Lead Cloud Engineer – Operations

The Lead Cloud Engineer is a technical expert responsible for providing guidance and expertise on DevOps, SRE, and Cloud Engineering initiatives. This role will work closely with the Lead Cloud Ops Coordinator and other stakeholders to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions that meet business objectives and customer needs. The successful candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and expertise on DevOps, SRE, and Cloud Engineering initiatives, including cloud-native architectures, containerization, and infrastructure as code
• Act as a point of technical reference for the team, providing guidance and expertise on all technologies and approaches used
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including development, quality assurance, and customer support, to ensure that solutions meet business objectives and customer needs
• Develop and implement technical strategies and solutions to improve the efficiency, reliability, and scalability of systems and applications
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for infrastructure-related incidents, identifying areas for improvement and implementing measures to prevent future occurrences
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, applying this knowledge to improve the team's technical capabilities and solutions
• Support the planning and resource allocation activities of the team, including: providing technical input to inform resource allocation decisions, assisting with the development of project plans and technical roadmaps, collaborating with the Lead DevOps Coordinator to ensure effective allocation of resources and timely delivery of project milestones
• Provide technical input and guidance on the development of technical proposals for cost reduction, performance improvement, and other initiatives

Requirements

• Strong technical background, with experience in DevOps, SRE, and Cloud Engineering, including cloud-native architectures, containerization, and infrastructure as code
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex technical issues and develop effective solutions
• Experience with ITIL or other service management frameworks (nice to have)
• Experience with agile project management methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban (nice to have)
• Experience with cloud providers, such as AWS, GCP, or Azure (nice to have)
• Experience with containerization technologies, such as Kubernetes and Docker (nice to have)
• Experience with infrastructure as code tools, such as Terraform or CloudFormation (nice to have)
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools, such as Prometheus or ELK Stack (nice to have)

Bonus knowledge:

• Experience with security and compliance frameworks, such as HIPAA or PCI-DSS
• Experience with automation tools, such as Ansible or SaltStack
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, such as Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD

We are looking for someone who is:

• Driven
  to push boundaries and lead change and performance.
• Communicative
  to ensure transparency and successful teamwork.
• Reliable
  and dependable in meeting deadlines and commitments.
• Passionate
  about the latest technologies and industry standards.
• Proactive
  in suggesting improvements and identifying and fixing potential issues.
• Technically solid
  with the ability to advise clients and internal teams confidently.

Our people are the key to our success. We pride ourselves on offering a dynamic, creative, innovative, and supportive environment. A 'can-do' attitude, strong work ethic, integrity, friendliness, and attention to detail are essential attributes we value highly.

Even if you don't tick every box, if you're passionate about what we do, we encourage you to send us your details. We may find a perfect match during the interview process.

Our people are key to our success and we pride ourselves on offering a dynamic, creative, innovative and supportive environment. Having the right combination of a 'can-do' approach, strong work ethic, integrity, friendliness and attention to detail is crucial.

Even if you don't tick all the boxes for one particular role, but you have a keen interest in what we do, send us your details, we may find a suitable match during the interview process.

Deltatre consciously nurtures an environment where each and every team member feels safe to bring their whole selves to work, in which everyone is valued and respected for who they are and what they bring. Everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential, and every team member is expected to treat everyone with dignity and respect, value different perspectives, use inclusive language and work in alignment with Deltatre's commitment to diversity and inclusion. At Deltatre, everyone is welcome and celebrated.

Other information

We are committed to ensuring that we provide equal opportunities for all. Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments or if you have any special requirements for the interview process. Depending on the role this normally includes a written test and interview.