Principle Software Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

As the Principal Infrastructure Engineer, your primary responsibilities will be:

• Work alongside the Infrastructure Architect to design an efficient, cohesive & deliverable infrastructure architecture design for the MCS Platform, contributing your extensive experience & DevOps knowledge.
• The design & delivery of a Cloud agnostic ecosystem of tooling and operational processes, based on DevSecOps & CICD best practices, to deliver and maintain the MCS Platform going forward.
• Be the driving technical force behind the delivery & operation of the MCS Platform using DevSecOps practices.

You will be collaborating closely with cross-functional teams & personnel, where design inputs & requirements are expected to be fluid & changeable.

In addition to technical leadership skills, you will be expected to:

• Lead team of DevOps Lead Engineer(s) (including recruitment).
• Mentor junior members of the wider team & organisation as/when required.
• Deputise for the Infrastructure Architect as/when required.

Position Overview:

• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Define & maintain standards for CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient software & infrastructure delivery.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Define and maintain standards for defining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) code and templates to provision, configure, and manage infrastructure components using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
• Automation: Define automation strategies for infrastructure provisioning and orchestration to streamline deployment processes, ensuring consistency and reliability across multiple environments.
• Security: Working closely with the Security Architect, you will be the champion of security within the Platform team.
• Supporting Application Development: Working closely with the Application & Data Architects to provide build & deployment (CICD) tooling & pipelines.
• Infrastructure Maintenance: Ensure the effective monitoring of infrastructure components to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and reliability. This will include self-healing capabilities.
• Support for Developers and QA: Collaborate with development and QA teams to provide guidance and support in building automated testing and deployment pipelines.
• Infrastructure Optimization: Identify opportunities for infrastructure optimization, cost reduction, and performance improvement.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience of Principal or Lead Infrastructure Engineering role(s).
• Demonstrable experience of DevOps practices and the promotion thereof.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and practices.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms (primarily AWS, but Azure &/or Google Cloud is beneficial) and on-premises environments.
• Proficiency in IaC tools and scripting languages (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Python, etc.).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.