Cloud Platform Engineer, Data Engineering

bet365
Stoke-on-Trent
7 months ago
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Who we are looking for

A Cloud Platform Engineer, who will be embedded within the teams responsible for the delivery and operation of cloud services within Data Engineering.


The next stage of our initiative is to expand our public cloud capability and establish a seamless operating model. The aim is to leverage the speed of delivery and flexibility of the self-serve model, whilst maintaining a strong relationship with the core platform team.


We are embedding Cloud Platform Engineers within the Data Engineering team to help build, operate and support critical cloud products.


We’re looking for someone who has a passion for working on innovative initiatives and will make an immediate impact to the Business by bringing their own experience to a challenging but vibrant environment. You will be given the support and training to allow you to grow and progress within this position.


This role suits those with a development background transitioning to cloud technologies or cloud engineers who want to work closely with development teams.


This role is eligible for inclusion in the Company’s hybrid working from home policy.


Preferred Skills, Qualifications and Experience

  • Prior public cloud experience, preferably with Google Cloud.
  • Strong core platform knowledge in Projects and Folders, IAM and Billing.
  • Proficiency operating with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using industry standard tooling, preferably Terraform and methodologies.
  • Knowledge of GitOps and preferably experience of use.
  • Proficiency of source code management; namely Git.
  • Confident in utilising custom automation and scripting using tools such as G-Cloud, CLI, Bash, Python and Golang.
  • Experience of modern platform stacks such as Kubernetes or GKE, as well as affiliated technologies and workflows including service mesh/ingress, CI/CD, monitoring stacks and security instruments.
  • Experience of using and managing Docker images.
  • Awareness of networking in Public Cloud environments.
  • Awareness of key security considerations when operating in the public cloud.


Main Responsibilities

  • Working as an embedded Cloud Platform Engineer within a software function to deploy, operate and support related cloud resources.
  • Taking accountability for the end-to-end delivery of cloud resources as part of software product initiatives.
  • Working with and influencing others to advocate and guide technical aspects of cloud adoption.
  • Working with the central Cloud Platform Team to embed key principles and standards in the operational running of responsible technologies.
  • Supporting and consulting with stakeholders.
  • Driving engineering excellence across your team by fostering modern engineering practices and processes.
  • Working with the central Cloud Platform Team to help steer the next iteration of self-serve automation technologies.


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