DevOps Engineer in UNITED KINGDOM

The University of London

The University of London is the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 London-based universities, many of which are among the highest-ranking universities in the world.

Collectively the federation represents a cohort of some 250,000 learners and 50,000 academic and professional services staff. Within this cohort are around 40,000 University of London students who study programmes which are developed and delivered in partnership with our 17 federation members.

The University of London is also home to the School of Advanced Study, the national centre for the humanities and a champion for the arts and humanities.

Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future.

CoSector

CoSector – University of London is a digital services provider that operates as part of the University of London. It evolved from the University of London Computer Centre (ULCC), established in 1968 to offer computing services to the University’s colleges. In 2015, ULCC transitioned into CoSector, continuing its mission to support the education sector through digital solutions.

As a department within the University of London, CoSector leverages its deep roots in academia to deliver services tailored to the needs of educational institutions. It offers a range of digital services, including virtual learning environment (VLE) hosting, digital learning tools, data integration, and research repository solutions.

This relationship allows CoSector to combine the University of London's academic heritage with practical digital expertise, providing institutions with reliable and innovative solutions to support teaching, learning, and research.

The Role

CoSector – University of London is seeking a DevOps Engineer to join our Platform Services team.

In this role, you’ll help standardise how we build, deploy and run services for our education and public-sector customers. You’ll be driving automation, repeatability and great documentation so we deliver reliably at pace.

You’ll turn manual tasks into automated pipelines, introduce and maintain configuration-as-code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible), and keep our environments well-documented and testable. Day to day, you’ll collaborate with engineers and developers across Digital Services, support customer queries, and record activity in our service management tools to ensure transparency and high-quality delivery. Occasional out-of-hours work may be required.

This is a varied, hands-on role, ideal for someone comfortable in Linux/LAMP environments who enjoys improving processes and tooling, and who can bring others with them as ways of working evolve.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Excellent organisational and communication skills, with a methodical approach to problem-solving and documentation.
• Experience working effectively in teams and the ability to motivate others through positive, professional collaboration.
• Hands-on experience with Linux and LAMP operations, plus a solid understanding of core web technologies.
• Exposure to configuration-as-code and automation (Terraform, Ansible or similar).
• Familiarity with deployment pipelines, version control and automated testing concepts (unit, integration, regression).
• A customer-focused mindset and confidence engaging proactively with users and stakeholders.

You’ll be supported with training and real-world opportunities to develop your DevOps skills and broaden your impact across our platforms.

For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.

Further Information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your Application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on 30th October 2025.

The University will be unable to sponsor candidates for a visa for this role. Successful applicants must be able to prove their right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment.

The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting.

This is a fully remote role. However, you will need to attend the office on specific days for all staff meetings which take place approximately every quarter. You may also be required to occasionally attend training or attend meetings at customer institutions.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria named in the job description.

Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities.

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