About the Role IQGeo is seeking a DevOps Engineer to play an integral role in supporting our global Engineering teams from our Cambridge, UK office. This role joins a dynamic team focused on building and maintaining tools and automation to streamline the software development lifecycle, reduce cognitive load for engineering teams, and improve release velocity. What You’ll Do Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate software builds, testing, and releases. Build and maintain internal tooling to support the software development lifecycle (e.g., code quality analysis, dependency management, automated testing). Collaborate with engineering teams to identify and automate manual processes, reducing cognitive load and improving efficiency. Implement and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) for internal development environments. Work closely with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to build processes, testing, and deployments. Coordinate penetration testing, code/virus scanning, and disseminate findings to the engineering team for resolution. Measure performance and environment of applications with system and application log tools. Work with Product Engineering to ensure technical alignment and best practice approaches are used. Evaluate and implement new tools and technologies to improve developer experience and release velocity. Use AI coding assistants to accelerate authoring of CI/CD pipeline configurations, IaC scripts, and automation tooling. Apply AI-assisted security scanning (SAST) as an automated merge gate across engineering pipelines. Support delivery teams and partners to reduce the complexity of implementing IQGeo solutions. Participate in an on-call rotation. Mandatory AI Engineering Competencies Candidates must demonstrate the ability to work effectively in an AI-First Software Development Lifecycle. Proficient in AI-assisted software development using modern coding assistants to accelerate design, implementation, testing and documentation. Ability to translate business requirements into structured specifications prior to implementation (Spec-Driven Development). Strong prompt engineering skills for software engineering tasks including code generation, test generation, debugging, documentation and architecture. Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs for correctness, security, performance and maintainability. Experience using AI to generate and maintain automated unit, API and integration tests. Demonstrated ability to work with AI agents while retaining full engineering ownership and accountability. What You’ll Bring Essential skills or equivalent industry experience. What’s in It for You? 25 days of paid holiday, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days (total 30) SHINE employee ownership program Company-matched pension contributions up to 6% of base salary Private medical insurance (Bupa)
DevOps Engineer employer: IQGeo
IQGeo is an exceptional employer located in Cambridge, UK, offering a vibrant work culture that prioritises flexibility and work-life balance. With a strong commitment to employee growth through mentorship programs and training, along with comprehensive benefits like private medical insurance and a generous holiday policy, IQGeo fosters an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued. Joining our team means contributing to meaningful projects that shape the future of telecommunications and utility networks while enjoying the perks of a supportive and innovative workplace.
