Remote Azure Senior Cloud Engineer

Description:

• Valtech is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer (Azure) to join their team.
• The role involves working in a multidisciplinary project team alongside software engineers, QA engineers, and frontend engineers on experience and commerce platforms.
• Responsibilities include building, changing, and maintaining cloud infrastructures in Azure, setting up logging, monitoring, and security, and supporting teams in setting up and maintaining their pipelines.
• The engineer will coach medior and junior colleagues, proactively advise on cloud-related improvements, and help project managers budget and plan cloud work.
• Participation in a 24x7 on-call duty rotation is required, along with coordinating cloud work in projects with multiple cloud engineers.
• The engineer will serve as the single point of contact for clients and project management on cloud topics and ensure documentation is created and maintained.
• Compliance with security standards and client requirements is also a key responsibility.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience as a cloud engineer in Azure.
• Strong communication skills and a cooperative attitude are essential.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, preferably Terraform, is required.
• Solid knowledge of Azure's serverless services and monitoring systems such as Application Insights and Azure Monitor is necessary.
• Familiarity with pipelining tools like GitHub and Azure DevOps is expected.
• Knowledge of microservices-related technology, including Docker and Kubernetes, is important.
• A good conceptual understanding of cloud architecture and system thinking is required.
• Candidates should have experience working in a DevOps context and possess an excellent command of English (C2).
• Familiarity with technologies such as Container services, AKS, Azure functions, SQL as a service, and Cosmos DB is necessary.
• Experience in publicly accessible, highly available eCommerce or experience platforms is required, along with experience working in an international context with on- and off-shore teams.

Benefits:

• Valtech offers private health insurance to all employees.
• An educational program is provided, allowing employees to pursue training and certification.
• A wellbeing program is in place to support a healthy and balanced life.
• Employees can enjoy free beverages, including coffee, drinks, and snacks at work.
• Social events such as ski trips, wine tasting, and cooking classes are organized to foster team bonding.
• Competitive salary and 24 days of vacation are offered, along with annual company events.
• Employees will find challenging projects that promote professional growth.
• A collaborative work environment with supportive colleagues is emphasized.
• An open feedback culture is encouraged to build trust and facilitate growth.