Job Duties

• Develop standard application stacks using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to address common use cases.
• Build on the prototype application stacks to deliver a production ready environment that can be scaled to meet future requirements.
• Work with Kubernetes, Docker and standard virtual machine infrastructure to allow automated deployment, upgrade and operation of application stacks that can be reused across multiple projects.
• Design and implement solutions that can be reused across multiple projects.
• Work with Security and Compliance to ensure application stacks are hardened against malicious attacks.
• Work with the Application Development teams and the Digital Technology business to deliver solutions that meet their emerging requirements.
• Work with the Engineering Managers and Architects to develop a set of Standard Operational Procedures that can be rolled out across the business and to third parties who need to work in our cloud-based environments.
• Work with the Engineering teams to diagnose and support issues with infrastructure, pipelines or applications.
• Upgrade and maintain our internal application tooling

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Background in Platform/OS engineering, both Linux and Windows experience is preferred.
• Experience using configuration management and infrastructure as code such as Ansible and Terraform
• Experience with containers using both Docker and Kubernetes
• Strong AWS Platform Engineering skills in particular; EC2, S3, IAM and VPC/network configuration
• Experience with VMWare is a bonus, especially vSphere, NSX, VCF
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, lean and deadline driven organisation.
• Able to work under pressure and to ask for support when required
• Ability to quickly undertake evaluation of competing products to determine which best meets the company’s requirements
• Able to automate complex operational and technical processes using industry standard tools
• In-depth knowledge of cloud environments and typical technology stacks employed in them
• In-depth understanding of Cloud security issues and solutions