DevOps Architect with AWS - Leeds
* Serve as an AWS specialist, consult and provide technical guidance on AWS design, governance, performance, scalability, security, operations and cost control best practices to ensure we maximize our AWS investment.
* Work with our partners in IT and the business to guide the architecture and high-level solutioning of new products and services so that they operate excellently.
* Assess our cloud maturity, review existing AWS cloud implementations, identify gaps and suggest improvements to improve our cloud maturity horizons.
* Work as part of a team on larger solutions, providing technical support as requested, for internal and external team members to meet delivery timescales.
* Map the state of products today, and their path over the next 3-5 years to support EOL and EOS risk mitigation.
* Support the DevOps teams who run the existing applications to improve our technical maturity levels, as well as the availability, functionality, performance, security and cost of running those applications.
* Guide the depreciation and removal of outdated technologies and practices across the business to minimize risk.
* Guide the adoption of new technologies and practices across the business to maximize our technological advantage.
* Define, refine, automate and improve our processes so that as a company we’re more efficient, effective, safe and secure.
* Promote a continuous, automated, and feedback-driven route to Production for product changes.
* Keep up-to-date with current and future technologies, products and strategies.
Education:
* BS/MS degree in Computer Science or 4-8 years related experience.
* AWS Certification(s) such as Solutions Architect Pro, DevOps Engineer Pro, SysOps Admin, Developer Associate.
Skills:
* Producing technical artefacts and documenting the As-Is and To-Be states.
* Devising the best cost optimization solutions and following best practices for cloud services.
* Defining standards and cross product patterns to improve our consistency across a wide landscape of existing and new products.
* Security awareness and experience, with a “security by design” mindset.
* Agile development techniques and Project management (SCRUM, KANBAN etc.).
* Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with individuals (internal and external) at all levels.
* Ability to work effectively within a team and autonomously with minimal supervision.
* The ability to support people through change.
* A strong problem solver and a self-starter with a ‘can do’ attitude.
* Good technical knowledge of IT architectures, Infrastructure, Cloud deployments, software engineering lifecycles, DevOps tools (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform), microservices, CI/CD.
* In-depth understanding of cloud networking, infrastructure and security concepts.
* Strong scripting/automation skills (Bash, Python, Powershell, or similar).
* Good understanding of managing environments via Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
* Knowledge of IP networking, VPNs, DNS, load balancing and firewalls.
* Understanding of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA and REST).
* Experience with Azure DevOps Pipelines.
* Experience with the full software development lifecycle and delivery using Agile practices.
* 3+ years of architecting and delivering public cloud solutions, particularly around AWS.
* 5+ years of production experience within AWS.
* Experience designing, implementing and operating large scale SaaS products.
* Experience implementing and designing cloud native security concepts, DevSecOps, or MLOps.
* Hands-on experience with microservices and distributed application architecture, such as containers, Kubernetes, and/or serverless technology.
* Proficient in leveraging CI/CD tools to automate testing and deployment.
An expert who can create tooling and automation which improve developer experiences and speed of delivery.
The salary for this position is circa £70K - £80K plus excellent benefits package.
The Client is a global operation with offices in Leeds – this position will be hybrid.
Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.
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