Senior Software Engineer – Cloud

SOLAS IT RECRUITMENT; Shankill; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT recruitment company in Leinster is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in cloud platforms to enhance infrastructure and drive automation. The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience in Azure or GCP, along with strong DevOps, security practices, and automation skills. The role requires collaboration with engineering teams and mentoring opportunities within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years commercial experience is required.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence decisions is essential.
• Familiarity with GDPR and PCI compliance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure and tooling for teams.
• Build scalable platform components and improve CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure security best practices and optimize system performance.
• Mentor team members and drive technical innovation.

Skills

Azure expertise

GCP expertise

Proficient in DevOps

Security best practices

Automation scripting (Python, Ruby, Perl, Bash)

Experience with Terraform

Experience with Jenkins

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Linux server administration

Agile Scrum experience

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Platform

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer – Cloud Platform to enhance our cloud infrastructure and support engineering teams in building, testing, deploying, and releasing software efficiently. This role focuses on automation, DevOps, and cloud services (Azure/GCP) while ensuring high security and compliance in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain cloud infrastructure, automation, and tooling for engineering teams.
• Build scalable, reusable platform components and improve CI/CD pipelines.
• Automate provisioning of IaaS and PaaS using tools like Terraform and Jenkins.
• Ensure security best practices for OS images, CI/CD pipelines, and sensitive data handling.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to adopt new technologies and improve processes.
• Optimize system performance, identify inefficiencies, and drive process improvements.
• Mentor team members and contribute to technical growth and innovation.

Experience:

• Strong experience in Azure and/or Google Cloud (GCP).
• 6+ years commercial experience
• Proficiency in DevOps, security, monitoring, and high-availability systems.
• Expertise in automation and scripting (Python, Ruby, Perl, Bash).
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Solid understanding of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Linux server administration and source control workflows.
• Familiarity with data governance regulations (e.g., GDPR, PCI compliance).
• Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical decisions.