Position: Cloud Engineer
Company: Skelia
Category: DevOps
Experience required: 3y
English level: intermediate

Now they are looking for a technical leader to develop cloud engineering skills and capabilities and lead complex technical solution delivery across the TUI, UK.

*About our client*

About our client
TUI UK is one of the biggest subsidiaries of the tourism market global leader - TUI. The company operates in 180 countries all around the world, has more than 70 000 people on board, and over 30 million customers. With a great history of success, they recognize the power of digital and the massive contribution this brings to creating a truly unique and differentiated customer experience.

*About the project*

TUI is undergoing a crucial digital transformation. What does it mean for the development team? No legacy and only cutting-edge technologies. Not only the tech part of the project is fantastic, but also the internal culture. All team members are granted a high level of power over technical choices and empowerment over business decisions. So why not join this wonderful project? We have modern technologies, international tech experts on board, and indeed – a welcoming team!

*Mission*

You will provide technical leadership within your team, shape cloud engineering processes and practices, coach and develop other team members
You will lead complex technical solution delivery and will work within a Product team to ensure the correct solution is engineered, addressing the technical needs and requirements of the business
With your team you will design and implement secure, scalable, cloud-native solutions and be responsible for driving architecture, design, development, security, and operations
You will work with your colleagues to improve expertise in cloud solution architectures, infrastructure-as-code approaches, cloud-focused DevSecOps capabilities, tooling, processes, ways of working, and the continuous improvement of CI/CD and automation
You have a proven track record in delivering cloud enablement services to customer teams, supporting them in their adoption of the AWS (or other) cloud platform, with a strong focus on platform provisioning and configuration, onboarding and consultation, well-architected, operational health, platform security, FinOps services, and education & training
Together with the different teams you will research, evaluate and test new approaches, processes, and tools and help teams to use them effectively. You perform a leading role in Communities of Practice, including collaboration in shared initiatives

*Requirements*

Proven deep knowledge of working with highly available, distributed systems and services in a cloud environment
Advanced skill set for understanding and solving complex problems spanning one or more teams/areas with appropriate quality and quantity
Extensive hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and in designing and implementing scaled cloud systems with a focus on solution architecture, using a range of tools and services, infrastructure-as-code, DevSecOps, and security engineering practices
Programming skills at a proficient level to work with multiple software development technologies, e.g., Python, GoLang, Java, Node.JS
Strong scripting language skills e.g., Terraform/Cloud Formation/Ansible
Good experience with CI/CD, preferably Gitlab CI or Circle CI
Excellent knowledge in networking like IP, DNS, firewalling, load-balancing, and VPNs
Professional level AWS certification
Up-to-date knowledge of cybersecurity threats, current best practices, threat modeling, and risk mitigation techniques
Customer-centric, passionate about delivering great digital products and services
Demonstrating true engineering craftsmanship mindset
Compelling coaching and training skills for imparting professional software engineering skills
Understanding of social and ethical implications of software engineering
Open-minded, inquisitive, life-long learner