Forming the future of digital infrastructure in the heart of a global university.

Join the team that leads innovation, reliability and automation at the University of Pleimouth – where your experience as Devops will help operate pioneering research, dynamic teaching, and transformational digital services.

About the role

We are looking for a Devops engineer to help design, automate and support safe, developmental and flexible infrastructure that supports all we do – from flexible learning environments to advanced research. Providing reports to the director of the infrastructure services team, which will play a major role in providing available, safe, compatible services for the future.

In this role, it will:

• Designing and providing mixed cloud solutions and local solutions using technologies such as Microsoft Azure, Nutanix, Rubrik, Microsoft (Voip), Linux, Juniper and Fortinet.
• Automation of publishing and simplifying operations through infrastructure such as CI/CD.
• Supporting and improving live environments, development and testing, ensuring high availability, safety and performance.
• Solve complex problems and provide the third line support, and cooperate with colleagues and external partners to maintain and improve services.
• The hero of best practices, contributing to continuous improvement, compliance (gross domestic product, electronic necessities), and modern services management standards.

You will also participate in ROTA support outside our working hours for critical services-ensuring that our infrastructure is strong and flexible around the clock.

For this role, you will need to be in the site 3 days a week. Although we can accommodate work from home for this role, it is expected that flexibility is on the site due to work needs.

To get an informal discussion to learn more about the role and then please call Davi: by email on Ali.davey@plymouth.ac.uk

What we are looking for

You are a pre -emptive and cooperative Devops with a passion for automation, innovation and problem solving.

Prepare:

• A solid experience with Azure, Nutanix, Linux and Rubrik in complex infrastructure environments.
• A strong understanding of information technology, software development cycles, and service management.
• Excellent and mental communication skills focused on customer, able to translate technical solutions into a real world effect.
• The desire to learn and develop and contribute to the culture of continuous improvement.
• If you flourish in environments that support technology a meaningful change – and where your work supports directly teaching, research and innovation – we would like to hear from you.

For more information about the job and personality specifications, please refer to a job description.

Our team’s culture

At the University of Pleimouth, we believe that cooperation, curiosity and creativity is the key to providing exceptional digital services. You will join the infrastructure services team to think forward where ideas are estimated, learning is encouraged, and innovation is celebrated. Together, we design solutions that make a tangible difference for our students, our staff and partners, and we enjoy while doing so.

The application process

Please submit an online request, which shows how to meet the basic criteria shown in knowledge, qualifications, training and experience for the functional description elements in your supportive statement.

After the closure of the vacant job, you will be disturbed by the outcome of your request in time.

Expecting the expected date of the interview: A week starts on Monday 17 November 2025

Close date: 12 midnight, Sunday 2 November 2025

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be found here.