Senior Cloud Engineer

Realtime Recruitment; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Realtime Recruitment seeks a Senior Cloud Engineer to design, deploy and operate scalable cloud infrastructure across Azure and GCP. You will work hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible and Python to support CI/CD, automation, microservices and cloud-native environments.

Ideal candidates have 3–4 years in Cloud Engineering/DevOps, with IaC (Terraform/Ansible), SaaS deployments on Azure/GCP, and a track record of highly available production systems.

Qualifications

• 3–4 years experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, SRE or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience deploying and supporting SaaS products across Azure and GCP.
• Proven experience designing, deploying and maintaining highly available, scalable cloud infrastructure.
• 2+ years’ experience with at least one programming/scripting language, such as Python, Java, Go or Bash.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management, particularly Terraform and Ansible.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, including build, test and deployment automation.
• Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures and microservices in production environments.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerisation and orchestration.
• Experience with cloud security, compliance and SecOps best practices.
• Strong database and distributed systems experience across technologies such as MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MySQL, ScyllaDB, Redis and Kafka.
• Experience with observability, monitoring and troubleshooting of cloud-native environments.
• Ability to collaborate with development and engineering teams and provide technical guidance and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable, reliable cloud infrastructure across Azure and GCP.
• Work hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform and Ansible.
• Support CI/CD, automation, microservices and cloud-native environments.
• Collaborate with development teams and provide technical guidance and mentorship.
• Ensure security, compliance and observability of cloud platforms.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

Bash

CI/CD processes

Cloud architectures

Observability

Security best practices

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

CI/CD tooling

Job description

I am looking for Senior Cloud Engineers with 3–4 years’ experience to help build and maintain scalable, reliable cloud infrastructure across Azure and GCP. You’ll work hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Terraform, Ansible and Python, supporting CI/CD, automation, microservices and cloud-native environments. This is a great opportunity for an engineer who wants to develop their technical expertise while working closely with development teams on cloud infrastructure, automation and operational improvements.

Key Requirements

• 3–4 years’ experience in Cloud Engineering, DevOps, SRE or Infrastructure Engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience deploying and supporting SaaS products across Azure and GCP.
• Proven experience designing, deploying and maintaining highly available, scalable cloud infrastructure.
• 2+ years’ experience with at least one programming/scripting language, such as Python, Java, Go or Bash.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management, particularly Terraform and Ansible.
• Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, including build, test and deployment automation.
• Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures and microservices in production environments.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerisation and orchestration.
• Experience with cloud security, compliance and SecOps best practices.
• Strong database and distributed systems experience across technologies such as MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MySQL, ScyllaDB, Redis and Kafka.
• Experience with observability, monitoring and troubleshooting of cloud-native environments.
• Ability to collaborate with development and engineering teams and provide technical guidance and mentorship.

Key Skills

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible
• Programming/Scripting: Python, Java, Go, Bash
• Observability: Monitoring, Logging, Performance & Troubleshooting

Must hold Stamp 4, EU or Irish passport - this is a hybrid role in Dublin