Staff Operations Engineer

N-able, Inc.; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity company in Edinburgh is seeking a Staff Operations Engineer to enhance processes, establish standards, and collaborate with DevOps teams in a hybrid work model. Candidates should possess a solution-oriented mindset, experience in SaaS products, and familiarity with AWS and Kubernetes. The role offers comprehensive benefits, including medical coverage and generous PTO.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous PTO and observed holidays

2 paid volunteer days per year

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Custom learning experience to support your growth

Qualifications

• Proven track record designing and overseeing high-availability, high-volume SaaS products.
• Practical knowledge of enterprise build and deployment architectures and patterns.
• Familiarity with CI/CD best practices and secrets management.
• Hands-on experience designing cloud-native applications.

Responsibilities

• Define, refine, automate, and improve processes.
• Implement and promote common standards across products.
• Develop prototypes to evaluate technical solutions.
• Perform research to solve complicated technical issues.
• Work directly with DevOps and Engineering teams.

Skills

Positive and solution-oriented mindset

Designing high-availability SaaS products

Enterprise build and deployment architectures

Understanding of REST, SOA, microservices

CI/CD best practices

Experience with message queue systems

Expertise in ECMAScript, Java, Go, C#, C++

Hands-on experience with AWS and Kubernetes

Understanding asymmetric and symmetric cryptography

Tools

HashiCorp Vault

AWS Secrets Manager

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Cassandra

DynamoDB

Elasticsearch

Job description

Staff Operations Engineer

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Hybrid role – 2‑3 days per week in the brand new top floor office

Why N‑able

At N‑able, we’re not just helping businesses be secure – we’re redefining what it means to be cyber resilient. Our end‑to‑end platform blends AI‑powered capabilities and flexible tech stacks, allowing customers to manage, secure, and recover with confidence. Our people are at the heart of it: a global crew who love solving complex problems, sharing knowledge, and delivering solutions that actually make a difference.

What You’ll Do

• Define, refine, automate, and improve processes so the company is more efficient, effective, safe, and secure.
• Define, refine, implement, and promote common standards across our products.
• Develop prototypes to evaluate technical solutions.
• Perform research necessary to solve complicated technical issues.
• Champion technology and innovation within N‑able and the wider community.
• Work directly with DevOps and Engineering teams to guide implementation of DevOps processes and standards.

What You’ll Bring

• Positive and solution‑oriented mindset with a proven track record designing and overseeing high‑availability, high‑volume SaaS products.
• Practical knowledge of enterprise build and deployment architectures and patterns.
• Understanding of REST, SOA, and microservices, and the pros and cons of each architectural approach.
• Familiarity with CI/CD best practices and secrets management (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager).
• Experience with message queue systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka) and integration patterns; knowledge of NoSQL solutions (Cassandra, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch).
• Expertise in at least one of ECMAScript, Java, Go, C#, or C++ and experience on Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS and Kubernetes designing cloud‑native applications; understanding of asymmetric and symmetric cryptography.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Generous PTO and observed holidays.
• 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Fun‑raising opportunities as part of our giving program.
• Custom learning experience to support your growth.
• Hybrid working model based on trust and flexibility.

About N‑able

Our mission is to protect businesses against evolving cyber threats with an end‑to‑end cyber resilience platform that manages, secures, and recovers. Our scalable technology infrastructure includes AI‑powered capabilities, market‑leading third‑party integrations, and the flexibility to employ technologies of choice, transforming workflows and delivering critical security outcomes.

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Computer and Network Security