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Cloud Engineer

Praha - 100% | Permanent

As an AWS Cloud Engineer, you will collaborate with Cloud Engineers, Solution Architects, and Development Teams to design and implement robust, cost-efficient, and fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure solutions for the Sales and Origination domain, with a focus on supporting flexible asset management and low-latency, real-time loads. You will play a pivotal role in optimizing infrastructure for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency while maintaining compliance with architectural and security standards.

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Your profile

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  • University degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
  • AWS or other cloud certifications are highly advantageous.
  • Minimum 5 years of professional experience included advanced experience in designing and implementing fault-tolerant, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud solutions.
  • Expertise in tools such as Terraform, Docker, and Kubernetes for infrastructure automation and container management.
  • Proven experience with implementing “infrastructure as code” solutions with CI/CD pipelines like GitLab pipelines, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, etc.
  • Strong understanding of low-latency systems and performance optimization for real-time applications.
  • Proficiency in managing multi-account AWS environments and implementing DevOps strategies.
  • Understanding of real-time data processing and the challenges of supporting critical business operations.
  • Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and align cloud solutions with business objectives.
  • Experience in implementing robust change and release management processes.
  • Expertise in monitoring and optimizing AWS costs, including experience with cost-saving measures like Reserved Instances and Spot Instances.
  • Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

 

Your main responsibilities

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  • Design, implement, and support fault-tolerant and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure tailored to the Sales and Origination domain.
  • Develop scalable, low-latency solutions to manage real-time loads and support flexible asset management.
  • Ensure robust infrastructure setup for high availability and resilience to failures.
  • Optimize infrastructure costs while maintaining performance and reliability through effective use of AWS services.
  • Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline application lifecycles and automate deployment processes.
  • Enhance release management workflows to support frequent and reliable deployments.
  • Ensure cloud solutions meet the performance and latency requirements of real-time applications critical to Sales and Origination.
  • Develop monitoring and alerting mechanisms to proactively address performance bottlenecks and reliability concerns.
  • Work closely with Solution Architects, Developers, and stakeholders to align infrastructure design with business needs and technical requirements.
  • Coordinate the implementation of business requirements, ensuring alignment with operational objectives and security standards.
  • Implement high-availability architectures using AWS services like Auto Scaling, Elastic Load Balancers, RDS Multi-AZ, and EKS.
  • Develop disaster recovery and backup strategies to ensure business continuity.
  • Identify and implement strategies to optimize AWS resource usage and reduce cloud expenses.
  • Leverage tools such as AWS Cost Explorer, Savings Plans, and Spot Instances to manage and lower cloud costs effectively.
  • Actively participate in code reviews, document reviews, and peer learning activities to maintain high standards and promote best practices.
  • Share knowledge to enhance the team's capabilities in managing cloud infrastructure.
  • Follow and improve best practices for configuration, change, and release management.
  • Ensure all changes to cloud infrastructure are properly documented and tracked for audit and compliance purposes.
  • Provide expert-level support for complex cloud-based application environments.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and real-time loads.

 

Your benefits

Competitive salary package

Market-oriented salary

Training and development

Diverse opportunities for career growth

Flexible work models

Various flexible work models

Inclusion is at the heart of Alpiq

At Alpiq, we are committed to creating an inclusive work environment, where everyone can bring their ‘whole selves’ to work and feel valued, respected, and heard. This principle is central to our company’s purpose, values, and leadership approach. We strongly believe that organizations thrive through the inclusion of diversity. Everyone’s energy matters regardless of characteristics, such as age, gender, nationality, language, sexual orientation and identity, religion, social or ethnic background or any other personal traits.

 

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