Server Administrator / DevOps Engineer

About Rent Guarantor

Rent Guarantor is a growing property tech platform that helps tenants secure rental properties by acting as a guarantor. As we scale our services and expand into cloud\-based infrastructure and AI\-driven capabilities, we are investing in a robust, secure, and scalable technology foundation.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Server Administrator / DevOps Engineer to own and evolve our infrastructure. You will be responsible for maintaining our current Joomla\-based platform, leading our migration to cloud hosting, and building a scalable environment to support future AI and data initiatives.

This role is hands\-on and strategic, working closely with product, engineering, and upcoming data science teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize current hosting environment for the Joomla\-based web application


• Plan and execute migration from paid hosting to a cloud platform (e.g. AWS, GCP, or Azure)


• Design and manage scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructure


• Implement CI/CD pipelines to support faster and safer deployments


• Monitor system performance, uptime, and security, and respond to incidents


• Manage backups, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning


• Support the setup and scaling of environments for AI/ML workloads (e.g. data pipelines, model deployment infrastructure)


• Collaborate with developers to improve deployment processes and system reliability


• Ensure compliance with data protection and security standards (e.g. GDPR)


• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation)

• Proven experience in a DevOps, Site Reliability, or Server Administration role


• Strong experience with Linux\-based systems and web server management (e.g. Apache, Nginx)


• Hands\-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP)


• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (Kubernetes is a plus)


• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g. GitHub)


• Strong understanding of networking, security, and system monitoring


• Experience with scripting (e.g. Bash, Python)


• Knowledge of database management (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL)

• Experience managing hosting for CMS platforms such as Joomla (or similar PHP\-based systems)


• Experience supporting data science or machine learning teams


• Familiarity with MLOps practices and tools


• Experience with data pipelines and large\-scale data processing


• Exposure to serverless architectures and microservices


• Knowledge of observability tools (e.g. Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)

• A modern cloud\-native infrastructure to support business growth


• Reliable deployment pipelines for faster product iteration


• Scalable environments for AI and machine learning workloads


• A strong security and compliance foundation

• Hybrid working (2 days a week in office)


• Opportunity to shape the infrastructure of a growing property tech company


• Work closely with emerging AI and data teams


• Flexible working arrangements


• Competitive salary and benefits package

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol (Bristol)

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