Join Axon and be a Force for Good.
At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
Your Impact
As a DevOps-oriented engineer on the team, you will make key design decisions to take our on-premise Evidence Management product to the next level. You’ll update, and maintain, and modernise our CI/CD pipeline, collaborating closely with engineering and QA, driving increased quality, and making deployments more robust; leveraging existing tools and creating new ones to empower teams and enable them to continuously raise the bar for quality, speed, and reliability.
Axon has led the global effort to protect life and through electric weapons, body cameras, a number of real-time sensors, public safety software products and AI tools. Axon is uniquely positioned to tie together every aspect of an incident in order to help law enforcement agencies better prepare for what might happen, respond efficiently and effectively, deliver justice, ensure the well being of their officers, and increase the safety of their communities. Working together with our customers and product teams, you will build the foundation for Axon’s outcome-oriented data efforts.
What You’ll Do
Location: London, England
- Architect, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure to support our software applications, in development and testing environments
- Enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery.
- Act as a bridge between software development and operations teams, championing DevOps best practices, uncovering bottlenecks and improvements, and implementing solutions that increase engineer effectiveness
- Collaborate closely with the development and Quality Assurance teams to integrate DevOps methodologies seamlessly, promoting incremental improvement and reducing development cycle times
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, quality, and efficiency gains within the software development and deployment lifecycle, including improving existing deployment tools and adding automation
- Implement solutions to optimize workflows and enhance overall system reliability.
- Diagnose and resolve infrastructure and software-related issues in collaboration with relevant teams.
- Leverage a strong Software Engineering background, particularly in .NET, to deeply understand the product and contribute to the development and enhancement of our applications and services.
What You Bring
- Strong software engineering skills (.Net experience preferred but not essential) (at least 3 years’ experience)
- Proficiency in Azure deployments, using IaC tools like Terraform
- Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
- Proven experience in introducing and/or improving DevOps practices and methodologies that measurably improve software quality and delivery
- Experience improving software quality through implementing testing and automation processes and infrastructure
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Strong collaboration skills to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment, especially across geographies
- Clear and effective communication skills to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Benefits that Benefit You
- Competitive Base Salary
- Annual Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit Eligibility
- Comprehensive Pension Plan with Matching Contribution
- 30 days paid holiday in addition to UK public holidays
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave for all employees
- Private Health Insurance
- Cash Plan including Dental, Optician and Therapeutic Treatment Plans
- GymPass Subscription
- Life assurance (x4 Annual Salary)
- Group income Protection
- Employee Assistance & Development Programs
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
Axon’s mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon’s impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We’re committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.
