What You’ll Do

We are looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join our growing team. You will be responsible for design, development, deployment and maintenance of all aspects of the infrastructure required to support our platform. Our current stack is built on Azure using Kubernetes, Helm and ArgoCD to manage resources used to provide our platform, with our software developed using Rust and Python, and data managed using Postgres. We use ECK to centralise logging with Kibana providing simple dashboards, as well as Prometheus and Grafana to provide more in-depth and performance oriented dashboards. However, we are happy to use different tools, if they are better, and we don’t expect you to come in with knowledge of everything in our stack as we are happy to up-skill you in any areas needed.

Who You Are

We are looking for someone to join our team who:

• Relishes the chance to work in an early-stage fast-paced environment with all the opportunities that brings
• Is happy to work with ambiguity, conceiving and evaluating multiple approaches to a challenge
• Is flexible and willing to turn a hand to whatever is necessary to make the company a success
• Enjoys working in a team, leading and supporting other engineers and product people to drive our platform forward
• Constructively challenges the status quo (we know that great ideas can come from anywhere!) and relishes rolling up their sleeves to get things done and prove their point

Skills and Experiences

Required

• Experience deploying and managing SaaS platform on Azure
• Experience working in agile/lean startup development methodologies
• Strong understanding of tools, design methodologies and best practice
• Ability to clearly communicate technical designs both written and verbally
• Familiarity with use of GitHub and of supporting GitHub workflows and actions for CI/CD

Desirable

Please note that we really do mean “desirable” and not “required” for these skills! If you can evidence all of these we would of course love to hear from you but please do consider applying even if you can only cover one!

Familiarity developing and deploying software and datasets for both cloud-hosted SaaS and on- premises enterprise environments

• Strong Linux system administration skills
• Experience defining and implementing testing and software QA processes
• Experience managing and operating Kubernetes clusters on Azure and/or AWS, with Helm charts and Argo CD both particularly relevant

About iKVA

iKVA is an early-stage AI search technology company creating knowledge management solutions for enterprise. Spun out from Cambridge University, iKVA’s unique technology has been proven through proofs of concept with large organisations. Having secured funding, we are now building the team to fully commercialise our products.

What We Offer

You will be working with an extraordinary team from academia and industry developing cutting edge technologies in the field of knowledge management, ML, and AI.

You will be getting in on the ground floor of a company with great prospects and will be able to take the lead developing new products and services.

Our main office is based in central Cambridge but we offer flexible working conditions and the ability to work remotely part of the time.

You will be offered share options in the company so that you can participate in the company’s success.

iKVA is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and creating a diverse, fun, inclusive and rewarding environment. We will consider all qualified candidates regardless of gender, race, colour, religion, or other characteristics. We believe that the best work happens with a team that truly reflects the diversity of society.

To apply please send your CV and a cover note to careers@ikva.ai