DevOps Apprentice

Dev Ops Apprentice – UKRI India

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• Contract Type: Fixed-Term, 24 months
• Hours: Full-time, 37 hours
• Salary: £24,340 per annum (rising annually throughout the apprenticeship)
• Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX
• Closing Date: Sunday, 2nd February 2026
• Interview Date: February 2026 / March 2026
• Start Date: September 2026

Are you fascinated by the backbone of scientific discovery – the powerful infrastructure that enables cutting‑edge research? Do you enjoy solving technical puzzles and want to be part of a team that supports world‑class science?

As a Dev Ops Apprentice in our Scientific Computing Department, you will dive into the heart of large‑scale scientific computing, learning how to manage and maintain critical infrastructure and vast storage systems that underpin everything from particle physics to climate modelling. This role offers hands‑on experience with enterprise‑grade systems, mentorship from experts, and the chance to grow into a vital contributor to the UK’s scientific mission.

• Assist in improving monitoring infrastructure for storage systems.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of storage orchestration layers.
• Support daily operational tasks across storage services.
• Gain hands‑on experience with automation, diagnostics, and system optimisation.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers to maintain reliable and scalable storage platforms.
• Respond to alerts from monitoring systems.
• Collaborate on requests from other supported groups.
• Work with colleagues to gather requirements and build new enterprise‑grade virtual machines.
• Monitor, support and maintain the multi‑terabit networks underpinning Scientific Computing.
• Monitor for operational issues and respond to automated alerts.
• Propose and develop improved monitoring of complex services.
• Work with team members and other groups to identify root causes of issues.
• Test service improvements and collaborate with other team members to deploy them.
• Collaborate with colleagues to understand the facilities and their requirements.

The role of a Dev Ops Engineer is to enable organisations to get valuable working software out in front of active users, both external and internal, in a timely manner and optimised for delivery. The apprentice will learn about all aspects of the development and operations process – the design, build, test, implementation, release and continual iteration of products.

• Scripting, coding and testing
• Knowledge sharing and collaboration
• Agile working methods
• Release automation and orchestration
• Cloud infrastructure
• Security practices

• Dev Ops Engineer – Level 4 Apprenticeship – Learn Tech, delivered via remote weekly workshops.

• GCSEs in Maths and English (Grade 4/C or above) (S) (Included for all roles)
• Level 3 qualifications such as:
  • 2 A Levels (A‑C)
  • BTEC Level 3
  • T‑Level or
  • A previous Level 3 Apprenticeship (provide subjects and results in CV)
• An awareness of basic health and safety (I)
• Enthusiastic and motivated to learn, both in the workplace and through formal training (I)
• Good written communication skills as demonstrated in your CV and cover letter (S)
• Some knowledge of and enthusiasm for computer hardware and/or software (S&I)
  • Include in CV/cover letter examples of personal or school projects involving learning about and using a computer system.
  • Minimum description of basic components of a computer system, basic software development concepts, and awareness of various operating systems.
• Desire to work in a scientific computing environment (S&I)
  • Cover letter should explain why you applied for this apprenticeship and any related activities.
• Ability to examine evidence and data to understand it and solve problems (I)
  • Minimum ability to work systematically through straightforward problems, examine data, and link it to understanding of computer systems to find causes.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team (S&I)
• Technical requirements (I)
  • Ability and…