Systems Administrator & Devops Engineer

As a member of the small Isode IT Team you will be expected to help keep the company infrastructure going, update it where necessary and support users with their client machines as well. As a relatively junior role you would be expected to learn on the job as you go and to complete training when it’s provided. A keen desire to understand new software and technologies is a must.

As we move to containerisation both in our infrastructure and in the products that we develop, knowledge in containers and Kubernetes especially would be advantageous. Working with a security mindset is expected as we look to keep the company protected from external threats.

We run systems across Windows, MacOS and Linux with most of the team using Linux as their main workstation, so strong Linux skills will help as well as confidence on the command line and with basic scripting (e.g. Bash/Python/PowerShell).

This role is being offered as either hybrid or office based at our office in Hampton, depending on the candidate’s preference.

Required skills:

• Experience of desktop and server support both in Windows and Linux.
• Understanding of containers and container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes) preferably with experience of one or more orchestration platforms.
• Experience of CI/CD infrastructure (Atlassian stack being a bonus).
• Knowledge of backup systems is helpful.
• Experience of cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS/Azure).
• Some scripting experience with particular focus on Python. Some basic Java skills would be an extra bonus.
• Good security mentality.
• Good problem-solving skills.

About Isode

Since 2002 Isode has been developing and supporting Commercial Off The shelf (COTS) client & server software for secure messaging and directory systems. Our software is at the heart of mission-critical solutions for Government, Military, EDI and Civil Aviation customers in over 150 countries.

As a company, we have a very strong engineering focus, currently more than 75% of our staff work within our engineering teams across four main product areas:

• Messaging (Including SMTP and X.400)
• XMPP Chat
• HF Radio
• Directory Services (Including LDAP and X.500)

All of our products are based on Open Standards and we have a strong history of leading the specification and development of Open Standards in our technology areas.

While Isode core products are large, robust, and complex protocol servers, they require User Interfaces which enable the servers to be administered and operated.

Why Join Isode?

We are a technical company, full of incredibly passionate and experienced staff that are working on the cutting edge of technology in our product fields. Our products help define how governments and military forces communicate with one another all over the world, meaning we get to work on some unique projects and deployments.

We have a very clear mantra that resonates throughout our company, we put employees first. Whether that be through the continual development of all our staff through various training courses and utilisation of professional development resources or flexible working setups tailored to each team member.  Based in Hampton, Southwest London, some staff work full time from the office, while the majority of our team work in hybrid set ups.

Amongst our core benefits, working at Isode will see you working alongside highly skilled engineers who hold active leading roles in organisations such as the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) and the XSF (XMPP Standards Foundation).

Isode offers a competitive salary and an excellent range of benefits including 15% group contributory pension, 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays and an extra day off for your birthday, private health cover, life assurance and share options.

If the above sounds of interest to you then we’d love to hear from you!