Alcumus

About the Company

We help create better workplaces, and help to keep people safe, reduce risks and simplify processes through our expert teams and technology.

Since 1979, we’ve been providing our clients with market-leading compliance and risk management solutions. We have expanded over the years to include certification, HR and health and safety consultancy for SMEs, and training expertise, resulting in the Alcumus business that exists today.

By building great relationships with our customers, we understand their needs and provide a range of technology solutions, advice and support that helps to identify and minimise risks, navigate compliance and create better workplaces to keep people safe.

Our solutions go beyond simple box ticking exercises, where we constantly look for new and innovative ways to support and enhance our clients’ businesses and make it easier for them to keep their workforce safe by embracing new and evolving technology.

Our team includes over 1,000 employees across our UK, North American, American and APAC offices. We take great pride in being an inclusive organisation by respecting and appreciating each individual, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, education, or nationality, creating a safe, positive, and nurturing environment.

Whether you’re a contractor, SME or multi-national enterprise, we’re here to help create safe and effective workplaces.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Alcumus

Job Title

DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Job title: DevOps Engineer Role Summary: Design, deploy, monitor and operate scalable SaaS production environments using AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Ansible, and CI/CD pipelines. Lead IaC implementation, observability, and resilience practices for high‑availability systems serving tens of thousands of customers. Expectations: • 3+ years of DevOps experience in a SaaS context • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field (preferred) • Proven track record of working with AWS PaaS, Kubernetes, Kafka, and IaC tools • Strong communication, teamwork, and problem‑solving skills • Security‑first mindset and adherence to least‑privilege principles Key Responsibilities: • Architect and maintain IaC for development, UAT and production using Terraform and AWS CloudFormation. • Deploy and manage containerized workloads (ECS/EKS) and Kafka clusters with advanced configuration. • Design and operate observability stack (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana) and execute on‑call rotations to sustain SLAs. • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins) with automated tests and deployment to multiple environments. • Identify infrastructure failure points, recommend solutions, and implement improvements for resilience and performance. • Collaborate with Architecture and Engineering teams on technical strategy and code review. Required Skills: • AWS services: EC2, VPC, ELB, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, Lambda, SNS, SQS, WAF, Parameter Store, etc. • IaC & Configuration Management: Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, Chef, Puppet (or equivalents). • Container Orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS), Docker, advanced networking, storage classes, namespaces. • Messaging & Data Streaming: Kafka clusters, topic configuration, disaster recovery. • Continuous Integration/Delivery: Git, GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitHub Actions. • Operating Systems: Linux and Windows administration. • Networking: TCP/UDP, firewalls, SSL/TLS, IP routing. • Software Engineering Principles: design patterns, CAP theorem, event‑driven architecture. • Security: least‑privilege, IAM best practices, vulnerability scanning. Required Education & Certifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline (preferred). • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (preferred). • Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) (preferred).

Ontario, Canada

On site

20-12-2025