Cloud Engineer

Compare the Market; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on a mission to create an automated quoting engine that simplifies financial decision-making. This role is pivotal in designing and building products that empower engineers to deploy and observe services effectively. Collaborate with talented individuals in a culture of innovation, where your ideas and contributions can make a real difference. With a focus on cloud technologies, you'll have the opportunity to enhance your skills in coding and architecture while working on exciting projects. Join a dynamic team that values creativity and offers a supportive environment for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Private healthcare

Electric car scheme

Paid development days

Wellbeing days

CSR days

Qualifications

• Strong experience with core cloud technologies like AWS & Terraform.
• Ability to design secure, observable solutions for developers.

Responsibilities

• Work with colleagues to build, run and own products iteratively.
• Participate in code reviews and share knowledge with junior team members.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Linux

Python

Networking

Docker

Node.js

MongoDB

Kafka

Kubernetes

Tools

Git

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Helm

CICD

GitLab

Job description

Our purpose is to make great financial decision making a breeze for everyone, and that purpose drives us every day.
It's why we're on a mission to create an automated quoting engine, with the simplest of experiences, wrapped in a brand everyone loves!
We change lives by making it simple to switch and save money. So, when it comes to getting a better deal, it's never been more blindingly obvious why you would choose Compare the Market.

We'd love you to be part of our journey.
We need to build a world-class, self-service platform, this means you'll be working with smart people, who really make things happen! With an ambitious and progressive approach to engineering, this is an environment where you can truly influence vision, direction, and technology strategy.
Your role will be pivotal in designing and building products that enable our engineers to deploy, run and observe the services powering our brand. As an Engineer you'll collaborate on solving problems, write code, leverage open-source and managed products, optimise, and iterate your architecture as it travels from laptop to production. You'll participate in team reflections and ceremonies ensuring we continually learn, improve, and develop ourselves alongside our products.

The team's products are primarily built in AWS, and our primary tools are Terraform, Git, Linux, and code - typically Python or Go.

Our roles are for specific pillars that are aligned to specific products and skillsets, and these include:

1. Cloud Enablement: AWS, Terraform, Linux, Python, Core AWS Services, Networking, Cloudflare, AWS Governance tools (ControlTower, AFT etc.)
2. Defence: AWS, Terraform, Linux, Python, Core AWS Services, Networking, Cloudflare, Packer
3. Reliability: Docker, Node.js, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Dynatrace, SRE
4. Platform Experience: Kubernetes, Helm, CICD, GitLab, Docker, Node.js
5. Cloud Database: MongoDB, Kafka, RDS, Data Loss Prevention tools

Everyone is welcome.
We have a culture of creativity. We approach our work passionately, improve constantly and celebrate our wins at every turn. We are an inclusive workplace, and our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic, whole selves to work. Everyone is welcome. Be you.
This means we're excited to hear from people with a range of skills, experiences, and ideas. We don't expect you to tick all the boxes but would love you to hear what makes you great for this role.

Some of the great things you'll be doing:

1. Work with your colleagues to iteratively build, run and own products
2. Participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions; work with junior members of the team to develop your soft skills and their hard ones
3. Spot opportunities to leverage automation and code that eliminates toil
4. Learn and develop your abilities in coding, architecture, and engineering practices for the cloud

What we want to see from you:

1. Ability to build and deploy solutions for testable and repeatable secure cloud infrastructure
2. Ability to design complete, secure, and observable solutions that enable our developers to self-serve
3. Strong experience with core cloud technologies such as AWS & Terraform
4. Experience in a role aligned with DevOps & SRE patterns and delivery of cloud solutions that follow them
5. Knowledge of the core Linux, Networking, and Internet principles that underpin everything you do
6. A willingness to come up with new ideas, experiment, fail, learn, and develop - and share that knowledge with peers across the wider team
7. A desire to contribute to internal and community open-source products

Our people bring our purpose to life.
We foster a culture of innovation and collaboration. With a team of over 300 tech experts, we thrive on using the latest tools and technologies, such as Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Kafka, Java, Scala, Python, .Net Core, Node.js, and MongoDB, to create a dynamic and inclusive work environment.

There's something for everyone.
We're a place of opportunity. You'll have the tools and autonomy to drive your own career, supported by a team of amazingly talented people.
And then there's our benefits. For us, it's not just about a competitive salary and hybrid working, we care about what matters to you. From a generous holiday allowance and private healthcare to an electric car scheme and paid development, wellbeing, and CSR days, we've pretty much got you covered!