Cloud / Platform Engineer – Azure or AWS

Solas IT Recruitment; Limerick; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Solas IT Recruitment seeks a hands-on Cloud / Platform Engineer in Limerick to design, build and improve cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes environments. You will collaborate with development teams, take requirements through to production, and apply an SRE approach to reliability and automation for scalable platforms.

The role emphasizes Azure or AWS expertise, Kubernetes experience, and strong scripting capabilities.

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing, building and supporting Azure or AWS.
• Deep understanding of compute, networking, storage and identity services.
• Hands-on Kubernetes deployment/operation (AKS/EKS).
• Experience investigating live production issues and implementing improvements.
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools.
• Practical experience supporting Windows and Linux environments.
• Scripting and automation experience.
• Strong cloud security understanding and change impact awareness.
• Clear communication and collaboration with development teams.
• Ability to explain your design decisions and production support approach.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, configure and maintain Azure or AWS infrastructure across compute, networking, storage and IAM.
• Work directly with developers to translate requirements into reliable infrastructure and platform solutions.
• Build, operate and troubleshoot Kubernetes environments (AKS on Azure or EKS on AWS).
• Investigate production incidents involving cloud services, Kubernetes workloads, OS and app dependencies.
• Resolve connectivity issues, performance bottlenecks and configuration problems.
• Identify root causes and implement changes to reduce recurring incidents.
• Develop monitoring and observability through logs, metrics, dashboards and alerts.
• Automate infrastructure and operational tasks using scripting (Python beneficial).
• Improve platform resilience, security and maintainability.
• Document platform designs, configurations and operational procedures.

Skills

Azure

AWS

Kubernetes

Python

SRE

Monitoring

Linux

Windows

Automation

Cloud Security

Communication

Tools

AKS

EKS

Backstage

Claude

Job description

Location: Limerick

About the Company

Join a technology-focused business developing cloud-based software that helps organisations manage their operations and improve customer experiences. With a collaborative engineering culture, the company is investing in its cloud platforms, automation and developer tooling to support reliable, scalable products.

About the Role

We are seeking a hands-on Cloud / Platform Engineer with strong experience in either Azure or AWS to design, build and improve cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes environments.

You will work closely with development teams, take requirements through to implementation and support the platforms you build in production. Using a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) approach, you will improve reliability, automate recurring tasks and resolve production problems at their source.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, configure and maintain Azure or AWS infrastructure across compute, networking, storage and identity and access management.
• Work directly with developers to understand application requirements and deliver suitable infrastructure and platform solutions.
• Build, operate and troubleshoot Kubernetes environments, such as AKS on Azure or EKS on AWS.
• Investigate production incidents involving cloud services, Kubernetes workloads, operating systems and application dependencies.
• Resolve connectivity issues, application failures, performance bottlenecks and infrastructure configuration problems.
• Identify root causes and implement changes that reduce recurring incidents.
• Develop monitoring and observability through logs, metrics, dashboards and actionable alerts.
• Automate infrastructure and operational tasks using scripting, with Python experience beneficial.
• Improve platform resilience, performance, security and maintainability.
• Manage permissions and address patching requirements, configuration weaknesses and operational risks.
• Reduce technical debt and manual processes.
• Document platform designs, configurations and operational procedures.

Skills and Experience

• Strong practical experience designing, building and supporting either Azure or AWS platforms.
• In-depth understanding of your chosen cloud platform’s compute, networking, storage and identity services, including how they work together.
• Hands-on experience deploying and operating Kubernetes workloads, ideally using AKS or EKS.
• Proven ability to investigate live production issues and implement lasting improvements.
• Experience using monitoring and observability tools to diagnose problems and assess platform health.
• Practical experience supporting Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience with scripting and automation.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, permissions and the production impact of infrastructure changes.
• Clear communication skills and experience collaborating with development teams.
• Ability to explain what you personally built, why you designed it that way and how you supported it in production.

Additional Experience

• Python scripting.
• Implementing or configuring Backstage or other developer portals.
• Using AI tools such as Claude to support scripting and troubleshooting, with the technical judgement to validate outputs before use