About The Company
Viridien (www.viridiengroup.com) is an advanced technology, digital and Earth data company that pushes the boundaries of science for a more prosperous and sustainable future.
Job Details
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Specialist (Contract). Design and implement a cloud-agnostic IaC foundation for a Kubernetes-based software platform supporting data transformation and analytics in the energy and mining sectors. The platform is deployed across cloud and on‑premise environments, with an initial focus on Microsoft Azure. The role will define scalable, reusable infrastructure patterns to support future deployments across AWS, HPC and on‑premise environments.
About The Team
You will join a growing, collaborative team of scientists, engineers and developers focused on delivering advanced data and AI‑driven solutions across industries including geothermal, environmental, hydrocarbon and mineral exploration. The team works in an open and flexible environment, collaborating across data engineering, machine learning and software development. This role offers the opportunity to work remotely or in a hybrid setup from North Wales or Crawley.
Key Responsibilities
- Infrastructure & Architecture
- Design and implement an Infrastructure as Code foundation for Kubernetes and non‑Kubernetes components.
- Define cloud‑agnostic architecture and deployment patterns for multi‑environment support.
- Build reusable IaC modules for networking, identity, compute, Kubernetes, storage and observability.
- Kubernetes & Platform Engineering
- Provision and configure Kubernetes clusters, including node pools, add‑ons and security controls.
- Integrate supporting services such as databases, container registries, networking and messaging systems.
- CI/CD & Operations
- Establish CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows for infrastructure deployment and lifecycle management.
- Define environment standards, naming conventions and cost‑management controls.
- Security & Governance
- Implement security best practices including IAM/RBAC, secrets management and policy‑as‑code.
- Ensure compliance, auditability and secure infrastructure design.
- Collaboration & Documentation
- Work closely with cloud architects, DevOps and engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.
- Document architecture, IaC modules and operational procedures to support knowledge sharing.
Qualifications
- Required
- Proven experience designing and delivering IaC solutions for production systems.
- Strong experience with Terraform or similar tools such as Pulumi, Bicep or CloudFormation.
- Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes including provisioning, networking, security and lifecycle management.
- Experience deploying on Azure, including AKS, networking, identity and monitoring services.
- Experience designing cloud‑agnostic architectures across multiple environments.
- Experience with CI/CD and GitOps tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Argo CD or Flux.
- Strong understanding of networking and security principles including DNS, TLS, IAM and secrets management.
- Experience with monitoring, logging and operational best practices.
- Strong communication, documentation and stakeholder collaboration skills.
- Preferred
- Experience working in energy, mining or data‑intensive industries.
- Experience supporting hybrid or on‑premise and HPC environments.
- Consulting or contract experience delivering infrastructure foundations.
- Experience working with ML or data platform deployments.
Benefits
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Highly attractive bonus scheme
- Initial 22 days annual leave with future increases, complemented by a flexible buying and selling holiday programme
- Company pension with generous employer contribution
- Wellbeing Unmind app – puts you in control of your mental health
- A flexible benefits platform with numerous discount schemes – gym membership, restaurants, cinema tickets and much more!
- Regular social club events, spontaneous reward events throughout the year
- Cycle purchase scheme
- Flexible private medical & dental care programmes
- Sponsorship of visas/comprehensive relocation packages
- Bank holiday swap – our holiday swap programme allows you to change it for another day of your choice!
- Relaxed dress‑code policy
- Onsite gym facilities
We see things differently. Diversity fuels our innovation, we value the unique ways in which we differ and we are committed to equal employment opportunities for all professionals.
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