Infrastructure Engineer

Rowden Technologies Ltd.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company seeks an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join their team in Bristol. This mid-senior level role involves designing, building, and operating systems that enhance national security. Candidates should have at least 4 years of experience with cloud and on-prem infrastructure, practical knowledge of various technologies, and be familiar with automation tools like Terraform. A flexible, hybrid working model is offered, accommodating part-time requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years' experience in building/operating systems.
• Experience in Defence, Security, or Emergency Services.
• Ability to apply engineering thinking for reliability and security.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate systems that solve real-world problems.
• Automate, deploy, and improve complex systems.
• Travel to customer sites as required.

Skills

Cloud technologies

Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or CloudFormation

Configuration management with Ansible

Coding/scripting in Python, Golang, Rust, Node.js, Java, or Bash

Understanding of compute, networking, storage, and identity management

Secure system design awareness

Job description

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Description

We’re building the UK's next generation engineering powerhouse, providing critical technology that strengthens national security and resilience. At Rowden, we design and integrate advanced systems that sense, connect, and protect data in challenging environments where quick decisions are vital. Our solutions use intelligent automation to enhance speed and efficiency and are built to be reliable and straightforward for critical operations in remote or high-pressure settings.

About the Role

We are seeking an Engineer with at least 4 years of experience designing, building, and operating systems that solve real problems in areas such as Defence, Security, and the Emergency Services. This is a hybrid role, with three days a week at our Bristol HQ and up to two days working from home. Some travel to customer sites may be required.

You’ll work across software, infrastructure, and integration boundaries: automating, deploying, and improving complex systems. You’ll use cloud technologies, but you won’t be limited to them.

Requirements

• At least 4 years’ experience building/operating systems on cloud, virtualised, or on-prem infrastructure.
• Practical understanding of compute, networking, storage, and identity management.
• Hands on Infrastructure as Code experience with Terraform or CloudFormation, plus a configuration management and automation tool like Ansible.
• Able to build and deploy versioned containers into environments or a container orchestration service.
• Some coding/scripting experience, able to write in at least one of: Python, Golang, Rust, Node.js, Java, or Bash.
• Awareness of secure system design and best practice frameworks such as NCSC Cloud Security Principles or equivalent.
• Able to apply engineering thinking to improve reliability, security, and maintainability.

Desirable (not essential)

• Experience managing multi-account or multi-tenant environments.
• Experience deploying and configuring observability tools and platforms.
• Familiarity with GitOps practices.

Working at Rowden

We are committed to building a flexible, inclusive, and enabling company. Our aim is to create a diverse team of talented people with unique skills, experience, and backgrounds, so please apply and come as you are. We recognise the importance of flexible working and support this wherever we can. We typically operate a flexible, hybrid-working model, with an average 3 days in the office each week (dependent on the role). We welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility, part-time working requirements and/or workplace adjustments with all our applicants.

Rowden is a Disability Confident Committed company, and we actively encourage people with disabilities and health conditions to apply for our roles. Please let us know your requirements early on so that we can make sure you have everything you need up front to help make the recruitment process and experience as easy as possible.

Finally, if you feel that you don’t meet all the criteria included above but have transferable skills and relevant experience, we’d still love to hear from you!

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet

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