Senior Cloud& Devops Engineer

Senior Cloud& Devops Engineer

Posted 5 days ago by Ampstek

Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer role requires expertise in cloud technologies, particularly AWS and GCP, alongside proficiency in programming languages such as Python and GoLang. The position emphasizes experience in building and managing infrastructure, implementing DevOps practices, and ensuring compliance within regulated environments. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills and a proven track record in delivering complex projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Demonstrable experience in public cloud infrastructure build and configurations including Compute, Storage, and Networking.
  • Building RESTful API Services and working with containerization, Kubernetes, and serverless functions.
  • Experience with Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), and continuous testing tools.
  • Working within an Agile environment and programming in Python, Java, and GoLang.
  • Automation scripting using tools like Terraform and Ansible.
  • Managing relational and NoSQL databases, and integration services such as messaging and streams.
  • Implementing enterprise logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks.
  • Ensuring security principles in cloud and enterprise systems are upheld.
  • Communicating complex information effectively to diverse audiences.
  • Delivering complex projects using appropriate techniques and tools.

Key Skills:

  • Proficient in Python and GoLang.
  • Experience with AWS and/or GCP, including cloud-native services and networking.
  • Strong understanding of DevOps practices and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitLab CI.
  • Good understanding of cryptography and security principles.
  • Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries.
  • Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
  • Ability to quickly acquire new skills and tools.
  • Experience with Liquibase or similar tools for database change management.
  • Background in Software Engineering with infrastructure experience.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Sheffield

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Required Core Skills: • Devops, AWS/GCP Cloud, REST API • Proficient in Python and GoLang Good to have skills: • Experience working in financial services or other regulated environments. • AWS/GCP certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Google Professional Cloud Engineer). • Good understanding of cryptography DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION Relevant Experience on Mandatory Skills: • Proficient in Python and GoLang Demonstrable experience of: o Public Cloud. o Infrastructure build and configurations of a variety of services including Compute, Storage, Networking. o Linux. o Relational and NoSQL databases. o Integration services such as messaging and streams. o Building RESTful API Services. o Containerisation, Kubernetes, serverless functions. o Microservices, and distributed tracing. o Enterprise logging, monitoring, and alerting frameworks (e.g., ELK, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana). o Automation scripting (using scripting languages such as Terraform, Ansible etc.). • Experience of working with Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD) and continuous testing tools. • Experience working within an Agile environment. • Programming experience in following languages: Python, Java, GoLang. • Ability to quickly acquire new skills and tools. • Good non-functional testing experience. The ideal candidate for this role will have the below experience and qualifications: • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience. • Comes from Software Engineering background with infrastructure experience. • Development experience with a strong focus on large-scale, distributed systems. • Proficient in Python and GoLang. • Experience with Liquibase or similar tools for database change management and version control. • Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP, including cloud-native services, networking, IAM, and cost optimization. Experience with other cloud providers is desirable. • Proven experience with DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform), CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI), and containerization. • Strong understanding of security principles in cloud and enterprise systems. • Familiarity with audit and compliance considerations in regulated industries, particularly finance or banking. • Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences. • A successful track record of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, using appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success.