DevOps Technician

Imperial College London

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/

As a DevOps Technician in the Digital Media Lab, you will be involved in exploring new AI solutions to integrate with our current workflows and pipelines, creating more streamlined processes.

You will collaborate with cross-discipline project teams, deploying your creative and technical capabilities and supporting in-house XR and Media R&D.

The ideal candidate will have experience of identifying production issues and implementing integrations to streamline processes.

Experience of Python, C++ and Java coding would be highly desirable.

The post supports the wider objectives of the Digital Media Lab as a leading centre of excellence in delivering online and blended learning programmes, as well as XR simulations and media, for Imperial College London. Postholder will also contribute to wider R&D projects and efforts.

This is an exciting opportunity to help with shaping Imperial College’s offering in both cutting edge learning media and interactive and gamified XR experiences.

Duties and responsibilities

Working within our in-house media and XR development and R&D team to support the creation of time-based, interactive and immersive media, through creation of development tools
Identifying technical problems and working on ways to automate and improve development processes, releasing these to the wider team
Deploying updates to fix tools used in the pipeline
Collaborate with the wider team to design, implement and deploy AI models and applications
Deploy and maintain automated pipelines for AI model training and deployment

Ensure security and compliance of AI systems by implementing best practices and monitoring tools Identify non-AI opportunities for code-driven automations and workflow and efficiency improvement and deliver robust solutions

Working with DML and affiliated staff and crew on such tasks that are required of the team regardless of praxis discipline
Up-skilling and supporting colleagues
Following DML’s Media Operations Management protocols for project planning and tracking

Essential requirements

Educated to degree level (or demonstrable industry experience equivalent)
Experience with CI/CD tools and practices
Deep understanding of Version control systems and branching strategies
Understand of best security practice and monitoring and logging tools
Knowledge of programming languages used in AI development (e.g., Python, R)
Intermediate knowledge of Python coding
Solid Understating of machine learning concepts and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow)
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and Shell Scripting
Ability to write automation scripts for infrastructure and deployment
Ability to analyze a challenge, brief and constraints and then identify suitable technical solution (rather than starting from always same solution / approach)
Good time management skills, with the ability to multitask and priorities work
Good communicator and team player
Demonstrable willingness and ability to learn new skills and follow changing protocols.