Full-Time
Senior TechOps Architect
Octopus Energy
5,001-10,000 employees
Supplies 100% renewable electricity and gas
Compensation Overview
£90k - £115k/yr
Remote in UK
Hybrid
Hybrid role; some on-site days in the United Kingdom.
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- Experience leading on a range of technical projects across various technologies and platforms.
- Experience with scripting, using APIs and automating mundane, error-prone repetitive tasks.
- To be comfortable with a huge amount of ambiguity and spinning a lot of plates all at the same time.
- Experience working with multiple teams and managing multiple stakeholders.
- Experience supporting, managing and deploying applications to macOS, Windows, iOS and Android devices.
- Understanding at the API level of Mobile Device Management systems and principles.
- Experience with modern Identity & Access Management systems, including Okta, Microsoft Entra, JumpCloud, PingIdentity.
- Experience administering and troubleshooting Single Sign-On (SSO) technologies such as OAuth, OIDC and SAML and Identity provisioning technologies such as SCIM.
- Understanding at a protocol level of Single Sign-On (SSO) and identity provisioning technologies such as OAuth, OIDC, SAML and SCIM
- Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical, senior stakeholders.
- Experience mentoring less experienced team members.
- A conscientious approach to everything you do and a passion for doing the right thing rather than the easy thing.
- Strong opinions on best practice and you challenge traditional norms, advocating for more modern, novel approaches.
- Experience with email gateway administration and email routing.
- Understanding of email security protocols and standards e.g. SPF, DKIM, DMARC etc.
- Experience using git and GitHub for code changes and CI/CD.
- Experience with Munki and AutoPkg for macOS software deployment
- Experience with Chocolatey and PowerShell for Windows software deployment
- A foundational understanding of programming and software engineering.
- Experience integrating different identity providers
- Define what good looks like for a small and lean TechOps team.
- Tackle some of the toughest technical issues as we scale to tens of thousands of people.
- Make wide-scale strategic technical decisions across the whole Octopus Energy Group, globally.
- Design, build and continually improve processes, automations and systems that will improve user experience, remove inefficiencies, allow us to scale quickly and keep our team small.
- Mentor the wider TechOps team, providing support and guidance for any technical project they may be working on. (This role will not involve directly managing people).
- Support the rest of the team in providing delightful day-to-day technical support to all areas of the business, to ensure our incredible employees are able to do their job as efficiently as possible. Their problems are our problems.
- Collaborate closely with our Security team to ensure we strike the right balance between security, productivity and user experience.
- Managing supplier relationships and the procurement process for SaaS and hardware.
- Lead and manage complex technical projects with multiple stakeholders from around the business.
- Rollout of, and migration to, a new identity provider mac OS and Windows MDM migration
- Rollout of a new device trust and posture compliance solution
- The replacement of insecure factors like SMS with phishing-resistant factors
- Office fit-outs, including tech like network infrastructure, AV and access control SaaS migrations for acquisitions, including Microsoft 365 to Google Workspace
- Familiarity with frontend and backend engineering, including languages such as TypeScript and Python, and frameworks such as React, Remix and Django.
- Familiarity with our security tooling - CrowdStrike EDR, Kolide, osquery, Zscaler
Octopus Energy Group supplies 100% renewable electricity and gas to homes and businesses in multiple countries, offering tariffs such as Agile that adjust with wholesale costs. It operates Kraken, an in-house platform that automates billing, customer service, and grid management using AI to balance supply and demand; Kraken is licensed to other suppliers and will be spun off as a separate company. The group differentiates itself through clear pricing, strong customer service, and a scalable energy-technology platform that supports retail, generation, grid flexibility, and EV services. Its goal is to decarbonize energy use globally by making renewables more accessible and by enabling smarter grids, better pricing, and services like EV leasing and demand-response programs.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$2.9B
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2016
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Octopus added 700,000 customers in Q1 2026, showing relentless retail momentum.
- California investment nears $1 billion, funding storage, heat batteries, and carbon removal.
- Swaptopus targets 300,000 trucks and over £30 billion investment by 2035.
