XM

Global forex and CFD broker

Senior Cloud Engineer

Cloud EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

A university degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a similar discipline.
Five years of cloud services experience, including three years working with AWS cloud.
Advanced knowledge of solution design and deployment projects.
Understanding and practical experience with the Well-Architected Framework.
Methodical troubleshooting ability and mentoring capabilities.
Experience with AWS technologies, services, and ecosystem.
Advanced knowledge of Infrastructure as Code concepts and tools; HCL Terraform and AWS CloudFormation are preferred tools.
Experience with versioning tools such as Git.
Advanced Linux, networking, and Bash scripting skills.
Ability to understand and accommodate practices such as FinOps or Site Reliability Engineering.
Strong organisation and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

Apply the Well-Architected Framework in all tasks and responsibilities.
Research workloads for cloud migration while minimizing interruption and impact.
Design, orchestrate, and track cloud migration projects.
Design and consult on re-platforming and refactoring current cloud infrastructure.
Coordinate with other IT departments and teams regarding their cloud infrastructure.
Investigate and regularly assess cloud deployments for compliance with Group standards and best practices.
Design and orchestrate a risk register for cloud deployments and resources, and coordinate its communication to project managers, senior leadership, and other IT departments or teams.
Research, develop, and implement fair-use policies and best practices for cloud services in compliance with Group standards.
Drive requests for new technologies, services, or solutions required by internal customers.
Design, document, and deploy proofs of concept and solutions for internal customers in compliance with the Group framework.
Define and oversee Group deployment standards and pillars, and ensure they are applied across cloud solutions and resources.
Follow and provide training on new and current technologies and services used.
Analyse, oversee, and remediate cloud costs.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with Windows operating systems.
Experience with relational database management systems, preferably PostgreSQL and MySQL.
Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Go.

The Role:

If you are a Senior Cloud Engineer there may be a place for you at our Group. Outside the usual suspects of solutions, projects, deep troubleshooting and investigations you will also be driving the Group towards its cloud-native goal. Processes, best practices, pillars and their risk assessments will be but a few of the long-term responsibilities you will have.

The main responsibilities of the position include:

Honour and practice Well Architected Framework in all tasks and responsibilities
Research workloads for migrating them to the cloud with minimal interruption and impact
Design, orchestrate and track cloud migration projects
Design and consult re-platform and re-factor of current cloud infrastructure
Coordinate with other IT departments and teams about their cloud infrastructure
Investigate and perform regular assessments of cloud deployments in compliance to the Group's standards and best practices
Design and orchestrate a risk register of cloud deployments and resources, and coordinate its communication to project managers, senior leadership and other IT departments or teams
Research, develop and implement fair use policies and best practices for cloud services while complying to the Group's standards
Drive requests for new technologies, services or solutions required from internal customers
Design, document and deploy Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs) and Solutions for internal customers in compliance with the Group's framework
Define and oversee the Group's deployment standards and pillars and ensure they are applied across cloud solutions and resources
Follow and provide training for new and current technologies and services used
Analyse, oversee and remediate cloud costs

Main requirements:

University degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar discipline

5 years of cloud services experience, 3 of which should be on AWS cloud

Advanced knowledge in solution design and deployment projects

Understanding and practice of Well Architected Framework

Methodical troubleshooting of issues and mentoring capabilities

Experience in AWS technologies, services and ecosystem

Advanced knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) concepts and tools, preferably

HCL Terraform and AWS CloudFormation

Experience with versioning tools such as git

Advanced Linux, networking and scripting skills (Bash)

Comprehend and accommodate practices such as FinOPS or SRE

Distinctive organisation and documentation skills

The following will be considered an advantage:

Experience in Windows OS
Experience in RDBMSs, preferably Postgres and MySQL
Experience in scripting languages such as Python or Go

Benefit from:

Attractive remuneration package plus performance-based reward
Private health insurance
Corporate pension fund
Intellectually stimulating work environment
Continuous personal development and international training opportunities

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About the Company

XM

Global forex and CFD broker

XM is a forex and CFD broker that helps people trade currencies and other financial instruments online. It operates a trading platform where clients can buy and sell currencies and CFDs through account holders in multiple languages. The product works through a global team and offices; clients access markets via XM’s platform and tools, with support and services offered in over 30 languages. XM differentiates itself by its culture and people-focused approach: a large workforce (over 1,700 professionals across seven offices) and an emphasis on its values Big. Fair. Human., with programs for learning, wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, and flexible work arrangements. The company aims to be a leading global fintech provider by delivering reliable service, ongoing development for users and staff, and a strong focus on customer and employee wellbeing.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Limassol Municipality, Cyprus
Founded: 2009

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