Cloud Devops Engineer

Location: United Kingdom, Remote (at least 2 days in our London office per month)

Department: Product & Engineering

Reporting to: Devops Lead

Calling all code wranglers and cloud enthusiasts! Do you thrive in the fast-paced world of DevOps? Does building and maintaining rock-solid infrastructure that keeps the party going (metaphorically speaking) give you a thrill? If you're a GCP guru with a passion for ensuring a smooth user experience, then Time Out wants you on the team!

Time Out is the global media powerhouse for all things cultural – the ultimate guide to eating, drinking, exploring, and everything in between. We're looking for a DevOps engineer who's as passionate about building bulletproof pipelines as they are about finding the perfect hidden bar.

Role overview

Do you like to discover the world's coolest cities? Do you love building scalable infrastructure and creating solutions that enhance system reliability and performance? Are you passionate about cloud technologies and automating deployment processes to streamline operations? If so, then we want to hear from you!

We are seeking a talented Cloud DevOps Engineer to join our team and take ownership of building and maintaining our infrastructure on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will play a key role in ensuring the reliability and scalability of our platform, supporting both our global city guides (timeout.com) and our food hall market business.

What you'll be doing:

• Wrangle the power of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build, deploy, and maintain our critical applications and infrastructure.

• Automate everything under the sun! You'll be crafting pipelines and scripts to streamline our development and deployment processes.

• Collaborate with our development and operations teams to ensure seamless delivery and a flawless user experience.

• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks, and troubleshoot any issues that might arise – you're our digital firefighter!

• Stay on top of the latest trends in cloud technologies and keep our infrastructure future-proof.

• Join our on-call rotation and be the hero of the night when unexpected issues arise – because the party never stops!

What you'll bring to the party:

The perfect candidate does not exist. If you have experience in some of these requirements and are motivated to learn the rest please consider applying, we would love to support a continuous learning mentality.

• At least two years' experience as a DevOps engineer (or similar role).

• An in-depth understanding of GCP services like Cloud Build, Cloud Functions, and Cloud Monitoring or AWS services such as Code Build, CloudWatch and AutoScaling Groups.

• Proficiency in AWS services, with hands-on experience using CloudFormation.

• Experience with infrastructure as code tools like Terraform or Ansible is a big plus.

• A love for scripting languages like Python or Bash

• Work comfortably with Docker to manage containerised applications and environments.

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to keep our deployments running smoothly.

• Create Dashboards and set alerts with APM tools such as New Relic.

• The ability to think critically, solve problems creatively, and work independently.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to bridge the gap between development and operations.

• A genuine passion for Time Out's mission and a desire to make our platform the go-to resource for all things cultural.

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience working in the media or entertainment industry.

• A proactive approach to security and a commitment to building secure and reliable systems.

• A positive attitude, a collaborative spirit, and a willingness to learn and grow.

What we offer:

• The chance to work with a talented and passionate team at the forefront of urban culture.

• A dynamic and fast-paced environment where you'll never be bored.

• The opportunity to make a real impact on the platform that millions of people rely on to discover the best things to do in their city.

• A competitive salary and benefits package.

• Flexibility to work remotely or in-office with our hybrid policy, offering you the best of both worlds.

About our culture

At Time Out Group we believe in diversity and equal opportunity for all people. We do not discriminate against external or internal candidates on the basis of age; disability; gender, gender reassignment; race; religion or belief; sexual orientation; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity. We believe that diversity develops creativity and enables personal and professional growth where we all learn from each other. We believe in an open culture where ideas are shared candidly and where there is no fear of failure, but rather an understanding that we must experiment and have the freedom to succeed. We believe that everyone has the right to express themselves as they are as this enriches us all. We believe in an open world, social justice, and the pursuit of happiness, after all, we are in the happiness business.


About Time Out Group plc

Through Time Out Media and Time Out Market we help our large audience go out in the world's greatest cities and connect global brands as well as local talents with this valuable audience.

Time Out Media’s multiple digital and physical channels span websites, mobile, social media, video, audio and Live Events. Across these channels, Time Out distributes its high-quality content – curated and created by a global team of local expert journalists – around the best food, drinks, culture, art, music, theatre, travel and entertainment in 333 cities and 59 countries. The Company is giving international, national and local brands and businesses the opportunity to connect with this global reach and strong traffic from a desirable audience by offering bespoke 360-degree multichannel advertising solutions. Since its launch in 1968, Time Out has become a global brand that advertisers and consumers love and trust.

Time Out Market is the world's first editorially curated food and cultural market, leveraging the Time Out brand to bring the best of the city together under one roof: its best chefs, drinks and cultural experiences – based on the editorial curation Time Out has always been known for. The first Time Out Market opened in 2014 in Lisbon, quickly turning into one of the most popular destinations in the city. The success of Lisbon brought further expansion and the portfolio currently includes eight Markets:
in addition to Lisbon, there are sites in New York, Boston, Montreal, Chicago, Dubai, Cape Town and Porto. More Time Out Market locations are in the pipeline as the global expansion continues.

Time Out is headquartered in London (United Kingdom) and listed on London's AIM stock exchange, trading under the ticker symbol 'TMO'.

Time Out is a dynamic, pioneering brand and so is our team. We want to work with the best and brightest talent because we work for the world’s greatest cities, the people enjoying them and the businesses in them. As a truly global team we get to collaborate with colleagues from New York to Paris, Cape Town and Sydney and beyond. It’s our expertise, authenticity and collaboration that make us successful and a unique team.