DevOps Engineer

<p>About the Role</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>What You’ll Do</p>

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<li>Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate software builds, testing, and releases.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Build and maintain internal tooling to support the software development lifecycle (e.g., code quality analysis, dependency management, automated testing).&nbsp;</li>

<li>Collaborate with engineering teams to identify and automate manual processes, reducing cognitive load and improving efficiency.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Implement and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) for internal development environments.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Work closely with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to build processes, testing, and deployments.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Coordinate penetration testing, code/virus scanning, and disseminate findings to the engineering team for resolution.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Measure performance and environment of applications with system and application log tools.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Work with Product Engineering to ensure technical alignment and best practice approaches are used.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Evaluate and implement new tools and technologies to improve developer experience and release velocity.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Use AI coding assistants to accelerate authoring of CI/CD pipeline configurations, IaC scripts, and automation tooling.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Apply AI-assisted security scanning (SAST) as an automated merge gate across engineering pipelines.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Support delivery teams and partners to reduce the complexity of implementing IQGeo solutions.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Participate in an on-call rotation.&nbsp;</li>

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<p>Mandatory AI Engineering Competencies </p>

<p>Candidates must demonstrate the ability to work effectively in an AI-First Software Development Lifecycle.</p>

<ul>

<li>Proficient in AI-assisted software development using modern coding assistants to accelerate design, implementation, testing and documentation.</li>

<li>Ability to translate business requirements into structured specifications prior to implementation (Spec-Driven Development).</li>

<li>Strong prompt engineering skills for software engineering tasks including code generation, test generation, debugging, documentation and architecture.</li>

<li>Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated outputs for correctness, security, performance and maintainability.</li>

<li>Experience using AI to generate and maintain automated unit, API and integration tests.</li>

<li>Demonstrated ability to work with AI agents while retaining full engineering ownership and accountability.</li>

</ul>

<p>What You’ll Bring</p>

<p><em>Essential skills &amp; experience:</em></p>

<ul>

<li>Proficient scripting skills (Python, BASH, JavaScript).</li>

<li>Strong knowledge of Linux operating systems.</li>

<li>Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.</li>

<li>Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).</li>

<li>Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions).</li>

<li>Experience with infrastructure as code tools (e.g., Terraform).</li>

<li>Experience using Git or other distributed version control systems.</li>

<li>Experience with bug tracking tools and code repositories.</li>

<li>Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.</li>

<li>Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.</li>

<li>Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively in a distributed remote team environment.</li>

<li>Fluent written and spoken English.</li>

</ul>

<p><em>Nice to have:</em></p>

<ul>

<li>Experience with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef).</li>

<li>Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack).</li>

<li>Experience with code quality analysis tools (e.g., SonarQube, Snyk).</li>

<li>Experience with dependency management tools (e.g., Maven, Gradle, npm, pip).</li>

<li>Experience with automated testing frameworks.</li>

<li>Experience with Node.js design and development.</li>

<li>Experience working in an Agile software engineering environment.</li>

</ul>

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<p>Your Background</p>

<ul>

<li>Degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent industry experience. <br><br></li>

</ul>

<p>What’s in It for You?</p>

<ul>

<li>25 days of paid holiday, with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 extra days (total 30)</li>

<li>SHINE employee ownership program</li>

<li>Company-matched pension contributions up to 6% of base salary</li>

<li>Private medical insurance (Bupa) &amp; health cash plan</li>

<li>Life assurance (4x gross salary) &amp; incapacity benefit</li>

<li>Enhanced maternity leave policy</li>

<li>EV company car scheme (salary sacrifice) &amp; cycle-to-work scheme (salary sacrifice)</li>

<li>Give as you earn charity scheme &amp; paid volunteering day each year</li>

<li>Career development opportunities (mentorship program, training, etc.)</li>

<li>Home office support for remote workers<br><br></li>

</ul>

<p>Flexibility &amp; Work-Life Balance</p>

<p>We support hybrid and flexible working arrangements for all employees. We understand that life for many people involves school runs, care giving, or exercising!</p>

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<p>Work Permits &amp; Visas<br>You must already have the right to work permanently in the UK.</p>

<p>IQGeo is not able to sponsor work permits.</p>

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<p>Diversity &amp; Inclusion</p>

<p>At IQGeo, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to who we are and how we work. Guided by our values, we know that <em>People Matter</em>, and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of nationalities, backgrounds, skills, viewpoints, and abilities.</p>

<p>We create an environment where everyone can bring their authentic selves with confidence, knowing they are respected, supported, and empowered to<em> Deliver with Purpose</em>. By embracing different perspectives, we <em>Pioneer the Future</em> together — shaping innovative solutions for our customers and our industry.</p>

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<p>About IQGeo</p>

<p>At IQGeo, we help telecommunications and utility companies around the world “build better networks.” Our award-winning geospatial software empowers more than 500 organizations to plan, design, build, and maintain the fibre and energy networks that are essential to our connected, sustainable future.</p>

<p>Headquartered in Cambridge, UK with regional offices across North America, Europe, and Asia, we’re proud to be a carbon-neutral software company tackling two of society’s biggest challenges: universal broadband access and the transition to net zero. By joining IQGeo, you’ll be part of a global team shaping the networks that power our businesses, communities, and planet for the long term.</p>

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