Experienced Cloud Engineer (Azure)

Mindera

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Software Development 👥 1,001-5,000 employees 📍 Leicester, Leicester (UK) Est. 2014

Mindera is a global consulting and engineering company with 1100+ people, delivering technology solutions across 9 locations — from Brazil to Australia. We work across diverse industries, from Fintec…

Job Overview

We are building a world-class team and would love you to join us. As Cloud Engineer (Azure), you’ll be part of an agile project team working with all the infrastructure pieces of a system. You will also oversee the migration process and design, maintain, and monitor the new cloud platform, as well as configuring hybrid connectivity between on-site systems and the cloud environment. The ideal candidate will bring a blend of technical skills and leadership ability, with the communication and teamwork skills to collaborate with other members of the IT team. The job holder is a specialist in the design, deployment, and management of cloud services within the Microsoft Azure platform. They play a critical role in ensuring that cloud infrastructure and applications are optimized for performance, scalability, and security. By leveraging Azure's suite of tools and services, these engineers enable businesses to transform their operations and innovate within the cloud ecosystem. National and international expected traveling time varies according to project/client and organizational needs: 0%-15% estimated.

Key Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing scalable, secure, and highly available cloud solutions on the Azure platform (with a clear exit strategy)
• Collaborating with development teams to integrate cloud services into software applications
• Optimizing resource utilization and implementing cost-saving measures
• Staying current with Azure services updates and industry best practices to recommend improvements to existing architectures
• Providing technical support and guidance to stakeholders on cloud-related issues
• Developing and maintaining documentation for cloud architectures, procedures, and training materials
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of cloud services with business processes
• Analyze existing operational standards, processes, and/or governance to identify and implement improvements
• Develop infrastructure as code (IaC) leveraging cloud-native tooling to ensure automated and consistent platform deployments
• Develop and implement automated policy-driven data protection best practices to ensure cloud solutions are protected from data loss
• Support cloud adoption of applications as they are being modernized.
• Designing, migrating, and operation on medium to large-scale enterprise infrastructure, databases, and application systems

Required Qualifications

• Azure Cloud experience involving design, deployment, configuration, and optimization of cloud platforms
• Competence in a wide range of IT skills including networking, systems administration, data protection, information security, and CI/CD tooling using Azure DevOps, Github actions, FluxCD, ArgoCD, or Jenkins
• Experience in IaC development using Terraform (with ARM Templates)
• Experience with Kubernetes, preferably AKS
• Experience with Powershell, Bash, or Python for writing Scripts
• Experience with Go, C#, and JS for as programming languages is plus
• Monitoring experience using Grafana, Kibana, Datadog, Prometheus
• Deep understanding and exp configuring networking in Azure Cloud
• Managing and monitoring cloud infrastructures to ensure optimal performance and cost-efficiency
• experience with Machine learning and AI is huge plus
• Familiar with SDLC - Previous experience as Software Engineering is huge plus
• Experience working within an Agile framework
• Enthusiastic learner with the ability to teach and mentor teammates and cross-functional partners
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a keen attention to detail
• Flexible working approach and team player

About Mindera

The Things We Really Care About: Health Insurance, because health comes first Flexible working hours Open holidays, take the time you need for yourself Profit distribution for everyone Mindera Annual Trip, Sports, and sharing groups to connect and...