Hybrid Senior Platform Engineer

at Ellison Institute of Technology Oxford

• Job title: Senior Platform Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, Java, Kubernetes, Python, Terraform, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Oxford, United Kingdom

About the role

• Platform Engineer architecting cloud platforms at Ellison Institute of Technology for scientific advancements. Building robust systems and governance for diverse workloads and research-driven solutions.

Responsibilities

• **Day-to-day, you might:**
• Architect, build, and operate our cloud platform, moving infrastructure beyond the initial setup to deliver resilient compute, network, and storage, including full-sized GPU clusters
• Drive the implementation of highly structured, auditable delivery pipelines (CI/CD/GitOps) using to enforce automated, repeatable infrastructure changes
• Design and deploy automated governance and security controls using Policy-as-Code (specifically Kyverno and YAML) to ensure strong isolation, protect data, and meet internal audit standards
• Establish the foundational monitoring, alerting, and telemetry framework required for robust operations, defining clear SLOs, and setting the course for future SRE work
• Partner with Research and Data teams to build self-service capabilities that efficiently support diverse workloads, from Python notebooks to distributed clusters

Requirements

• **What makes you a great fit:**
• Proven experience platform engineering, with a demonstrable track record of architecting and automating operational processes
• A highly proactive attitude and a passion for introducing and automating operational structure
• Expertise with at least one major cloud provider (OCI, AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Proficiency with Terraform for declarative, large-scale infrastructure provisioning
• Comfortable with operating and managing large-scale, resilient Kubernetes clusters
• Proficiency in at least one major language for system-level tools (e.g. Python, Go, or Java) with some scripting experience
• **It would also be great if you had:**
• Familiarity with modern Policy-as-Code tooling
• A passion for introducing and automating operational rigour and structure
• Experience supporting ML and Data Engineering workloads

Benefits

• **We offer the following salary and benefits:**
• Enhanced holiday pay
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Income Protection
• Private Medical Insurance
• Hospital Cash Plan
• Therapy Services
• Perk Box
• Electric Car Scheme
• **Why work for EIT:**
• At the Ellison Institute, we believe a collaborative, inclusive team is key to our success. We are building a supportive environment where creative risks are encouraged, and everyone feels heard. We value emotional intelligence, empathy, respect, and resilience, and encourage people to be curious and to have a shared commitment to excellence. Join us and make an impact!