DevOps Cloud Engineer

DevOps Cloud Engineer

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DevOps/Cloud EngineerResponsible for building, testing and maintenance of the cloud infrastructure and associated tools to allow for the speedy development and release of cloud native applications and software. Automation of both infrastructure and application deployments is a key element of this role. So a deep understanding of infrastructure automation, continuous integration / continuous deployment tools and techniques and SDLC in an agile environment is essential.
The devops cloud engineer reports to the head of cloud operations and will work closely with the teams SRE's to assist with automation activities. The role will also work with developers across agile teams focusing on ways to automate and improve development and release processes. The position requires knowledge and experience with scripting languages python, bash powershell and preferably at least one mainstream programming language such as Java, Javascript, Nodejs or Go along with knowledge of cloud service and operating system configuration management.
Essential Job Duties Essential Job Duty #1: Cloud Infrastructure Automation

• Evangelize infrastructure as code for the deployment of cloud infrastructure
• Using Terrafrom build, maintain, upgrade and version a library of infrastructure modules that can be reused for new deployments
• Perform cloud infrastructure deployments using terraform in CI/CD environment
• Operate as release authorizer, approving pull requests, validating code quality standards are met

Essential Job Duty #2: Configuration Management

• Using tools such as ansible and packer, build operating system and application configuration templates
• Perform operating systems and application configuration deployments across fleets of servers and cloud infrastructure
• Build and maintain docker images and serverless lamda scripts

Essential Job Duty #3: Release management - CI / CD

• Develop support and maintain CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application releases
• Develop and maintain branching strategies that automate releases across environments
• Develop automated testing strategies both unit and integration for both infrastructure and application releases
• Deploy, support , maintain the version control and CI systems

Essential Job Duty #4: Site Reliability Engineering

• Evangelize a SRE practice within cloud operations
• Design and assist implementing automated solutions for cloud operations activities such as on-call monitoring, performance, capacity planning and disaster recovery response

Essential Job Duty #5: Cloud Migration

• Assist with the implementation of workload and application migration activites from on-premise to the enterprise cloud
• Assist with application reviews with a focus on cloud relocation Provide recommendations and standards that must be adhered to green light an application migration.

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations
Required: Bacherlors Degree or Post graduate in technology related disapline or 10 years of experience Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• CI /CD pipeline automation using gitlab CI , git , jenkins
• IAC tools terraform , cloud formation
• Configuration management tools ansible and packer
• Scripting languages , bash, powershell, python, sql
• At least 1 programming language python, go ,javascript / nodejs
• Adavanced operating systems skills windows server and linux operating systems
• Containerized technologies, microservices and serverless, docker, kubernetes, lamda, aws appmesh
• AWS Compute and Storage Services - EC2, ECS, Lamda, s3, fargate, system manager, EFS / EBS backup
• AWS Monitoring Management and Governance - Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, Organizations
• AWS Data Services EMR, MSK, DMS, Kinesis, RDS, Redshift, SQL server