Cloud Systems Engineer

£450 - £500 per day

Temporary

Cloud Systems Engineer – Contract Position – HIRING ASAP

Location: Hybrid working out of Stockport office
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Up to 3 years (12 month contracts)
Daily Rate: £450 - £500 per day inside IR35
Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain cloud infrastructure on GCP and AWS platforms using Infrastructure as Code principles.
Develop and maintain Terraform modules and configurations for cloud deployments across various environments (dev, staging, production).
Create and manage Ansible playbooks for configuration management, application deployment, and system automation.
Architect and implement scalable, highly available cloud solutions that meet business requirements and security standards.
Collaborate with development teams to ensure infrastructure supports application requirements and performance goals.
Monitor cloud resources, optimize costs, and implement best practices for resource management and governance.
Implement and maintain security controls, compliance frameworks, and disaster recovery solutions in cloud environments.
Automate routine operational tasks and improve system reliability through scripting and automation tools.
Participate in incident response and troubleshooting of complex cloud infrastructure issues.
Design and implement network architecture, including VPCs, subnets, load balancers, and connectivity solutions.
Maintain documentation for infrastructure designs, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.

Key Skills & Experience

3+ years of proven experience in cloud infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or similar roles.
Strong expertise with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) including core services:
GCP: Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM, Cloud SQL, Cloud Functions
AWS: EC2, EKS, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda
Advanced proficiency in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code development and management.
Extensive experience with Ansible for configuration management, automation, and orchestration.
Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix system administration and networking fundamentals.
Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python) for automation and system management.
Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration platforms.
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integration with infrastructure automation.
Knowledge of security best practices, compliance frameworks, and cloud security tools.
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-paced, collaborative environments.

Nice to have

Multi-cloud certifications:
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or Professional DevOps Engineer
AWS Solutions Architect or AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Cloud Operations Suite).
Knowledge of GitOps practices and tools (ArgoCD, Flux).
Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio, Anthos Service Mesh).
Familiarity with compliance frameworks in regulated environments (PCI DSS).
Experience with database administration and performance tuning in cloud environments.
Knowledge of cost optimization strategies and FinOps practices.
Experience with log management solutions (ELK stack, Cloud Logging).
Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
Experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions in cloud environments.

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