TechOps Team Lead Cloud Engineer @ Markit

• Manage a team of Cloud Engineers focused on technically implementation/improving our Cloud Operational processes relating to our technical platforms.
• Responsible with engaging various business stakeholders in achieving objectives (product DevOps teams, Cloud Operations for BAU, customers).
• Set objectives for the team and is responsible for managing the delivery.
• Relevant experience as a systems administrator in a systems operations role
• Ability to work with virtualization technology
• Working with our engineering team to identify and implement the most optimal cloud-based solutions for the Hosted and Managed Services cloud platform
• Be responsible for the planning, implementation and growth of the AWS cloud hosted infrastructure
• Work alongside architecture and product engineering teams to design and implement any scalable software services
• Ability to translate architectural requirements
• Managing cloud environments in accordance with company security guidelines
• Ability to deploy, manage, and operate scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems
• Experience in monitoring and auditing systems
• Knowledge of networking concepts (e.g., DNS, TCP/IP, and firewalls)
• Knowhow to implement and control the flow of data, to and from a service provider
• Capability to select the appropriate services based on compute, data, or security requirements
• Ability to estimate usage costs and identify operational cost control mechanisms
• Capability to migrate on-premises workload to service providers
• Training teams on the implementation of new cloud-based initiatives, providing associated training as required.
• Building and designing web services in the cloud, along with implementing the set-up of geographically redundant services.
• Orchestrating and automating cloud-based platforms throughout the platform team.
• Stay current with new technology options and vendor products, evaluating which ones would be a good fit for the company
• Define and document best practices and strategies regarding application deployment and infrastructure maintenance
• Implement continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines when necessary
• Recommend process and architecture improvements
• Troubleshoot the system and solve problems across all platform and application domains
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful design
• Troubleshoot incidents, identify root cause, fix and document problems, and implement preventive measures
• Employ exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to see and solve issues before they affect business productivity

Cloud Engineer Skills/Requirements:

• AWS certifications
• Experience with SOA applications and cloud-based services, preferably AWS.
• Knowledge of web services, API, REST and RPC.
• Strong awareness of networking and internet protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP and distributed networks.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, and the ability to stay focused on completing tasks and meeting goals within a busy workspace
• Interest in Cloud Engineering and its impact on greater business practices.
• Skilled at working in tandem with a team of engineers, or alone as required.
• Citrix experience will be useful.