Dev Ops Engineer in Norwich

About Ipsotek:

Founded in 2001, Ipsotek, an Eviden business, is a global leader in AI-powered video analytics. With over 800 successful projects spanning airports, government facilities, retail environments, and smart cities worldwide, our VISuite AI platform doesn\'t just process video—it understands it.

We’re in an exciting phase of growth, expanding our reach and building on over two decades of experience. As AI continues to shape the future, Ipsotek is helping define how it is used responsibly, creatively, and effectively in the real world.

At Ipsotek, we’re more than a technology company; we are a team united by a shared purpose. We believe in creating safe and secure spaces while contributing to a smarter, more connected world. Innovation, curiosity, and impact drive everything we do. In this rapidly evolving industry, continuous learning isn\'t just encouraged, it\'s essential. Here, you\'ll constantly engage with new technologies and challenges that keep you at the cutting edge of AI innovation.

As part of Eviden, an Atos group company, we benefit from the strength of a global organisation while operating with the autonomy and agility of a focused, mission-driven team. Our remote-first, high-trust culture values ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Whether you\'re passionate about AI, inspired by purpose-driven work, or looking to be part of something that truly matters, Ipsotek is where your ideas and impact can thrive.

Job Description:

Now you know who we are, let’s talk about you…

Being a technology pioneer and innovator; supporting a high-performance, multi-platform environment, including GPU workloads, on-prem virtualisation, and cloud-native tooling is critical to our ability to design, develop and deliver leading-edge solutions.

We\'re looking for a highly capable and self-driven DevOps Engineer with strong experience across a wide-ranging toolchain, including GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, and Windows/Linux platforms. You will play a critical role in evolving and maintaining our DevOps infrastructure work as part of a small and skilled team.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working across multiple stacks, drives automation, and brings deep CI/CD knowledge with a forward-thinking attitude toward emerging tools.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Maintain and evolve CI/CD platforms, particularly GitLab and Jenkins, encompassing the full lifecycle including; build pipeline optimization, infrastructure automation, automated deployment and testing.
• Contribute to custom tooling, scripts, and pipeline development, particularly in PowerShell, Python, Groovy, Bash, and GoLang.
• Collaborate with R&D, QA, and Internal Support teams to improve software delivery speed, testing automation and product reliability.
• Develop and Manage infrastructure automation using Ansible, Terraform, and secret management tools.
• Oversee artifact storage and packaging systems: Google Artifact Registry, JFrog Artifactory, Chocolatey.
• Continuously improve DevOps practices to align with industry standards and security best practices.

Desirable Skillsets:

• Ipsotek currently numbers over 100 staff, so there are times when we need to take on multiple roles. Flexibility, curiosity and adaptability are key traits!
• Attention to detail, because precision matters when lives may be at stake.
• Good knowledge and experience of computer software and hardware, ideally in a business context.
• A good knowledge of Microsoft and Linux based Operating Systems.
• Good understanding of CI/CD methodologies.
• A wizard in CI/CD technologies: Git, Gitlab, Jenkins, JFrog, Docker, Helm, Kubernetes, Chocolatey, Ansible, Terraform, Virtualisation (Proxmox, HyperV, vSphere, KVM)
• Good knowledge in the following scripting languages: PowerShell, Python, Groovy, Shell/Bash, GoLang
• Understanding and experience with product technologies: ELK Stack, RabbitMQ, NVIDIA GPU’s.
• Experience with one or more cloud providers; GCP, AWS, Azure.
• Experience with K8 stacks: MicroK8’s, OpenShift, GKE, EKS, AKS, RKE2
• Proficient in English language: we are globally dispersed and English is our universal language.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills: we’re (mostly) human, and civility and politeness support understanding and help things work better.
• MS office proficiency: Word/Excel/Teams.
• Appreciation of the Software Development Life Cycle and Agile Methodologies. We use Agile principles in day to day task management.
• Ability to convey concise messages via verbal communication, written form, and formal presentation.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to quickly adopt new systems, processes, and procedures.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS and other network protocols.
• A strong desire to work things out – yes, Google it before asking for help, but always ask if (when) you get stuck!

Requirements:

• University degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field (Computer Science, Electronics or Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, AI).
• Flexible working hours: some work has to be done outside of normal working hours – yeah, it sucks, but we share this load across the team.
• We do encourage remote working, however, there will be requirements to attend company-wide meetings (SW / Central London) at times.

Opportunities:

• Gain experience in real-time high-performance, leading-edge software and hardware solutions.
• Gain industry experience in working with Ipsotek partners and customers that include government, prime contractors and consultants.
• Excellent career opportunity to be part of a fast growing, high tech company.