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Cloud Platform Engineer - Insurance

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Shareforce Ltd 70000.00 British Pound . GBP Per annum

2024-09-22 13:33:22

Job location London City, Greater London, United Kingdom

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: I.T. & Communications

Job Contact: Chloe Fowler

Job description

As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you'll use automation workflows to streamline infrastructure management, improve cloud security, and champion IaC.

  • Salary: £65k-£70k + bonus & excellent benefits
  • Location: Hybrid/London
  • Leading Insurance Major

This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-leading specialty insurance firm and be the driving force behind their cloud transformation journey. As a Cloud Platform Engineer, you will bring Cloud expertise to drive the automation of workflows, to streamline infrastructure management, to enhance cloud security, and champion the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) across the organisation. You will work with development teams across the business as they reimagine the way Insurance services are delivered internally and to their customers.

The successful candidate will be driven by a commitment to continuous learning and a passion for cloud innovation.

Responsibilities:

  • Build and deploy robust solutions with a cloud mindset' - incorporating cost management, resiliency and optimisation.
  • Harness the power of automation tools (on-premises and in the cloud) including - Terraform, PowerShell, and Azure DevOps.
  • Spearhead transformative enhancements in the organisation's cloud operations - delivering against Microsoft & CIS best practice guidelines.
  • Collaborate with the Cloud Platform Lead to shape and execute a vision for evolving cloud services, enabling innovation, and leverage IT trends that can generate significant business value.
  • Develop and support robust cloud patterns, guardrails, and Azure (and AWS) processes as needed.
  • Champion cloud technologies, automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to streamline and enhance deployment processes.
  • Transform raw data into powerful insights using PowerShell or PowerBI. Utilise REST and third-party APIs to configure and query systems.

Skills and Experience:

  • Possess a high level of technical proficiency in Azure cloud and tools including Terraform, Powershell and Azure DevOps; with the ability to understand existing pipelines and scripted solutions, write re-usable and well-written efficient code.
  • Strong knowledge of all aspects of Azure including Azure Site Recovery, Regions & Zones, DNS, Virtual Machines, Networking, Storage, cost management.
  • Experience working with global infrastructure and knowledge of the insurance industry
  • Demonstrable experience working in a Cloud Platform Team supporting primarily Azure - but also AWS and on-premises infrastructure.
  • Experience with source and version control and an understanding of git workflows.
  • Practical knowledge of ITIL application processes and implementation (preferably with ServiceNow).

Additional Information:

  • Salary Range: £65k-£70k
  • Location: Hybrid/London
  • Benefits: Private medical, pension, and bonus
  • Applicants must hold the right to work in the United Kingdom without sponsorship

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