Principal Cloud Consultant - AWS
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Job description
As a Principal Cloud Consultant at The Scale Factory, you'll:
? Interact with customers regularly, acting as the go-to technical contact for those in your engagement portfolio.
? Own delivery management for a number of workstreams, helping to define and prioritise work, manage risks and provide guidance to junior colleagues.
? Perform in-depth discovery activities with clients, translating non-technical business requirements into technical solutions.
? Assist the Growth Team in a pre-sales capacity, providing technical input right from the start.
? Act as a technical authority for both delivery workstreams and the internal initiatives
? Communicate effectively, both internally and externally with colleagues, clients and third parties to drive growth.
? Stay ahead of the curve by keeping up with emerging trends and certifications.
? Solving complex challenges with ingenuity and innovation.
? Drive continuous improvement both within your workstreams and across the wider delivery function
Requirements
We're seeking a talented, passionate Principal Cloud Consultant to join our growing team. To be successful, you'll be both technically excellent and a confident communicator, willing to own all aspects of a project from discovery to design and implementation.
Essential Skills & Experience
? Excellent Communication: Ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders from C-suite down, both off the cuff and in more formal presentations or report writing.
? Business Savvy: Able to look behind the technical problems and understand the business drivers to change, prioritising accordingly. A proven track record of spearheading successful projects.
? DevOps Mastery: Deep understanding of DevOps principles and how they transform businesses.
? People Leadership: Experience managing people and mentoring less experienced colleagues.
? AWS Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience with AWS and ability to articulate best practices for building secure, scalable platforms.
? Architectural Know-How: Ability to design and implement cloud platforms supporting microservices and containerised workloads.
? CI/CD Pro: Proven experience with tools like GitHub, GitLab, or AWS DevOps Tooling, and expertise in deployment automation/orchestration.
? Networking Knowledge: Familiarity with Virtual Networks, DNS, Gateways, Load Balancers and more.
? Security Expert: Understanding of IAM, WAF, and KMS. Experience implementing best practices for securing data, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. Bonus points for experience with a compliance framework (ISO27001, PCI-DSS).
? Infrastructure-as-Code: Mastery of Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK or equivalent tools.
? Scripting & Automation: Skills in a scripting language like Python, Ansible, Bash, Groovy, Powershell, or similar. Bonus points if you share your GitHub repo!
Other Nice To Haves
? Azure or Google Cloud Experience: Ability to compare and contrast cloud offerings, especially in a migration scenario.
? AWS Professional Certification: If you don't already have one, you'll be given time to attain this in your first 3 months.
