Overview

Cloud DevOps Engineer - AWS

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As Cloud DevOps Engineer you will be part of the technical governance team of the Demo and Integration Team contributing to the Identity & Biometrics Solution Business Line (IBS BL) from Thales Digital Identity Security (DIS) Global Business Unit. Youll be part of a large international programme of work tackling key security development programme across within the aviation industry. You will help our teams to accelerate their cloud transformation into private and public cloud environments and help to coordinate our containerization efforts. The role requires a large part of hands-on implementation but also communication and knowledge sharing. Please note you will need to be able to obtain Security Clearance for this position.

Note: Some content in the original listing referred to boilerplate and extraneous material; this refined description focuses on the responsibilities, qualifications and security requirements relevant to the Cloud DevOps Engineer role.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and setup Cloud technologies in collaboration with technical leaders of the engineering teams.
• Develop and set up automation tools (CI/CD) to support the development/validation/integration and deployment of cloud solutions.
• Write guidelines, installation guides, documentation, and training materials to enable engineering teams to be autonomous on those technologies.

• Train engineering teams on cloud-based technology and CI/CD tools to support the cloud transformation and foster autonomy.
• Provide guidance during architecture definition (security audit, architecture design, pre-sales).

• Liaise with other cloud engineers for all cloud-based matters across IBS product line, DIS BL, and corporate groups (CCoE/CTO).

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in computer science or Information Technology related field
• Experience in software development (server-side)
• Experience with deployment and maintenance of highly available solutions on AWS
• Experience in system integration and deployment of cloud-based technology (IaaS, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenStack, monitoring systems, authentication systems, repositories)
• Experience writing infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform
• Experience with various database repository models (SQL, NoSQL, S3, NAS) as designer or administrator
• Experience in large and complex distributed systems with high availability and scalability (application servers, message-broker, streaming, load-balancing)
• Experience with network protocols (SOAP/REST, HTTP, TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, WAF)
• Strong experience in Infrastructure as Code, scripting, and CI/CD
• Good knowledge of operating systems (Windows/Linux) and proficiency in at least one development language (Java, C/C++, C#, Python, JavaScript, Go)
• AWS SAA or AWS SAP certification is a plus

• Good communication skills (oral and written)
• Fluent in English
• Willing to share knowledge, provide training, and support colleagues
• Analytical thinking

Security Clearance

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held; however, if not, the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance. Please visit the UK Security Vetting website for guidance. Eligibility typically requires residence in the UK for the last 5 years, with possible exceptions described by NSV guidance. Refer to GOV.UK and DBS NSV for details. Candidates may be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, and employment/education history for up to three years as part of Baseline and Security Clearance processes.

Thales is committed to inclusive recruitment and provides reasonable adjustments to support neuro-diverse applicants or those with disabilities. To request an adjustment or for questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops or the Early Careers Team, depending on the role level.

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