Senior Cloud Engineer
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Job Description
Senior Cloud Engineer
Location: London/Bristol
Type: 6 month contract
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Cloud/AWS administration particularly in IAM EC2 VPC Lambda and Linux system administration (RHEL). This role requires expertise in configuration management (Puppet) version control (Git) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform). Additionally experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) and scripting/coding (Python Ruby) is highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and maintain AWS environments ensuring high availability and security
- Administer and optimize IAM EC2 VPC Lambda and other AWS services
- Oversee Linux system administration (RHEL) including performance tuning and troubleshooting
- Implement and maintain configuration management using Puppet
- Utilize Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automate cloud provisioning
- Manage version control and collaborate using Git
- Design implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines with GitLab
- Develop automation scripts and tools using Python or Ruby
- Work closely with development security and operations teams to ensure seamless cloud deployments
- Ensure compliance with best practices and security policies
Required Skills & Experience
- Extensive experience in AWS administration (IAM EC2 VPC Lambda)
- Strong Linux system administration (RHEL) skills
- Handson experience with configuration management tools particularly Puppet
- Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) for cloud automation
- Strong knowledge of Git for version control
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines preferably using GitLab
- Proficiency in scripting/coding with Python or Ruby
- Excellent problemsolving and troubleshooting skills
- Strong communication and documentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS certifications (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect AWS DevOps Engineer)
- Experience working in a DevOps or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) role
- Knowledge of Kubernetes and containerization (Docker)
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g. CloudWatch Prometheus ELK Stack)
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
