Job Role:Systems Lead
Location:Oxford / London (3 days a week on-site)
The Client:
We're partnering with a highly funded AI research company, poised to build the largest and most advanced AI team in Europe in the coming years. There aren't many opportunities where you get to work on addressing the problems of tomorrow in a "don't be afraid to push boundaries and fail environment". Competing on a Deepmind-esque level, you'll be addressing some of humanity's most pressing and enduring challenges, including next-generation drug discovery, combating climate change, the future of sustainable agriculture, and various other humanity-positive missions! By joining their team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to research that directly shapes a better, more sustainable future for humanity. You'll be joining at an early stage which means there are truly very few opportunities that can compete with this on a personal impact level!
The Role:
They are looking for their first Systems Leader and are open to candidates from a mixture of backgrounds ranging from start-ups to big-tech. This person will take charge of designing, implementing, and maintaining complex technical infrastructure, providing technical leadership, and driving strategic technology initiatives. This is a pivotal hire, and they are searching for someone who can set the tone for their software direction and make a lasting impact.
This role requires a combination of advanced technical expertise, architectural thinking, and strong leadership skills.
Key Responsibilities:

• Build, lead and mentor cross-organisation systems engineering team
• Manage and coordinate complex infrastructure projects from conception to implementation
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and methodologies to enhance system capabilities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives
• Perform root cause analysis for system incidents and develop preventative strategies
• Ensure compliance with security protocols and industry standards

Technical Skills:

• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (Oracle Cloud, AWS, Azure or Google Cloud)
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Robust understanding of network infrastructure and security principles
• Experience with data management and transformation systems (Databricks, Apache Airflow, Oracle Data Lakehouse, BigQuery)
• Strong software engineering skills
• Familiarity with Federated Learning (Desirable)
• Familiarity with Data Sovereignty (Desirable)

What's on Offer:

• Salary packages competitive with FAANG businesses
• An opportunity to work on projects that will make a difference in the world, all projects are multi-decade programs that are orientated to improve society and people's lives
• A rare opportunity to shape and lead the core systems team from the ground up
• State-of-the-art resources, enabling you to push the boundaries of AI research and development quickly and ethically

If you have experience in the above and you're interested in this opportunity, please apply with your most up-to-date CV or get in touch with me on .
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