DevOps Storage Engineer (Placement Year)G-Research • London, England, United Kingdom
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DevOps Storage Engineer (Placement Year)
G-Research
- London, England, United Kingdom
- London, England, United Kingdom
About
From our London HQ, we unite world‑class researchers and engineers in an environment that values deep exploration and methodical execution—because the best ideas take time to evolve.
Together, we’re building a world‑class platform to amplify our teams’ most powerful ideas.
Every breakthrough is built on strong foundations. In our Storage Development Operations team, you’ll work across disciplines to drive the strategy, culture and structure that enable our success.
This is a role based in our new Soho Place office – opened in 2023 – in the heart of Central London and home to our Research Lab.
The role Location: London
Dates: 13 July 2026 – 16 July 2027
The Storage Platform Management team is responsible for designing, deploying and operating a diverse range of storage solutions, including high‑performance scale‑out clusters, block storage, object storage and archival systems, all of which underpin the research and compute environment at G‑Research.
As a Placement Year DevOps Storage Engineer, you will partner with Researchers, Software Engineers, Network teams and leading vendors, including Dell, VAST, HPE and Rubrik, to optimise workflows and resolve issues.
For students with strong coding expertise, there is also the opportunity to contribute to the team’s development backlog, focusing on automation, customer‑facing tools and observability enhancements.
Key Responsibilities
Monitoring and troubleshooting events affecting platform health
Conducting deep‑diving investigations and supporting incident management
Analyzing HPC workflows used by Research teams to identify opportunities for efficiency
Operating, maintaining and extending Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC) pipelines and storage tooling
Qualifications
Enrolled in a Computer Science, Mathematics or related degree programme with a placement (sandwich) year, graduating in 2028
Predicted grade of 2:1 or above, or equivalent
Interest in building and managing high‑performance, scalable and resilient infrastructure solutions
Proficiency in Python or similar programming languages
Strong interest in GitOps and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (IaC), with exposure to tools such as Ansible, Jenkins and Kubernetes
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across distributed teams and the wider business
Application Process
Successful applicants at CV stage will be invited to complete a technical assessment
Those who pass will attend an assessment centre followed by technical interviews with mentors
Applications will be reviewed from October, with interviews starting in November
Notes Due to our focus on converting top placement students to graduate roles, we can only consider those graduating in 2028.
Benefits
Highly competitive compensation plus annual discretionary bonus
Lunch provided (via Just Eat for Business) and dedicated barista bar
30 days’ annual leave
9% company pension contributions
Informal dress code and excellent work/life balance
Comprehensive healthcare and life assurance
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Languages
- English
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