Container Platform Support Engineer

About The Job:

• The role of anAWS Cloud Platform Engineer (5+ years’ experience) is an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) development position within the Cloud Engineering team of ourCloud Transformation Organisation.
• This cross-functional team is responsible for developing and managing the cloud strategy, governance, and best practices that the entire organization can leverage to transform the business using the cloud.
• As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you will join a team of highly skilled Platform Engineers responsible for the end-to-end ownership and automated delivery of public cloud services through IaC.
• This includes the development, building, and running of the AWS Cloud Platform.
• Your responsibilities will include bringing AWS expertise to enabling and maximizing the organization's ability to exploit cloud technology for business benefits through IaC, while ensuring customer satisfaction, cost-effectiveness, operational integrity, and adherence to relevant industry best practices.
• You will receive guidance and training to support your development in this role.

Essential Job Functions:

• Be responsible for code that designs, provisions, configures, automates, monitors, and supports the AWS Cloud Platform.
• Enhance the Cloud Platform to accelerate cloud adoption by developing platform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to support global business applications and operations. This role will have a focus on the foundational capabilities of AWS:
  • Networking
  • Identity
  • Security and compliance
  • Observability
• Assist in the development of processes and practices to support migration of workloads to public cloud.
• Through automation, enforce continuous compliance to industry operation and security standards.
• Develop code to support the safe orchestration and release of infrastructure, applications, and Workloads to Cloud environments.
• Follow best practice around code management, such as source control, pull requests, artefacts, and deployment packages.
• Work to agile principles of Epics, Stories, Sprints to deliver code at the right time as guided by the Product Owner/Manager.
• Implement security best practices to protect sensitive data and maintain compliance with industry regulations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, such as DevOps, Security, and Application Development, to ensure seamless integration and deployment of cloud solutions.
• Assist in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to streamline the deployment of applications and infrastructure.
• Continuously update your knowledge of new AWS services and features and assess their potential impact or benefit to the organization's cloud strategy.
• Share knowledge and mentor junior team members.

Qualifications:
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Exp – 10 to 12 years
• 5+ years’ experience inAWS cloud engineering.
• Have a code-first/automate-everything attitude.
• Experience of managing public/private cloud technologies on AWS in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Relevant degree or diploma programme of study.
• Experience with one or more Infrastructure as Code Languages: Terraform, ARM, Ansible, Chef, Puppet.Terraform is preferred.
• Experience writing code in at least one of the following languages: Java, .NET, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby, PowerShell, Go(lang), Rust.Python is preferred.
• Experience of working toDevOps principles and in anAgile environment.
• Familiarity with theGit version control platforms.
• Troubleshooting experience in virtual/cloud infrastructures.
• Proven experience of working within supplier-led service delivery models.
• Proven ability to succeed in collaborative work environments using Agile/Scrum methodologies.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Expert level knowledge ofAWS with associatedcertifications.
• Proficient in developing Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) to automate the AWS Cloud Platform.
• Experience in automated testing supporting operational readiness checks.