What critics are saying
- Ofgem fined Octopus £1.483 million for prepayment billing failures through October 2023.
- CATL partnership invites UK security scrutiny before Swaptopus opens 2027 battery hubs.
- Origin cut Octopus earnings guidance in 2026 after UK regulatory changes and gas charges.
What makes Octopus Energy unique
- Kraken spun out at $8.65 billion, proving Octopus software stands apart.
- Octopus hit 8 million UK customers by April 2026, scaling faster than incumbents.
- Uplight majority stake and Schneider partnership extend Octopus flexibility technology across North America.
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Growth & Insights and Company News
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↓ -2%Octopus Energy and China's CATL have announced a joint venture to build a battery-swapping network for electric trucks across Europe, but the plan faces significant industry scepticism. Analysts warn that resistance from manufacturers and compatibility challenges could derail the initiative. European truck makers including Volvo and Scania are expected to oppose what they view as Chinese encroachment into their market. Critics argue that existing charging infrastructure already functions adequately, making battery swapping unnecessary. The joint venture must overcome substantial hurdles, particularly ensuring the system works across different truck models. Industry observers question whether manufacturers will adopt standardised battery systems required for swapping to succeed, potentially limiting the network's viability across Europe's diverse commercial vehicle fleet.
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL), a Chinese firm blacklisted by the US Pentagon as a "Chinese military company", will install battery-swapping stations for electric lorries across Britain from next year. CATL has denied any military links. The company is partnering with Octopus Energy, the UK's largest energy supplier, through a joint venture called Swaptopus. They plan to build 30 battery hubs across Europe by 2035, capable of supporting 300,000 electric trucks. The stations allow drivers to replace depleted batteries in under five minutes. The move could trigger security scrutiny, following a previous case where Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang was blocked from UK projects after US national security concerns. CATL already operates over 300 battery-swapping stations in China, where electric models comprise more than 30% of the heavy-truck market.
Octopus Energy and Lunar Energy are offering Texas customers an electricity plan combining a 30-kWh home battery with fixed energy pricing for three years. Participating customers receive the Lunar Energy battery at no upfront cost, paying a $45 monthly subscription fee plus electricity at a flat rate starting at 8 cents/kWh. The batteries will provide grid services and home backup during outages. PowerStore is initially available to a limited number of Texas homes but could expand later. The batteries can pair with solar inverters from six manufacturers, including Tesla, SolarEdge and Enphase. The programme follows similar battery-based retail electricity offerings in Texas. Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative recently announced plans to expand its battery partnership with Base Power from 2 MW to 50 MW over the next two to three years.
Origin Energy reported weaker March quarter results, with declines in LNG revenue and a significant downgrade to Octopus Energy earnings expectations. The company now forecasts its FY26 share of Octopus EBITDA between -A$70 million and +A$30 million, down from previous guidance of up to A$150 million. The revision reflects UK regulatory changes, higher gas capacity charges and adverse winter weather. Australia Pacific LNG production fell 3% quarter-on-quarter to 164.5 PJ, whilst revenue dropped 12% to A$1.855 billion due to lower volumes, pricing and a stronger Australian dollar. Average realised LNG prices declined to US$9.51/mmbtu. Despite challenges, Octopus added 700,000 customers during the quarter. In Energy Markets, electricity sales rose 4% year-on-year, driven by data centre demand, though gas volumes fell 32%.
Octopus Energy Group is acquiring a majority stake in Uplight, a North American grid flexibility provider, in partnership with Schneider Electric, which will remain a significant minority partner. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and expected to complete later this year. Uplight serves over 85 utilities across North America, including eight of the ten largest in the US, managing over 8.5 gigawatts of flexible load through demand response and distributed energy resource management solutions. The company will continue operating as an independent platform. The partnership combines Octopus Energy's consumer innovation and flexibility expertise, Uplight's utility relationships and technology, and Schneider Electric's grid management systems. Octopus Energy operates the world's largest virtual power plant with more than 350,000 electric vehicles enrolled globally.