Cloud Engineer

CARFAX; London; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on designing and maintaining a robust cloud architecture, collaborating with AWS engineers, and promoting quality cloud solutions. With a commitment to teamwork and a balanced work-life, the company offers a flexible four-day work week in summer and a supportive environment for professional growth. If you're passionate about cloud technologies and eager to contribute to impactful projects, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Generous time-off policies

401(k) / DCPP matching

Annual bonus program

Casual, dog-friendly office

4-Day summer work weeks

Winter holiday break

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform is essential.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Java, Python, or NodeJS required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud architecture for development teams.
• Collaborate with AWS engineers and stakeholders to enhance cloud solutions.

Skills

AWS product offerings

Kubernetes

Terraform

Java

JavaScript

NodeJS

Golang

Python

DEVSECOPS

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

AWS Console

AWS CLI

AWS SDK

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

Join Team CARFAX as a Cloud Engineer

Isn't it time you bragged about where you work? At CARFAX, we do, every day. We pride ourselves on being mission-focused on helping to grow a brand built on accuracy and integrity. We care deeply about our products and our customers. We’re more than just a company: We help millions of consumers make more-informed decisions every day. We know that our teammates are our most valuable asset, and we value a balanced life while tackling challenging projects in a fast-paced environment. One last thing: Our four-day week continues in Summer 2025!

At CARFAX, we believe in the power of teamwork and value in-person interactions so that we can collaborate and thrive together. This position will require 2 days per week in our London, ON office subject to change with future business needs.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work in a dynamic, agile, team environment designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining a robust cloud architecture to development teams
• Participate in design decisions, including new technology research and prototyping
• Collaborate closely with other AWS engineers and architects, cloud engineers, support teams and other stakeholders
• Promote great Kubernetes and AWS platform design and quality
• Innovate new ideas to evolve our applications and processes
• Continuously analyzing and evaluating our systems, products and process for potential improvements
• Communicating across development teams to understand pain points and places where improvements can be beneficial
• Educating business stakeholders and product development teams on the proper use of cloud tools and services

What we’re looking for:

• Experience with AWS product offerings (e.g. EC2, VPCs, Lambda, API Gateway, etc.)
• Experience with Kubernetes (AWS EKS a plus)
• Experience with the AWS Console, CLI and SDK
• Experience with Terraform, CDK or CloudFormation
• Experience migrating software applications to AWS
• Proficiency with at least one technology language like Java, Javascript, NodeJS, Golang or Python.
• Have a broad set of technology skills - DEVSECOPS - Development, Security and Operations
• Operational experience - ready to own the uptime and quality of systems
• Documentation and teaching mindset - Help others!
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and architecture
• Advanced experience in troubleshooting techniques
• Knowledge of security and performance best practices for cloud architectures
• Hands-on experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines leveraging a tool such as Jenkins or GitLab
• Be a firm believer in “automate everything”

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with Traefik, gloo or Ambassador (Envoy is a plus)
• Familiarity with Istio service mesh.
• Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana
• Familiarity with CloudFront
• Cloud development experience leveraging AWS products such as Lambda, SQS, SNS, ECS, etc.
• Familiarity with Agile software development including Test Driven Development and Pair Programming.

You’ll need to:

• Communicate - Be vocal! We believe in the wisdom of crowds and your input is needed and valued!
• Have a Self-Driven attitude - ability to quickly come up to speed with different technologies on an ongoing basis
• Exhibit technical acumen - Be flexible! We love to change it up by using different technologies and need you to be open to new and different technologies!
• Love to learn! To get the greatest solutions we need to continually explore what’s new and be willing to dive in and learn.

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive compensation, benefits and generous time-off policies.
• 4-Day summer work weeks and a winter holiday break.
• 401(k) / DCPP matching
• Annual bonus program
• Casual, dog-friendly, and innovative office spaces
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please visit our website: https://jobs.jobvite.com/carfax/p/benefits.

Don’t just take our word for it:

• 10X Virginia Business Best Places to Work
• 9X Washingtonian Great Places to Work
• 10X Washington Post Top Workplace
• 3X St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Places to Work