Senior Cloud Engineer
Role Overview
As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you will perform cloud and system administration while building, maintaining, and optimizing new and existing cloud-based systems. You will ensure the reliability, security, scalability, and performance of cloud environments, supporting business operations through effective infrastructure management and continuous improvement.
What You Will Do
Propose automation/improvements and work with stakeholders to deliver win-win solutions, administer an existing Public Cloud environment, develop and build new cloud-based systems, and lead the design and architecture of new cloud solutions.
Why It Might Be a Fit
This role is ideal for someone seeking career growth, continuous skill development, and the opportunity to be part of a unique, first-to-market project.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or related
- At least 5 years of experience as a cloud engineer or similar
- Developing and administering an AWS environment
- Linux Server Administration
- Configuration management (Puppet)
- Experience with infrastructure as Code such as Cloudformation, Terraform, and Serverless
- Experience with scripting languages such as Bash and Linux shell scripts
- Automation experience, including familiarity with tools such as GitHub Actions and similar frameworks
- Familiarity with database technologies such as with AWS RDS and similar AWS-based database services
- Experience administering Web Servers such as nginx or apache
- Experience working in an Agile environment
- Strong problem-solving mindset, with an ability to propose solutions, collaborate and get buy in from stakeholders
- Self-motivated with ability to lead and coach others
- Demonstrated experience designing cloud architectures and leading technical initiatives from proposal through to delivery
- Assume responsibility for meeting project timelines
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written) to build effective working relationships both internal and external to the organisation
- Adopt a thorough approach to developing and testing systems with a high level of attention to detail and quality
- Flexible approach to new challenges and implementing new ideas
- Ability to prioritize tasks and communicating issues for resolution
- Desire to learn new technologies and methods that can improve how we operate
- Initiative-driven, with a desire to take on greater responsibilities
Benefits
- Career growth
- Continuous skill development
- Opportunity to be part of a unique, first-to-market project
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