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Job Description
We're looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer to join our team in Dublin. As a key member of our Cloud Centre of Excellence, you'll be responsible for enabling and maximizing our ability to exploit cloud for business benefits through Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Main Responsibilities:
- Provision, configure, automate, monitor, and support enterprise Cloud services
- Enable enterprise datacentre modernisation/migration initiatives by developing platform and infrastructure as code
- Develop processes and practices to support migration of workloads to public cloud
- Enforce continuous compliance to industry operation and security standards through automation
- Develop code to support the safe orchestration and release of infrastructure, applications, and Workloads to Cloud environments
- Work with Cloud Architect to support architectural design and new cloud service implementations
- Provide out of hours on-call support for production and development environments
- Follow best practice around code management
- Work to agile principles of Epics, Stories, Sprints to deliver code at the right time
- Use best practice for modern software delivery technique
- Participate in development of security logging, monitoring, and alert triage
- Participate in security incident response and investigation as needed
Requirements:
- 5+ years' experience in cloud engineering
- Experience of managing public/private cloud technologies in a large-scale enterprise environment
- Relevant degree or diploma programme of study
- Experience with one or more Infrastructure as Code Languages: Terraform, Cloud Formation, ARM, Ansible, Chef, Puppet
- Terraform is preferred
- Experience writing code in at least one of the following languages: Java, .NET, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby
- Python is preferred
- Experience of working to Dev Ops principles and in an Agile environment
- Familiarity with version control platforms e.g. Git, Perforce, SVN, TFVC
- Git is preferred
- Troubleshooting experience in virtual/cloud infrastructures
- Proven experience of working within supplier-led service delivery models
- Proven ability to succeed in collaborative work environments using Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Expert level knowledge of Azure or AWS with associated certifications
- Proficient in the automation of repeatable tasks using appropriate scripting
- Experience in automated testing supporting operational readiness checks
Zurich is one of Ireland's leading insurance companies providing a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services. We employ over 1,000 people across our locations in Dublin and Wexford. At Zurich, we are an equal opportunity employer. We attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to race/ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability.