We’re looking for a skilled professional who specializes in designing, implementing and maintaining cloud infrastructure and solutions.
Start date: 2024-01-25\ End date: 2024-06-30\ About you\ You feel confident as the architect of the virtual realm, building and managing the platforms that enable organizations to leverage the power of the cloud. You possess a deep understanding of cloud architecture, which allows you to create scalable and resilient environments tailored to the unique needs of an organization.
To excel in your role, you need a diverse skill set that encompasses both technical expertise and an understanding of business requirements. You are well-versed in infrastructure management, deploying virtual machines, and configuring network resources within the cloud environment. Additionally, you possess a strong grasp of automation tools and frameworks to streamline processes and maximize efficiency.
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, you play a vital role in safeguarding organizational data and infrastructure. You implement robust security measures, monitor system vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with industry regulations. Your expertise encompasses data encryption, identity and access management and threat detection and mitigation.
You are not solitary sorcerers; you excel in cross-functional collaboration. You work closely with development teams, system administrators, and other stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable cloud solutions. Effective communication skills allow you to bridge the gap between technical complexities and business objectives, ensuring a harmonious alignment of technology and organizational goals.
You possess a strong background in DevOps practices, which emphasizes the seamless integration of development and operations. You leverage tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines to automate deployment, monitor performance and facilitate continuous delivery. This marriage of development and operations expertise enables you to cultivate an agile and efficient software development lifecycle.
What team will you join?
You’ll work with in a cross-functional DevOps-team with a mix of platform roles such as; DevOps-engineer, Infrastructure engineer, Cloud engineer and Platform reliability engineer.\ \ Key responsibilities:
- Designing and Implementing Cloud Architecture: Develop scalable and resilient cloud architectures that align with business objectives and best practices. Leverage cloud computing platforms (Azure) to design systems that maximize performance, reliability and cost efficiency.
- Infrastructure Provisioning and Management: Provision and configure virtual machines, storage solutions, networking resources, and other cloud infrastructure components. Ensure proper resource allocation, security and scalability to meet evolving business needs.
- Cloud Performance Tuning: Fine-tune cloud infrastructure and applications to optimize performance and responsiveness. Analyze system bottlenecks, conduct load testing and implement performance optimization strategies.
- Continuous Improvement and Optimization: Continuously assess the effectiveness of cloud solutions, identify areas for improvement and propose innovative ideas to enhance performance, reliability and security. Implement feedback loops and leverage user insights to drive iterative enhancements.
- Cloud Security and Compliance: Implement robust security measures to safeguard cloud-based assets, including data encryption, access controls and network security configurations. Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards, such as GDPR or HIPAA, to protect sensitive data.
- Monitoring and Performance Optimization: Monitor cloud resources, system metrics, and application performance to identify bottlenecks, optimize resource utilization and improve overall system efficiency. Implement scalability and auto-scaling strategies to handle fluctuating workloads.
- Cloud Monitoring and Alerting: Implement robust monitoring and alerting systems to proactively identify and resolve issues within the cloud infrastructure. Configure and manage monitoring tools to track system performance, resource utilization and availability.
- Backup and Disaster Recovery Planning: Develop and implement backup and disaster recovery strategies to ensure data resilience and business continuity. Create data backup schedules, test recovery procedures and establish redundancy mechanisms to mitigate risks.
- Disaster Recovery Testing: Plan and execute regular disaster recovery testing to validate the effectiveness of recovery procedures and ensure business continuity. Document and update disaster recovery plans based on testing outcomes and evolving business needs.
- Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution: Diagnose and resolve cloud-related issues, including network connectivity, performance bottlenecks and service disruptions. Conduct root cause analysis, apply necessary fixes and document troubleshooting procedures for future reference.
- Incident Response and Disaster Mitigation: Develop incident response plans and procedures to handle cloud-related incidents. Implement proactive measures to mitigate potential risks, such as security breaches or data loss and ensure rapid incident resolution.
- Cloud Governance and Policy Management: Develop and enforce governance frameworks, policies, and procedures to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, data privacy standards and internal security protocols. Implement access controls and user management processes to maintain data integrity and compliance.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Cloud Platform Proficiency: Demonstrated expertise in working with popular cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Familiarity with key services, deployment models, and resource management is essential.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in infrastructure automation using tools like Bicep or Terraform. The ability to define and manage infrastructure as code ensures efficient and scalable cloud deployments.
- Networking: In-depth understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, and virtual private networks (VPNs). Knowledge of cloud-specific networking services like Amazon VPC or Azure Virtual Network is highly desirable.
- Containerization and Orchestration: Proficiency in containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Understanding microservices architecture is a plus.
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Expertise in monitoring cloud environments, configuring alerts, and analyzing logs. Familiarity with monitoring tools like CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or Prometheus, and the ability to troubleshoot issues efficiently.
- Database Management: Knowledge of cloud-based database technologies such as PostgreSQL, CosmosDB, MongoDB or Redis. Proficiency in database administration, query optimization, and data migration is highly valuable.
- DevOps Principles: Understanding of DevOps methodologies, continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and related tools such as Jenkins, Git, or Azure DevOps. Experience in automating software delivery processes is a plus.
- Collaboration and Communication: Strong teamwork and communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams, gather requirements, and provide technical guidance. The ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders is essential.
- Continuous Learning and Adaptability: A growth mindset with a passion for learning new technologies, keeping up with industry trends, and adapting to evolving cloud landscapes. Certifications like AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect are advantageous.
- Documentation and Technical Writing: Excellent documentation and technical writing skills to create clear and comprehensive technical documentation, including architectural diagrams, standard operating procedures, and best practices.
- Cloud Migration Experience: Hands-on experience in migrating on-premises infrastructure or applications to the cloud. Knowledge of migration strategies, tools, and best practices is essential.
- Performance Optimization: Ability to optimize cloud infrastructure and applications for performance and scalability, including workload distribution, caching mechanisms, and performance monitoring.
To apply: CV in Word with requested qualifications and experience