Senior Cloud Engineer
About this job
The Role: If you are a Senior Cloud Engineer there may be a place for you at our Group. Outside the usual suspects of solutions, projects, deep troubleshooting and investigations you will also be driving the Group towards its cloud-native goal. Processes, best practices, pillars and their risk assessments will be but a few of the long-term responsibilities you will have. The main responsibilities of the position include: • Honour and practice Well Architected Framework in all tasks and responsibilities • Research workloads for migrating them to the cloud with minimal interruption and impact • Design, orchestrate and track cloud migration projects • Design and consult re-platform and re-factor of current cloud infrastructure • Coordinate with other IT departments and teams about their cloud infrastructure • Investigate and perform regular assessments of cloud deployments in compliance to the Group's standards and best practices • Design and orchestrate a risk register of cloud deployments and resources, and coordinate its communication to project managers, senior leadership and other IT departments or teams • Research, develop and implement fair use policies and best practices for cloud services while complying to the Group's standards • Drive requests for new technologies, services or solutions required from internal customers • Design, document and deploy Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs) and Solutions for internal customers in compliance with the Group's framework • Define and oversee the Group's deployment standards and pillars and ensure they are applied across cloud solutions and resources • Follow and provide training for new and current technologies and services used • Analyse, oversee and remediate cloud costs Main requirements: • University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar discipline • 5 years of cloud services experience, 3 of which should be on AWS cloud • Advanced knowledge in solution design and deployment projects • Understanding and practice of Well Architected Framework • Methodical troubleshooting of issues and mentoring capabilities • Experience in AWS technologies, services and ecosystem • Advanced knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and tools, preferably • HCL Terraform and AWS CloudFormation • Experience with versioning tools such as git • Advanced Linux, networking and scripting skills (Bash) • Comprehend and accommodate practices such as FinOPS or SRE • Distinctive organisation and documentation skills The following will be considered an advantage: • Experience in Windows OS • Experience in RDBMSs, preferably Postgres and MySQL • Experience in scripting languages such as Python or Go Benefit from: • Attractive remuneration package plus performance-based reward • Private health insurance • Corporate pension fund • Intellectually stimulating work environment • Continuous personal development and international training opportunities All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality! By submitting this application, I confirm that I have read and agree to the terms of the Privacy and Data Protection Notice and the Confidentiality Undertaking.