Cloud Engineer

We are on the hunt for a motivated and technically minded Cloud Engineer to assist in optimising, supporting and maintaining Vix products across production and non-production environments. It will suit someone with Windows and Linux expertise looking to apply their knowledge, with the opportunities to broaden their skillset. This role is based in our Manchester office, where we prioritise in-person collaboration and teamwork.

We regret that this position is only available for UK citizens/Residents with indefinite leave to remain in the UK, with current full time work rights for the United Kingdom, currently residing in the UK. This position will be located in the United Kingdom.

What will you be responsible for?

• Technical support around the daily operation, maintenance and security of production and non-production environments according to ITSM policies
• Deploying solutions on the AWS platform and solving problems
• Advising and supporting the Engineering team as part of a DevSecOps culture to ensure operational excellence
• Creating and supporting CI/CD pipelines
• Curating the internal knowledge base to deliver operational accuracy and repeatability

• Demonstrated experience in AWS cloud-native configuration and support
• Familiarity with Active Directory, DNS, and networking concepts
• Practical experience with a scripting language such as powershell or python. Any understanding of development languages such as C#, Java is a bonus
• Able to apply creative thinking skills, thrives in an agile environment, with practical knowledge of DevSecOps principles.
• Experience with cloudformation, cdk or terraform
• Experience with system monitoring and remediation, use of observability tools such as Splunk/Cloudwatch
• Understands best security practices, ITSM Frameworks and has a customer service mentality

What's in it for you?

Besides the opportunity to work for a global company that is customer and people focused, we offer:

• A focus on learning and development
• A great team of like-minded professionals
• Private Healthcare
• Income Protection Scheme
• Pension
• Group Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Car Benefit Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Eyecare and Spectacle Vouchers

Vix Technology, a global leader in automatic fare collection, transit information, and transit analytics solutions, is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cloud Engineer. With a presence in over 200 city and regional transport authorities worldwide, Vix has been at the forefront of transforming fare collection for more than 35 years. At Vix, we are committed to solving problems and delivering innovative solutions that are revolutionising the world of public transit. We are a global organisation at Vix - embracing the strength that individual diversity brings to the collective. Bring your individual orientation, cultural heritage and distinctive thinking and experience - we want to hear from you!, Vix Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all people and want to build a workforce as diverse as the community we serve. We aim to have a work environment where everyone feels included and everyone can realise their full potential.