Cloud Engineer

Information Tech Consultants
Bristol, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Bristol, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Bash
Cloud Computing
Cloud Engineering
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Linux
DNS
Github
IP Addressing
Subnetting
Python
Name Server
Prometheus
Shell Script
Virtual Machines
YAML
Data Logging
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Grafana
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
GIT
Kubernetes
Grep
Terraform
Software Version Control
Docker
User Administration
Jenkins

Job description

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Basic idea of tools like Terraform - used to define cloud infrastructure using code.
  • Monitoring and Logging: Awareness of tools like Prometheus (for monitoring) and Grafana (for dashboards).
  • Basic YAML knowledge: Since tools like Kubernetes and GitHub Actions use YAML, familiarity helps.

Requirements

  1. Basic Linux Knowledge
  • Comfortable working in a Linux terminal (CLI) environment.
  • Able to perform basic file operations (create, copy, move, delete files/folders).
  • Understand and manage file and directory permissions, ownership, and basic user management.
  • Use of common Linux utilities like grep, top, df, ps, and chmod.
  1. Basic Networking Fundamentals
  • Understanding of IP addressing, subnetting, and what private/public IPs mean.
  • Knowledge of DNS (Domain Name System) and how name resolution works.
  • Familiarity with HTTP/HTTPS protocols, what ports are, and what firewalls do at a high level.
  1. Scripting Basics
  • Ability to read and write basic shell scripts (Bash) to automate repetitive tasks.
  • Some hands-on experience or learning in Python for simple scripting or tool use.
  1. Git Version Control
  • Comfortable using Git for source code management.
  • Understand how to clone repositories, commit changes, push and pull code, and create branches.
  • Familiar with GitHub
  1. CI/CD Concepts
  • Basic understanding of what Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) are.
  • Awareness of tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps, even if not deeply experienced.
  • Understand how code goes from development to production in an automated way.
  1. Container Awareness
  • Have heard of Docker and understand the basic purpose of containers (e.g., "run applications in isolated environments").
  • Understand the difference between containers and virtual machines at a high level.
  • Basic idea of what Docker images and containers are.
  1. Cloud Computing Fundamentals
  • Awareness of cloud platforms like AWS and Azure
  • Understand concepts like virtual machines, storage, and networking in the cloud.
  • Know why organizations use the cloud (scalability, flexibility, cost-efficiency)., * Willingness to learn new tools and concepts.
  • Good problem-solving attitude.
  • Ability to follow documentation and troubleshoot issues.
  • Comfortable working in a team and asking questions when stuck.

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