Cloud Engineer (Full time - Remote Europe)

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Requirements:

• A demonstrated entrepreneurial and collaborative mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• A university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of hands-on experience with AWS cloud services in a professional setting.
• Proficiency with core AWS services, including IAM, S3, RDS, VPC, ECS, EC2, and more.
• Strong hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, preferably Terraform.
• Scripting experience with one or more languages, such as Python, Bash, or Node.js.
• Good knowledge of cloud security principles and services, such as AWS WAF, GuardDuty, KMS, and CloudTrail.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools, including GitLab (preferred), GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.
• Basic understanding of cloud networking concepts, including VPC, Subnets, and Load Balancing.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools for cloud environments, such as Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch, and the ELK stack.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to challenges.
• A genuine interest in staying updated with new AWS services and features, integrating advancements into the cloud environment.
• Ability to work well in a flexible, startup environment, taking initiative to establish new processes when necessary.
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
• Familiarity with industry best practices in cloud architecture principles.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team setting.

Responsibilities:

• Enhance and maintain highly available, secure, and scalable AWS cloud environments and services.
• Manage and prioritise tasks in the cloud infrastructure backlog to address immediate needs and plan long-term improvements.
• Set up infrastructure monitoring and observability solutions, proactively addressing availability, performance or security issues.
• Assess new technologies, systems, and services for production readiness, ensuring seamless and stable integration.
• Prepare and maintain documentation on cloud processes, procedures, and architectures to ensure clear understanding and team-wide knowledge.
• Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework principles to evaluate and optimise our current infrastructure.
• Conduct POCs (proof of concepts) on new AWS services, third-party tools, and technologies to drive continuous improvement in our infrastructure.