Cloud Engineer

ROLE

The Cloud Engineer will lead, evaluate, implement and maintain cloud services for all projects for a one of our client (Fund Management firm based)

Setup a new environment, configuration, data lake/ mesh, connect them together

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Design, build and support complex cloud-based solutions using Azure (must have)
• Enable applications modernization and migration to Azure, focusing on robustness, scalability, performance, flexibility, security, and automation.
• Understand and apply security standards / guidelines / tools to adhere to the required cloud controls.
• Create detailed Azure technical design from architecture solution to ensure that the solution meets requirements and are aligned to architecture principles and technology stack.
• Support SIT, UAT, release, and production operations as needed, including troubleshooting, performance tuning, etc.
• Drive evaluation and adoption of new cloud technologies at architecture board.
• Establish a culture and environment where building, testing, and releasing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) could happen rapidly and frequently.
• Azure SQL and NoSQL Database administration for azure SQL MI, SQL Server, PostgreSQL single server, Flexible servers and Cosmos DB.
• Azure Databricks, Data Factory, Synapse and Azure Data Lake resource provisioning and administration.
• Automate deployment, provisioning, and management of multiple Azure infrastructure components using CI/CD pipelines, Terraform and Ansible, including but not limited to virtual networks and subnets, VMs, storage, containers, serverless, VDI, logging, and monitoring.
• Perform regular maintenance for all Azure services including upgrade, patch, backup / restore, troubleshoot, and remediation.
• Drive DevOps (CI/CD) continuous improvements to automate development and release management.
• Knowledge on Microsoft Power Apps environments and administration.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• Recognized degree or higher in Computer Science or related Engineering fields.
• At least 5 years of demonstrated experience in designing / implementing Azure services and technologies for enterprise projects, including Azure AD, AKS, ASR, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse Analytics, Cosmos DB, Functions, Azure DevOps, etc; experience or knowledge with GCP is a plus.
• Demonstrated automation experience using PowerShell, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), and Terraform.
• Strong programming skills using Python, GO, PHP, Bash.
• Certifications are encouraged and demonstrate continuous learning of technologies essential for this role e.g. Azure (data & analytics, infrastructure & security) certifications.

OTHER TRAITS

• Positive attitude and collaborative mindset.
• Impeccable problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Highly motivated to keep abreast with the latest development in cloud technology and to acquire deep technical knowledge and skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong engineering mindset.