DevOps Engineer

Why Airbox? You're more likely to love your work when that work has a purpose, when it's meaningful and when it's protecting lives. And, at Airbox Systems, it will. Here's why.

We are driven by passion and great people who share our enthusiasm for trying to make the world a better place, our friendly team includes individuals with backgrounds in military, aviation, and law enforcement. Our experience brings first-hand insight into frontline operations in the air and on the ground to enable cutting-edge concepts for improving the service that we deliver.

At Airbox, our values can be described as behavioral guidance. They are the principles and beliefs that provide a cohesive vision and define who we are as a business. In doing so, they define our organisation internally, and externally with our stakeholders and customers. In essence, they are our “true north” that help us to navigate our organisation through prosperous times as well as uncertain periods.

Our company beliefs and values are embodied in our culture. Whilst we celebrate the diversity of the people we work with, there are certain values and attributes all of us share – whatever your background, these are the qualities we are looking for in the people we hire:
Commitment, Positive Realism, Ethics, Accountability, Humanity, Quality, and Delight.

What this role is about:

We are seeking a dedicated Dev Ops Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role is at the heart of our live services, focusing on maintaining and enhancing their functionality, deploying new versions, and managing cost‑effective solutions within our infrastructure. You will be instrumental in ensuring our systems are robust, secure, and scalable as we continue to grow. The ideal candidate is a proactive problem‑solver with a strong foundation in Linux, cloud computing, and continuous integration/deployment practices.

What you’ll do:

• Service Management: Maintain and enhance the operational stability and efficiency of our live services.

• Deployment: Manage the deployment of new software versions, updates, and fixes. You'll use CI/CD pipelines to ensure automated and reliable rollouts.

• Infrastructure Management: Conduct infrastructure vulnerability scans, handle patching, and optimize and secure our environments across various platforms.

• Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Develop tools and procedures for system monitoring and maintenance. You'll perform root cause analysis for service incidents to prevent them from happening again.

• Cost Management: Monitor and optimize resource usage to maintain budget efficiency without sacrificing system performance.

• Policy Development: Assist in developing and refining security policies and best practices to safeguard all technical operations.

• 24/7/365 Support: Provide out‑of‑hours support on a rota basis to support our round‑the‑clock operations.

About You:

• All of our colleagues have to pass an NPPV3 clearance; you can find out more about it here but a key feature is having the last 3 years living in the United Kingdom

• Proficient with Linux environments (Ubuntu, CentOS) and Windows Server.

• Strong experience with CI/CD tools (e.g. Jenkins, Github Actions).

• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Strong experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS.

• Proficient in version control systems, especially Git & Git Hub.

• Experience in deploying mobile applications to Apple and Google app stores.

• Strong problem‑solving capabilities.

• Excellent organisational skills with keen attention to detail.

• Effective communication skills, capable of articulating complex solutions to a diverse audience.

• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

• Team player with a proven ability to foster and maintain positive internal and external relationships.

• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform).

• AWS and/or Azure certifications.

• Familiarity with advanced monitoring tools (e.g., Uptime, Cloud Watch).

• Background in development or systems operations.

• Familiarity with advanced monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana
  , or the ELK stack
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• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python or Bash
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• Familiarity with security tools or…