Cloud Engineer – AWS
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Cloud Engineer to join our Digital Technology Group. The role can be based in our New York, New Jersey or Toronto office.
Role
You will be responsible for the implementation, operation and maintenance of secure and highly available technical systems within Cloud.
Your typical responsibilities will include, but are not limited to;
- Designing, building, testing, configuring and implementing/migrating cloud-based solutions using PaaS, SaaS, IaaS and DaaS offerings.
- Developing Cloud-based infrastructure platforms and delivering infrastructure and platform "as a Service" by working with Business & other DevOps teams.
- Day-to-day management and governance of the cloud environment primarily within AWS (Amazon Web Services) and other selected cloud platforms to support compute, storage, network and other infrastructure cloud requirements and demands.
- Ensure cloud-based systems are compliant with regulatory requirements.
- Reviewing and deploying updates to cloud systems and vendor-supplied patches according to industry practices.
- Monitoring, analysing, and predicting trends for cloud infrastructure performance, security, storage allocation, and growth.
- Troubleshooting issues, participating in on-call rotation where required.
- Ensure Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts are used in all applicable cases.
Requirements and skills
- Extensive experience and a deep technical understanding of AWS Cloud Infrastructure is essential.
- Relevant product knowledge of other Cloud computing services such as Azure / Google Cloud Platform etc. is desirable.
- Relevant product knowledge of storage/server/networking technologies.
- Ability to identify areas of improvement to continually improve service quality and reduce costs.
- Ability to write development code, understand a DevOps Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery pipeline, and build automated test scripts (for infrastructure products and upgrades), and build automation interfaces between systems.
- Essential Communication and Reporting skills.
Desirable Knowledge and Experience
- Experience in Ruby, Python, Golang and/or Java programming languages. Proven ability to provide automation solutions using PowerShell, Python and JSON.
- Infrastructure as Code and automation/orchestration technologies, such as Puppet / Chef / Ansible Tower / Jenkins / Terraform.
- Knowledge of IT service processes (ITIL) and best practices, can manage risk.
The Team
Digital Technology is a team of professionals collaborating globally to support and enable over 20,000 colleagues and clients.
Customer focused with a service mentality, we design and develop software, protect and run the firm’s digital infrastructure, support and maintain applications and data platforms, deliver projects, manage risk, provide consultancy and partner with strategic vendors to help enable the Arup Strategy and Digital Vision.
We’re committed to transforming our catalogue of technologies to provide secure, resilient services and innovative, digital tools which will enable our members to embrace new ways of working and deliver value for our firm and clients.
Our Company
Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services. Through our work, we make a positive difference in the world.
Shape your time with us
How can we best work with you? Whether you’re a parent, a carer, a student, or just have a busy lifestyle, it’s not always easy to commit to standard working hours. At Arup you have access to a range of flexible working options – including flexible start and finish times, working from home or working part-time. If you're interested in any of these options, please let us know when you apply and we'll discuss how this could work in your role.
Reward and Benefits
We offer a competitive remuneration package commensurate with qualifications and experience to the right candidate including a global profit share scheme, excellent staff benefits and long-term career development opportunities.
What happens next?
If this could be the next step in your journey, please apply online. All applications will be considered and we will try our very best to respond to you within 72 hours of receiving your application.
Arup. Shaping a better world.
Closing Date: Sept 6th
