DevOps Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Do you want to work on real-world deployments of cutting-edge machine learning models, including Large Language Models (LLMs)? Aveni is redefining how AI works for financial services. Our purpose-built, vertically integrated platform combines proprietary Language Models (FinLLM), intelligent AI Agents, and targeted solutions like Aveni Assist and Aveni Detect. We partner with leading financial institutions to deliver scalable, secure, and compliant AI-powered solutions that create measurable value across advice, compliance, and operations.

We are looking for a motivated DevOps Engineer, eager to help us deploy and maintain machine learning models, especially Large Language Models (LLMs), in production environments. If you have solid DevOps experience and are keen to grow your MLOps skills, we would love to hear from you!

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Automating Machine Learning workflows (training → deployment) with AWS & GitOps
• Deploying LLMs using Kubernetes & Docker
• Building infrastructure with Terraform & Helm
• Monitoring and maintaining ML models with performance alerts and dashboards
• Supporting CI/CD for ML pipelines
• Developing production-grade APIs (REST/gRPC) to serve models
• Collaborating with engineers, data scientists & DevOps teams

Your Experience:

• Industry experience in DevOps or MLOps roles (ideally in AWS environments)
• Hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform
• Strong scripting skills in Python or Bash
• Familiar with ML lifecycle tools, model monitoring, and versioning
• Exposure to tools like KServe, Ray Serve, Triton, or vLLM a big plus

Bonus Points:

• Experience with observability frameworks like Prometheus or OpenTelemetry
• Knowledge of ML libraries: TensorFlow, PyTorch, HuggingFace
• Exposure to Azure or GCP

Requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science or similar

What We Offer:

• A collaborative and innovative work environment with awesome career growth opportunities
• 34 days holiday plus your birthday off (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Share options – we believe in shared success
• Skills development – continuous learning is at our core, expect the development to be front and centre of everything you do
• Remote and flexible working – remote, co-working spaces, or a mix of both
• Life insurance, income protection and private health care
• Freebies and discounts at a range of retailers
• Emotional wellbeing (Employee assistance programme provides access to 24/7 employee counselling and emotional support)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension scheme (employer contribution matched up to 5%)

Join Us in Making a Difference:

At Aveni, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best work. If you are passionate about leveraging technology to drive positive change and want to be part of a team that is shaping the future of financial services, we would love to hear from you. We know that some people are likely to only apply where they meet 100% of requirements, but we would like to hear from you anyway. Apply now to join us on our mission to transform the financial services industry through AI!