Cloud Engineer / Platform Engineer - Azure


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20th May 2020

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Leeds

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Permanent

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Cloud Engineer / Platform Engineer - Azure
£55,000-£65,000 + benefits
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

The Senior Cloud / Platform Engineer will be able to solve complex problems related to the design, build, deployment and maintenance of the group Infrastructure platform, comprising both software defined and physical hardware.

Working within the Enterprise Technology team (covering UK and Europe), the role requires; in-depth technical knowledge of cloud technologies (preferably Azure), including virtual networking, compute and storage; VMWare; Networking incl. protocols, firewalls and security; system monitoring; and Mail/Exchange O365. You should have the ability to adapt quickly and provide solutions to complex scenarios.

Responsibilities:-
 Take the lead in the architecture, design and build process for the infrastructure of the Development, Test and Production cloud environments, whilst developing and implementing systems engineering patterns.Own the platform relationship with key stakeholders at architectural meetings and assess infrastructure design, ensuring requirements are met, whilst working closely with the technology project teamsInvolved with and key contributor to a large portfolio of work. Taking an active role in the management of regional and European infrastructure. Share knowledge and experience through coaching.Be the point of contact for technology leaders, being a key member helping to define and transform.Assist in maintaining compliance with relevant global data legislationBe proactive in order to maintain the IT security of the business and manage any related incidents and issuesBe flexible in the delivery of after-hours deployments, upgrades and troubleshooting to ensure efficient delivery is maintainedContribute to the platform operating model and identify areas where operations can be enhanced adding to a culture of continuous improvement.Be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with the latest technologies often with little to no supervisionPromote a collaborative culture to deliver new products, diagnose, troubleshoot and resolve issuesTake initiative in your own professional development to learn new technologies and contribute to the needs of the businessMentor new members to the team and promote the use of industry best practices.Technical Skills required:-
  Experienced in the design, configuration, deployment and maintenance of Microsoft Windows and ServerDeep technical ability (Infrastructure and Cloud platforms) with experience in the design, configuration and maintenance of cloud hosting environments (Azure, AWS).Proficient with infrastructure monitoring and alerting tools (New Relic, Splunk).Track record of implementing systems. Experienced in the configuration, test, and maintaining LAN equipment and services, including switches, routers, firewalls, load balancers and VPN Experience in providing Infrastructure services in the following areas: storage, network security, directory services, backup and restore, system and network monitoring Experience of managing web application environments Experience of configuration and maintenance of IIS8/8.5/10 Experience with automation and deployment tools, particularly with .NET applications, such as Octopus and TeamCity.Continuous improvement mindsetDesirable:-
  Experience with automation and continuous delivery environmentsProficient with Linux, in several flavours, and the use of command line toolsKnowledge of encryption technologies (SSL, PGP) Experience with BCP and DRP practices.Proficient in the configuration and maintenance of MS SQL and able to write and read SQL queriesAbility to read C# ASP.NET, HTML and XML Schemas

 

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