Why Airbox? You're more likely to love your work when that work has a purpose, when it's meaningful and when it's protecting lives. And, at Airbox Systems, it will. Here's why.

We are driven by passion and great people who share our enthusiasm for trying to make the world a better place, our friendly team includes individuals with backgrounds in military, aviation, and law enforcement. Our experience brings first-hand insight into frontline operations in the air and on the ground to enable cutting-edge concepts for improving the service that we deliver.

At Airbox, our values can be described as behavioral guidance. They are the principles and beliefs that provide a cohesive vision and define who we are as a business. In doing so, they define our organisation internally, and externally with our stakeholders and customers. In essence, they are our “true north” that help us to navigate our organisation through prosperous times as well as uncertain periods. Our company beliefs and values are embodied in our culture. Whilst we celebrate the diversity of the people we work with, there are certain values and attributes all of us share – whatever your background, these are the qualities we are looking for in the people we hire: Commitment, Positive Realism, Ethics, Accountability, Humanity, Quality, and Delight.

What this role is about:

As the Lead DevOps Engineer, you will own the reliability, scalability, and security of Airbox’s platform while leading a team of 3 DevOps engineers. At Airbox, we believe that world class software is built on a foundation of seamless, invisible infrastructure. As our Lead DevOps Engineer, you will be the primary architect of this vision.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will define and execute the DevOps strategy, build robust cloud native foundations, and bring structure to a fast evolving engineering environment.

The main objective is to achieve 100% automation across our platform and CI/CD pipelines. You will work closely with Engineering, Product, and Security to ensure our platform is resilient, observable and cost efficient.

What you’ll do:

We are seeking a visionary DevOps Lead to transform our engineering culture by mentoring a team of three and spearheading our journey toward 100% automation. In this pivotal role, you will define the overarching platform strategy, architecting scalable AWS environments using Terraform while optimizing GitHub Actions to make high-frequency releases a "non-event." You will be the champion of DevSecOps and observability, balancing high-velocity deployments with rigorous reliability standards, cost-optimization, and proactive incident management. By standardizing tooling and reducing friction, you will empower our developers and bridge the gap between legacy systems and modern, cloud-native architectures, ensuring our live services remain secure, performant, and resilient around the clock.

About You:

This role seeks a Lead DevOps or Platform Engineer who functions as a "player-coach," balancing hands-on technical execution with the strategic leadership needed to bring structure to fast-paced, imperfect environments. The ideal candidate is an expert in the AWS ecosystem, specifically regarding Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, supported by a strong foundation in Linux administration and modern observability tools. Beyond the technical stack, the position demands a pragmatic problem-solver who can communicate effectively with non-technical stakeholders and thrives on driving change through ownership and collaboration. Experience with mobile app releases or legacy modernization is a significant advantage, but the core focus remains on high-pressure prioritization and technical excellence.

What we offer: We’re always looking for new ways to celebrate our people. You’ll be no different.

• The chance to work with a passionate team that’s working together everyday towards our shared big ambitious goal

• A dynamic, flexible and fun scale-up work environment with a highly talented team

• 26 days holiday per year, plus public holidays

• Private medical cover with Bupa for all our colleagues

• Pension scheme, offering up to 6% matching contribution

• Up to 20 Nomad Working Days per annum

• Electric Car Scheme

Flexible & Hybrid Working: We said you'll get freedom to work in a way that is best for you, and that extends to being in the office – or not.

Work better from home? No worries. Prefer the office? Come on down. We have 2 mandatory Townhall days; Spring and Autumn, where the whole business gets together. When you visit the office you won’t just find rows and rows of desks. No, you’ll find our colleagues meeting on the walking pads, having planning sessions over a game of tennis table or grabbing a bean bag in our ‘Quality’ collaborative space - that’s right we live our values so much, we named our meeting spaces after them.

You can also shape work around your life at Airbox Systems; most colleagues work our core hours of 9am-5pm with others flexibly between 7am-7pm. Whether you're fitting in a spin class or the school run, you'll have the flexibility for whatever matters most. All we ask in return is that you produce great work, but when you’re working with passionate people, that part comes naturally.

Connect with us: Interested in the role, or Airbox in general, but you don’t meet 100% of the requirements? We’d love to hear from you! We encourage you to connect with us here; we’d be excited to see if your unique skill set and experience could be a match for future roles.