Cloud Architect

  • Mentmore Recruitment
  • Reading, Berkshire
  • 18/08/2023
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications SQL

Job Description

Cloud Architect/Cloud Solutions Architect

Our client is one of UK's largest utilities companies. They make a difference to 15 million people across the country. Our client is looking for a cloud architect/cloud solutions architect to join their architecture team.

What you will be doing:

  • You will be Responsible for the architectural design of our clients platforms.
  • You will Represent the Cloud Platform Support Team at Architecture and Project Review Boards and Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the Cloud team.
  • You will Work with projects to bring new services onto the platform.
  • Identify and automate cloud platform processes where there is proven business value.
  • Work collaboratively with members of the team using Agile methodology.
  • Highlight opportunities for automation of our resolution steps wherever possible.

Experience:

  • A truly digital mindset. Open to collaboration. Open to risk. Available to new ways of doing things.
  • Obsessed with data. Obsessed with excellence.
  • People who think and behave differently to the way we do. People who don't want to just be another cog in the machine.
  • You will serve as an Incident Management escalation point for significant incidents.
  • You will Support IaaS services in Azure and AWS (Windows and Linux) & PaaS services, Azure SQL Database, etc.
  • You will be involved in the continual improvement of Cloud monitoring solutions and also Diagnose and Fix all L2 and L3-related support incidents.
  • Undertake root cause analysis of major incidents.
  • Respond to Incidents raised by the business in ServiceNow
  • Demonstrable experience in a fast-paced IT operations environment.
  • You will be versed in all aspects of Cloud technology, from IaaS to PaaS solutions. Certification in Azure is an advantage.
  • Knowledge of Terraform automation and a good grasp of platform design methodologies and best practices, when it comes to securing those platforms in a Cloud environment.
  • Understands and has used Azure DevOps in an enterprise environment.
  • Be highly technical and have a good understanding of Linux and Windows operating systems.
  • Good working knowledge of PowerShell, ARM Templates, Unix Shell Scripting
  • Able to take control of a situation and provide guidance in an incident.
  • Can integrate well with a small team of highly technical individuals.
  • Broad exposure to lots of different technologies.
  • Be highly flexible in your approach to the work required.

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