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Principal Cloud Engineer

Graphcore Bristol senior full-time

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Description

As a Principal Cloud Engineer, you will help develop, deploy and operate cloud services across Graphcore's AI infrastructure.

You will work on private and public cloud systems used by internal teams and customers, shaping how high-performance AI systems are integrated, validated, benchmarked and optimised.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Developing and deploying cloud services
  • Mentoring engineers and turning user needs into services that perform at scale
  • Owning significant technical initiatives, from OpenStack-based services to Infrastructure-as-Code automation
  • Keeping complex infrastructure reliable, observable and ready for demanding workloads

The Cloud Platform Team builds systems for internal users and customers, often using new components before they are proven.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant subject
  • Strong infrastructure or IT background, with private-cloud or on-premises cloud experience
  • Expert Linux system administration and scripting skills, including bash and Python
  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible or Packer
  • Experience with CI or testing pipelines, version control and cloud service deployment
  • Strong communication skills, with the judgement to lead critical work and support end users

Benefits:

  • Flexible working
  • Generous leave
  • Retirement planning support: up to 5% matched pension
  • Phantom equity
  • Workplace experience: thoughtfully designed office spaces for collaboration, with free food and an on-site barista
  • Peace of mind protection: income protection and life assurance
  • Flexible benefits: tailor your benefits package with a choice of additional options

Skills

Required

  • Linux system administration
  • scripting skills
  • Infrastructure-as-Code tools
  • CI or testing pipelines
  • version control
  • cloud service deployment

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