Cloud Operations Engineer

Loftware; Wokingham; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud technology company is looking for a Cloud Operations Engineer to help maintain and improve cloud-based environments. This role involves hands-on work with AWS and Azure, requiring strong Linux and Windows knowledge. Ideal candidates will have over five years of experience in cloud operations and a desire to work in a collaborative team setting. Attractive opportunities for growth and skill enhancement await.

Benefits

Comprehensive training

Employee development opportunities

Inclusive company culture

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related work experience.
• Experience with AWS and/or Azure.
• Strong knowledge of Linux and/or Windows operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Improve monitoring systems for cloud environments.
• Develop automation tools for operational tasks.
• Implement security best practices in cloud environments.
• Collaborate with engineers to enhance application reliability.
• Participate in on-call rotations for critical incidents.

Skills

Cloud Platform experience: AWS and/or Azure

OS experience: Linux and/or Windows

Fluency in English, written and verbal

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

A career at Loftware is more than just a job –it’s an opportunity to help shape the supply chain of the future.

About the role

Loftware is expanding its worldwide 24x7 Cloud Operations Team and we are looking for a technically motivated Cloud Operations Engineer with a strong cloud-based Linux and Windows knowledge. The Cloud Operations Engineer will be hands-on and involved with building, maintaining, and troubleshooting customer environments for mission-critical application use across the range of cloud platforms used by Loftware, including AWS and Azure. The Cloud Operations Engineer is someone that is a team player with the desire and passion for modern technology and keen to take on large-scale responsibility for the cloud environment.

The Cloud Operations Engineer will work with the rest of the Cloud Operations team and alongside QA and Development to continually improve automated infrastructure and application deployment, to build and maintain reliable cloud infrastructure and services and to manage the highly available and scalable solutions that Loftware customers rely on.

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a team helping to evolve our solutions for different cloud platforms as well as expand your skills in the cloud.

Location: United Kingdom, Reading or Remote.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Help continue to improve monitoring systems in AWS, Azure, and our other cloud environments to track the health and performance of cloud-based applications and infrastructure. Develop cloud-based alerts to proactively identify and address issues before they impact users.
• Develop and maintain automation tools to streamline operational tasks with Terraform and Ansible
• Implement security best practices and compliance standards for our AWS, Azure, and other cloud environments. Continuously assess and mitigate security risks and vulnerabilities. Create, maintain, and execute disaster recovery plans and backup strategies to ensure data and service continuity.
• Collaborate with software engineers to improve the reliability and resilience of applications through code and architecture changes and help identify performance bottlenecks to optimize applications and infrastructure.
• Help define and configure cloud-based networking to customer devices and data systems that are sat outside of our cloud environments (VPN, direct connect, transit gateways)
• Respond to and resolve incidents quickly to minimize service disruptions and conduct post-incident analysis to identify the root causes and prevent similar issues in the future.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to address critical incidents outside of regular business hours to provide on-call support.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of related work experience
• Cloud Platform experience: AWS and/or Azure
• OS experience: Linux and/or Windows
• Fluency in English, written and verbal

Preferred Technical Experience

• Database: PostgreSQL Microsoft SQL Server
• Scripting: Python, Java, Bash, .NET/C#, Powershell
• IAC and Automation: Terraform, Terragrunt,Ansible, Rundeck, Jenkins
• Cloud networking concepts: VPN, direct connect, transit gateways
• Container Technologies: Docker, Kubernetes
• Cloud-native technologies: RDS, Microservices, Serverless computing

Who we are

Loftware’s end-to-end cloud-based labeling platform helps businesses of all sizes manage labeling across their operations and supply chain; our solutions are used to print over 51 billion labels every year. Offering the industry’s most comprehensive digital platform, with SaaS, cloud-based and on-premise solutions, Loftware redefines how enterprises create, manage and print complex labeling and packaging artwork and scale across their operations.

Loftware solutions integrate with SAP, Oracle, and other enterprise applications to produce mission-critical barcode labels, documents, RFID smart tags and packaging artwork. Our combined platform – whether for labeling, artwork management or both – enables customers to uniquely meet regulatory mandates, mitigate risk, reduce complexity, ensure traceability, improve time to market and optimize costs as they meet customer-specific, brand, regional and regulatory requirements with unprecedented speed and agility. Loftware is a multinational corporation with entities in the US, Slovenia, the UK, Germany, Singapore and China.

We win with inclusion

At Loftware, inclusion, diversity, and belonging are paramount to our success and our culture. We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, gender, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. We believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential.

Why join us?

Working for the undisputed global leader in a business-critical industry offers unparalleled possibilities.

• Our team is made up of the most talented, curious, and inspiring people in their fields, each bringing something unique to the table.
• We use the power of the global team.
• We set you up for success. We offer comprehensive training to all employees and place an emphasis on employee development.

#Makeyourmark with Loftware and apply today!