My client has completed the first phase of its digital transformation. Their transformation journey is not yet complete, and as such they have an exciting range of programs of work to further accelerate the pace of their operations.
We are assisting in the recruitment process for an exciting opportunity.
The AWS Cloud Engineer will be working within the Cloud Operations Team.
The primary focus of this role is to support both Cloud environments as well as our supporting the broader team.
You’ll be a thorough, methodical specialist with a fundamental commitment to security, automation, and quality.
The ideal candidate will be cross skilled in supporting and maintaining Infrastructure systems including Linux, Windows Server, VMware, SAN, Cloud PAAS, SAAS (AWS, Azure, Office365) environments, with primary focus on the AWS platform.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Continuously push AWS Best Practice and AWS Well-Architected frameworks. You will continuously review our environment against AWS Best Practice and Well Architected standards.
- Experience with the core AWS services (e.g. EC2, RDS, ELB, EBD, S3, VPC, Glacier, IAM) to develop and maintain an Amazon AWS based cloud solution.
- Automating application and infrastructure delivery utilising CI/CD best practices
- infrastructure using AWS tools such as Cloud Formation, Lambda and other serverless offerings
- Working within the Infrastructure Team to support a diverse range of infrastructure across the business including traditional virtualisation and Cloud technologies, Active Directory, ADFS, Azure AD, and AWS.
- Utilize scripting to provision well-architected, scalable and rightsized infrastructure.
- Drive security practices across the business. With every other member of the team, you’ll be an expert voice in ensuring that Security and Privacy are a fundamental part of every design and deliverable.
- Maintain your knowledge on best practices, evolving threats, and opportunities to improve the performance, agility and cost effectiveness.
- Routine Monitoring and Reporting - You’ll review these regularly with the Infrastructure leadership. In cloud, you will regularly utilize AWS features such as Trusted Advisor, Guard Duty, and Well-Architected tools and produce actionable plans.
- Participate in high-profile Delivery Projects - You will work in a virtual team with the Development, Support, Testing and Service Desk to ensure the delivery of high-quality services and applications.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Essential
- 3-5 years hands-on cloud engineering/data pipeline experience in AWS services with particular focus on the day-to-day operations
- AWS core services - EC2, VPCs, RDS, SNS, SQS, Microservices, IAM, Route 53, Lambda), Lambda / API Gateway
- Ability to estimate usage costs and identify operational cost control mechanisms
- Automating application and infrastructure delivery utilising CI/CD best practices
- Practical experience of how to utilize CI/CD pipelines to maximize quality in a development team.
- AWS Certified in one of the following AWS Solutions Architect, SysOps, Developer, Cloud, DevOps professional or associate
Desirable
- Knowledge of cloud monitoring tools (e.g. Stax Spotlight, Datadog, AppDynamics, CloudTrail)
- You’ll have great experience in how to design and implement high quality integrations – particularly de-coupled Pub/Sub.
- You’ll be assertive in the implementation of your wide experience in how to create Enterprise Grade solutions that are scalable, secure, performant, observable and low maintenance.
- Strong communications skills – both written and verbal. You’ll be relied on by leadership and other technical specialists for advice and direction – you must be able to communicate clearly and accurately.
- Provide productive contributions to the creation of the team’s patterns.
- Containerization technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker)
- Bachelors or master’s in software engineering, Computer Science, or other relevant discipline.
- Ideally cross skilled in supporting and maintaining Infrastructure systems including Linux, Windows Server, VMware, SAN, Cloud PAAS, SAAS (AWS, Azure, Office365) environments, with primary focus on the AWS platform.
