Entry Level Cloud / DevOps Engineer

Cloud / DevOps Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure across public and hybrid cloud environments, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Support cloud migration, deployment, infrastructure upgrade, and modernization projects.
• Build, implement, and maintain development tools, infrastructure, and deployment environments.
• Automate and continuously improve software development, testing, deployment, and release processes.
• Provision and manage infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM templates, and Ansible.
• Support and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient and reliable software delivery.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Technical Leads, Software Engineers, and stakeholders to understand technical and business requirements and translate them into effective solutions.
• Ensure the availability, scalability, security, and performance of cloud-based infrastructure and applications.
• Configure and manage cloud networking components, including VPC/VNet, VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, routing, and DNS.
• Perform routine maintenance, patching, backup management, and support disaster recovery and business continuity initiatives.
• Monitor cloud environments and applications to ensure service availability and compliance with established Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Implement security best practices and ensure systems are protected against cybersecurity threats.
• Support containerized workloads and deployment environments using technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve cloud infrastructure, application, system, and network-related issues.
• Review and analyse code, system performance, and deployment processes to identify areas for improvement.
• Work with development teams to ensure established engineering, security, and deployment processes are followed.
• Participate in project planning and contribute to technical and project implementation decisions.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including infrastructure configurations, architecture diagrams, deployment procedures, and project reports.

Qualities We Value

• Strong foundational knowledge of at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands-on experience or familiarity with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or ARM templates.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and development workflows, including GitLab.
• Knowledge of scripting or programming languages such as Python or Ruby.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Good understanding of networking concepts, including VPC/VNet, VPN, firewalls, load balancing, routing, and DNS.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies, hypervisors, and cloud-native services.
• Basic understanding of databases and SQL.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure security and cybersecurity best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive and hands-on attitude.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Able to work independently while contributing effectively within a fast-paced and collaborative team environment.
• Experience supporting applications or technology projects within the Public Safety, Government, or related sectors would be advantageous.

(EA Reg No: 20C0312)