetes Engine, Docker, Kubernetes, AI, data, research, high-performance computing, cloud security, vulnerability management, compliance controls, VMware, hybrid cloud, or on-premises infrastructure integration is desirable.
- Must have the right to work permanently in the UK and live in or be willing to relocate within easy commuting distance of Oxford.
Benefits
- Salary is dependent on experience and includes a travel allowance and bonus.
- 25 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays and 3 additional days between Christmas and New Year, with the option to purchase 5 additional days in January and July.
- Employer pension contribution of 7.5% with a minimum employee contribution of 5%.
- Life assurance, income protection, private medical insurance, and hospital cash plan.
- Employee discounts, electric car scheme, Nursery Salary Sacrifice scheme, and Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Family planning support, neurodiversity support including advice and assessments, and coaching and therapy services.
- Hybrid working arrangement in Oxford, with willingness to travel and occasional longer hours or work across multiple time zones during peak periods.
About Ellison Institute of Technology
Ellison Institute of Technology is a privately held research institute headquartered in Oxford, founded in 2023, focused on AI, robotics, health and generative biology, climate/CO2 management, and sustainable agriculture. It runs research programs and labs to translate discoveries into products and spinout companies, working across science, engineering, and policy. Its Oxford campus includes a 300,000 sq ft facility slated for 2027 and a planned 2 million sq ft expansion at The Oxford Science Park, designed by Foster + Partners.