Cloud Engineer - London Area, United Kingdom - Vector Resourcing

    Vector Resourcing
    Vector Resourcing London Area, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

    Our client is looking for a passionate Principal Technologist who thrives in a collaborative environment and is eager to apply their expertise in cloud technologies and infrastructure services to support and lead our technology initiatives. As part of a migration to AWS for cloud infrastructure, our client is looking for someone hands on with AWS that can lead a team into this solution.

    Responsibilities:

    • Collaborate closely with the Technology Delivery Manager as a key member of the technology team.
    • Serve as a leading expert on AWS Cloud technologies and infrastructure services, providing deep insights and guidance.
    • Design, build, maintain, and monitor infrastructure and enterprise applications with a focus on best practices and automation.
    • Develop, implement, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure (AWS) and application software, including producing technical requirements, developing code, and documentation.
    • Seek efficiencies and develop automation across infrastructure services.
    • Monitor and support the implementation of CI/CD, ETL, and API pipelines using iPaas and Git technology tools, empowering engineers and developers to maintain code in a centralized repository.
    • Develop and maintain IAM and Route53 services, ensuring secure and pragmatic security group design and implementation.
    • Implement and maintain infrastructure and data security policies according to best practices and requirements for various product types using Restful APIs, in collaboration with the cybersecurity team.
    • Lead and coach junior engineers, providing insights and guidance on new workflows and serving as an escalation point for risks, incidents, and domain knowledge.
    • Advise on planning infrastructure and application upgrades for both locally hosted and cloud-based systems.
    • Review data flows for operational systems, analytics, and business intelligence (BI) systems for efficiencies.
    • Act as an escalation point for critical or major incidents related to cloud infrastructure and enterprise applications, ensuring resolution and communication with business stakeholders.

    Skills:

    • Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
    • Over 5 years of experience in cloud computing environments, especially AWS.
    • Knowledge of hyper-converged solutions such as Nutanix is a plus.
    • Familiarity with Rubrik (Backup) and Snap logic (iPaas).
    • Strong experience with AWS services, including EC2, Route 53, S3, and IAM.
    • Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, especially Terraform and Ansible.
    • Solid understanding of networking, DNS, and IP routing protocols.
    • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is desirable.
    • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and ITSM tools (e.g., Bitbucket Pipelines, Jira).
    • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
    • AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional) are highly desirable.