The non-negotiable is deep, hands-on infrastructure expertise spanning hybrid cloud and self-hosted systems. You will architect and maintain our unique infrastructure combining AWS CDN, bare metal servers, and Kubernetes clusters. This is not just maintenance work: you will establish company-wide DevOps policy, build security-hardened environments, and create the documentation and processes that scale with us. You will design our CI/CD pipelines, implement zero-trust networking, and guide the technical team on how to keep our production systems robustly online. This role is hands-on, autonomous, and sets the standard for how we approach infrastructure as the company grows.

What You'll Build

- Hybrid Infrastructure Management: Architect and maintain our unique infrastructure spanning AWS CDN, bare metal servers, and Kubernetes clusters for computationally intensive facial analysis workloads.
- CI/CD Pipeline Architecture: Design and implement CircleCI or Jenkins pipelines with comprehensive build testing, versioning, and change logging.
- Zero-Trust Networking: Build and maintain mesh topology networks using Tailscale or Wireguard to securely connect our hybrid infrastructure.
- Security-First Culture: Establish and enforce security policies including key rotation, access controls, compliance frameworks, and employee security management.
- Infrastructure as Code: Document and codify all infrastructure decisions, creating repeatable, auditable deployments.
- Containerization Strategy: Implement and optimize Docker/K8s deployments for our AI/ML workloads.
- Cost Optimization: Continue our approach of strategic compute placement using owned, rented or borrowed infrastructure where it makes financial sense without sacrificing security or reliability.
- Observability & Monitoring: Implement comprehensive logging, monitoring, and alerting across our distributed systems.





What We're Looking For

- 5+ years of DevOps or infrastructure engineering experience, with a track record of building from scratch
- Hybrid infrastructure expertise: experience managing both cloud (AWS) and self-hosted infrastructure, understanding the tradeoffs and security risks of each
- Kubernetes production experience: deep knowledge of cluster design, operations, and scaling
- Networking mastery: strong understanding of VPCs, mesh networks, VPNs, and zero-trust architectures
- Security-first mindset: experience with security compliance, key management, IAM policies, and hardening production systems
- CI/CD expertise: hands-on experience building robust pipelines for build testing before deployment
- Infrastructure as Code: proficiency with Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools
- Scripting and automation: strong Python, Bash, or Go skills for tooling and automation
- Policy and documentation: ability to establish best practices and document them clearly for team adoption
- Leadership mentality: comfortable setting standards and directing technical decisions, not just executing them

Nice to Have

- Experience architecting infrastructure for AI/ML workloads
- Background in a fast-moving startup or scale-up environment
- Hands-on experience with cost optimization across cloud and on-premises infrastructure

Why Join

- Opportunity to solve real healthcare problems with cutting-edge technology
- Well-funded startup with a strong market presence
- Work with advanced AI technology in a healthcare context
- Collaborate with a talented team in a fast-paced environment
- Competitive salary with equity options
- Performance and quarterly bonuses
- Versatile work arrangements (hybrid or remote)

Compensation and Logistics

- Remote, full-time
- Reports to: Head of Engineering
- Compensation: Competitive, based on experience

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📌 Senior DevOps Engineer (Newcastle City Council)
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