Cloud Platform Engineer

Job title:

Cloud Platform Engineer

Company

Penguin Books

Job description

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Modify Cookie PreferencesReject All Cookies Accept All CookiesPress Tab to Move to Skip to Content LinkSearch by Job Title or KeywordSearch by Location / Postal CodeSearch by Job Title or KeywordSearch by Location / Postal CodeSelect how often (in days) to receive an alert:Create Alert×Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:Apply nowStartPlease wait…Cloud Platform EngineerAt Penguin Random House UK, we are to recruiting for a Cloud Platform Engineer within our expanding Cloud Platforms team to support us on our cloud transformation journey.As our Cloud Platform Engineer, you’ll collaborate closely with the Infrastructure Operations team and key business stakeholders to design, implement, optimise, and maintain innovative cloud-based solutions. You’ll thrive on embracing DevOps principles and leveraging repeatable patterns, automation, and self-service capabilities to accelerate adoption.With your extensive experience operating public cloud platforms, you’ll feel comfortable developing and reviewing artifacts written in collaboration with business and project teams. You’ll own the design and refinement pipeline patterns using GitLab and promote the benefits and best practices for DevSecOps. You’ll have excellent troubleshooting skills, enjoy educating teams on new cloud initiatives, and feel comfortable working as part of an agile and collaborative team.We’re committed to helping you raise the technical training bar, providing you dedicated time each week to learn new skills, obtain certifications, and explore new services and technologies. You’ll be a key contributor to enhancing our delivery of new business technology products and services, driving our overall success in delivering an innovative technology capability.As part of the Cloud Platforms team, you will:Develop and support our AWS and Azure Landing Zones and centrally managed services.Build artifacts which support the entire lifecycle of a cloud product (IaC, config management, serverless applications, remediations etc).Design new and enhance existing patterns for cloud products and services within the enterprise service catalogue.Participate in knowledge sharing sessions for internal customers and conferences.Design GitLab pipelines that manage automated deployments with security guardrails and remediations into production.Understand the benefits and use-cases for IaaS, Paas, SaaS etc. when working with the business to develop new cloud products and services.Work alongside business partners across Identity Management, Infrastructure, Security to integrate capabilities for use across the portfolioEnsure public cloud services adhere to best practice frameworks including the Microsoft Cloud Architecture Framework and AWS Well Architected Framework.Stay current with developments in emerging AWS and Azure trends and innovations to support the deployment of emerging services into our customer environments.Working closely with the Application Delivery teams to seek continual service improvement opportunities.You’ll have technical experience and knowledge in:Certified to a minimum of AWS Associate level (Azure equivalent desirable).Extensive experience of designing and operating well-architected services in the public cloud.Demonstrable experience of migrating workloads to the public cloud (7 Rs)Authoring and maintaining Terraform modules for enterprise use, Packer (HCL) templates and code artifacts in any of the following languages: Python, PowerShell, JavaScript.Designing and managing CI/CD pipelines (GitLab/GitHub actions) that incorporate SAST and DAST.Operating containerised workloads e.g. Docker (ECS) or Kubernetes (EKS).Designing and implementing networking components (VPCs, Security Groups, VPNs, Transit Gateways etc).Working in an Agile team with a clear understanding of the Scrum cycle.Supporting Windows and Linux infrastructures.Experience with observability capability and logging/monitoring.Our approach to hybrid working:We’re currently experimenting with hybrid working and involving colleagues across the business to shape our future ways of working. The needs of our teams and individuals are different, so we’re not taking a one-size-fits-all approach. While our offices are places to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues, we recognise that flexibility about where you work is just as important for doing your best work and for your wellbeing.For this role, there are meetings and activities that you will need to attend in-person, mainly at our offices in Embassy Gardens. The exact balance of office to remote working will depend on the nature of your role and team needs, and we are open to discussing this through the recruitment process.Application deadline: Please apply with your CV and cover letter by 11:59 PM on Sunday 11th August.What you can expect from us:Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 dependent on how your skills and experience align to the role, plus bonus and benefits.Our people are the heart of our business, and we work hard to support a culture of responsibility and recognition.Our benefits include:Financial – income protection, life assurance, childcare allowanceWellbeing – healthcare cash plan, critical illness cover, health checksLifestyle – enhanced parental leave, tech scheme, free and discounted booksFor our full benefits list please visit:You can read about our recruitment process atAs a Disability Confident Committed organisation, we’re part of the offer an interview scheme. This is where disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role can opt in to get to the next recruitment stage. There may be some situations where volume of applicants means we can’t take all eligible candidates to interview.We encourage you to tell us about any reasonable adjustments you may need by emailing . Remember, you only need to share what you are comfortable to for us to support your request.Please note, we are not able to accept agency CVs for this role. Any CVs sent speculatively will not be eligible for a fee.Company: Penguin Books LimitedCountry: United KingdomState/Region: LondonCity: LondonPostal Code: SW11 7BWJob ID: 272615Date: 26 Jul 2024Location:London, LND, GB, SW11 7BW

Expected salary

£60000 – 70000 per year

Location

London

Job date

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 02:19:11 GMT

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