Senior DevOps Engineer. K is for Kubernetes.

K. It does what it wants. Sometimes silent - knife, sometimes loud - kick, sometimes deadly - kill. We’re an open-minded bunch but please: no knifes, no kicking, no killing. Thank you.

OK is one of the most recognised words in the world. And it features a big, fat K. Interestingly, you can also just say K. OK let's get it out there early doors, the K for this role is up to £90,000 plus benefits.

On that note, the internet has turned “K" passive-aggressive, so nowadays it can mean everything from “OK" to irritation, sarcasm or doom. Don’t worry, there won't be any time to play Doom at this fast-growing scaleup in the Thames Valley corridor.

K is how you say “why?” in Spanish with a really bad anglophilic accent. For this role, you won’t need to speak Spanish but superb English (written and oral) communication skills are a must.

K (poetic license - Ed.) Sera Sera (what will be, will be) was made famous by Doris Day’s song in the film The Man Who Knew Too Much. You can never know too much in this role, especially about Kubernetes. Kubernetes with a K.

K is a versatile character (see what we did there ;-) and can mean a lot of different things in science e.g. Kilo, Kelvin, spring constant, inverse wavelength… who knew? That’s what you’ll need to be i.e. adaptable. From creating CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins) to defining infrastructure (IaC), provisioning servers (Terraform), monitoring system performance (Prometheus/Grafana) and implementing best-in-class security practices.

K sized clothing is for kids. You’ll also use Python and Bash to run scripts. Kids' play really.

K is less commonly used than many other letters, making it valuable in games like Scrabble® where it’s worth 5 points.You’ll use Docker to champion valuable initiatives to enable our developers to build, test and deploy.

The letter K is popular with brand names because it looks sharp and strong. Think Kodak, Krispy Kreme, Special K. Sharp just like you, and strong in your knowledge of the AWS ecosystem.

The letter K is the 11th letter in the English alphabet and comes from the Greek letter “kappa”, which itself came from much older alphabets. We don’t care how old you are or where you come from. We do care about DevOps. And so should you.

By the way, Kappa is also the name of a mischievous Japanese water creature with a turtle-like shell and green skin. There’s no hiding in your shell in this role. It’s high profile and mission critical. You’ll enjoy bags of autonomy, ownership and accountability. Embrace it, don’t fear it.

In olde English, the K in knight was actually pronounced. So you might holler "G’night Knight!" as you nonchalantly unseated your rival in a joust. Make no mistake, you will work hard, but you’ll also have a lot of fun along way. No jousting maybe, but we do organise lots of other social, team-building activities on a regular basis.

Words starting with K often come from other languages, like kangaroo, kimono, karma, kebab…We’re a friendly, tech-savvy international bunch so you'll learn lots of new words as you collaborate with our cross-border teams.

In music and pop culture, K is often used to sound edgy and cool. Like K-pop.You don’t need to be edgy or cool. Just very good at what you do. If you’re not, well, then it might be pop! off you go...

K has sharp angles. Hard for kids to write neatly, but attractive to graffiti tourists for carving into the walls of the Colosseum. And then get fined €20,000 for the privilege. If you know, you know… Top tip: use Git, don’t be one.

K is the chemical symbol for Potassium, an essential alkali metal with atomic number 19 which reacts explosively with water. We’re experiencing explosive growth right now so if you love the cut and thrust of fast-growing SaaS startups and scaleups, this is for you.

Interested? If so, send us a CV and a covering letter (not just K) that convinces us you’ve actually read all of the above. K?