Azure Cloud Engineer

The Cloud Engineer will ensure the reliability and scalability of global cloud infrastructure services running in multiple Cloud platforms and supporting applications and products, he/she will be also part of an existing cross-functional team.

 Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Good experience of design and implementation of infrastructure, applications and Cloud Solutions at enterprise level. 
• Be a key stakeholder in driving DevOps.
• Work in a cross functional DevOps team.
• Experience with Datacentre migration, Cloud migration, integration and consolidation efforts.
• Strong Linux infrastructure background and hands on exposure to Cloud and automation technologies.
• Working knowledge of SQL, MySQL, MongoDB.
• Strong scripting and coding using Python, Ruby and Bash.
• Understanding of Cloud Services, such as Azure, AWS, Google, etc.
• Team player attitude

Fluent English, and one of the following French, German, Italian Portuguese language.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain, monitor and support the Cloud, Azure, AWS tools.
• Work closely with application and testing teams to ensure ongoing alignment towards the target architecture.
• Coaching junior members of the team.
• Driving effectiveness, efficiency and continuous improvement through the use of automation and adoption of appropriate and approved tools.
• Provide escalated on-call support with high-volume, high-availability (24x7) production systems.
• Translate business and technical requirements into automation tools and scripts.
• Comfortable with frequent, incremental code, testing and deployment.
• Experience / familiarity with systems including Windows and Linux systems with focus on Linux.
• Excellent knowledge of AWS environments, preferably large or global systems.
• Knowledge of Google Cloud and Century Link.
• Broad systems and infrastructure knowledge which could include CI tools, containerisation using Docker, Kubernetes or Openshift.
• Contribute to the success of building and maintaining a world-class cloud infrastructure, with key objectives in the areas utilization, availability, capacity, scalability, performance and security management.
• Work with the design teams to ensure effective designs and application of the cloud and hosting services.
• Technical escalation point for Major Incidents and service breaches.
• Identify and resolve problems with the services and support the resolution of problems independent services.
• Collaborate with and provide expertise/guidance to other teams inside and outside of the IT organization, such as Customer Support, Networks and 3rd Party Vendors.
• Report any potential security weakness, exposure or suspicious indications to the Security Operations team.
• Ensure DevOps and automation is applied to facilitate an effective and efficient cloud environment for application.