Aker Systems

Aker Systems provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations.

101-250 employees

Founded 2016

Cloud Data Services

Private Company

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Remote-First Company

This company operates with a remote-first culture, allowing team members to work from anywhere.

Open Positions8

Remote/Home Based, UKFull-TimeCloud Data InfrastructurePosted

Lead QA Engineer - Performance

Define and own the organisation-wide performance testing and engineering strategy.
Design and implement scalable performance test frameworks and automation pipelines.
Lead performance validation for microservices architectures, Kafka, and high-throughput APIs.
Conduct capacity planning, infrastructure benchmarking, and performance analysis using tools like Prometheus, Datadog, and ELK.
Define and enforce performance SLAs, SLOs, and quality gates within CI/CD pipelines.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to QA and engineering teams.
Analyse production performance data to drive system responsiveness and operational resilience.

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About Aker Systems

Aker Systems crafts ultra-secure enterprise data platforms for large organizations. You will help pioneer cloud data infrastructure modernization for clients in government, finance, and utilities. We build regulation-ready, security-first solutions that handle sensitive data at scale. Join us to transform how major institutions manage and share their critical information.

How We Work

We operate as a remote-first company, connecting our team through virtual collaboration and regular in-person gatherings. Our culture emphasizes collaboration, hard work, and open communication. We foster an environment where you can take responsibility and solve challenging problems. We embrace diversity and different perspectives to drive groundbreaking technical solutions.

Engineering at Aker Systems

We build secure cloud and data platforms for complex, regulated environments. Our engineers solve unique challenges in ultra-secure public cloud data infrastructure for critical systems. You will work with cutting-edge technologies across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. We emphasize Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Terragrunt), CI/CD (GitHub/GitLab), and containerization (Kubernetes, Docker). You will also work with advanced data processing tools like Apache Flink, Kafka, and Spark. You will define and enforce engineering standards across teams, driving innovation in secure data management.

Why Join Us

You will deliver solutions for high-profile, complex government and enterprise clients.
You will contribute to a "no blame culture" that encourages trying new things and taking ownership.
You will receive an annual training allowance to foster your continuous professional development.
You will help clients modernize critical systems, making a real difference with technology.
You will be part of a company recognized with "Breakthrough Culture Awards" and multiple tech accolades.

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Company-paid medical insurance
Life assurance (4x basic salary)
Pension scheme (employee 5%, Aker 4% up to 70k)
Annual training allowance (up to 1,000 after probation)
Wellbeing allowance (360 per year)
Virtual GP and Employee Assistance Plan
Dental insurance (voluntary)
Critical illness cover (voluntary)

Tech Stack

paymentframework

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