DevOps Engineer
Hybrid London Full-time Mid-level DevOps & Release
At a glance
Mid-level DevOps & Release role at Kharon. London · full-time · £90,000–£105,000 base.
SalaryStated by Kharon
£90,000 – £105,000
Base salary for this role, in GBP per year, as published in the posting.
RoleDevOps & Release
SeniorityMid-level
LocationLondon
WorkplaceHybrid
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay£90,000–£105,000
PostedJul 9, 2026 · 3mo ago
Role brief
devopsroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Shape and evolve cloud infrastructure for SaaS applications, using API-driven and infrastructure-as-code control planes
- Automate infrastructure setup, developer tools, and internal workflows to help engineers move faster
- Track system health and capacity, flagging constraints and possible production incidents against SLA commitments
- Build and maintain operational administration, backup, disaster recovery, and performance and security monitoring systems
- Apply security-first practices to infrastructure architecture, automation, and daily operations
What you bring
- At least five years in DevOps, platform, or infrastructure engineering
- A strong software development background and deep skill in at least one programming language
- Practical Docker and container orchestration experience, plus cloud infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, and automated CI/CD experience
- A solid grasp of Linux, monitoring, networking, and security, with particular depth in at least one area
Who this fits
This suits a hands-on engineer who works across teams, shares feedback, and adapts to new tools and technologies. The role is based in London and requires three days per week on site.
From the employer
TL;DR: Kharon is seeking a full-time DevOps Engineer based in London, UK.
Location: London, UK
Annual Remuneration: £90,000–£105,000 and discretionary annual bonus
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Probationary Period: 180 days
Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 3 days per week
Location: London, UK
Annual Remuneration: £90,000–£105,000 and discretionary annual bonus
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Probationary Period: 180 days
Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 3 days per week
- Lead the design and evolution of cloud infrastructure supporting Kharon's high-performance SaaS applications, with a focus on API-driven, infrastructure-as-code control planes
- Build and continuously improve automation for infrastructure provisioning, developer tooling, and internal workflows to increase engineering velocity
- Monitor system health and capacity, proactively identifying limitations and alerting on potential production issues to uphold SLA commitments
- Embed security-first principles into infrastructure architecture, automation design, and day-to-day operations
- Design and maintain systems for operational administration, backup, disaster recovery, and performance/security monitoring
- Collaborate cross-functionally as a hands-on contributor — giving and receiving feedback openly, and adapting quickly to new tools and technologies
- 5+ years of experience in a DevOps, Platform, or Infrastructure Engineering role
- Strong software development background, with deep expertise in at least one programming language
- Hands-on experience with Docker and container orchestration (Kubernetes preferred)
- Experience with a major cloud provider (AWS preferred)
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code and cloud automation tooling (OpenTofu preferred)
- Experience building fully automated CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions and ArgoCD preferred)
- Solid understanding of monitoring, networking, and security, with depth in at least one area
- Strong command of Linux systems
- Experience managing high-availability, multi-AZ, and multi-region environments
- Experience architecting and building internal developer tooling
- Experience building observability tooling, dashboards, and alerting for application performance and stability
- Experience with distributed systems or microservice architecture
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