Overview

At April9, we offer a dynamic and flexible work environment that suits your lifestyle, with options for hybrid and fully remote working arrangements. Join a forward-thinking team that embraces cutting-edge serverless cloud technology and thrives on continuous learning and collaboration. Enjoy the freedom of flexible working hours while being part of a great culture that values innovation and partnership, empowering you to grow and excel in your career.

As an AWS Cloud Engineer / DevOps at April9, your primary responsibility will be to design, implement, and monitor the infrastructure, automate repetitive tasks, and ensure the stability, availability, and performance of our systems and services.

You will work closely with our software engineers to help them deploy and operate different systems, help automate and streamline our operations and processes, and troubleshoot and resolve issues in our development, testing, and production environments.

About you

As an ideal candidate for the AWS Cloud Engineer role at April9, you possess at least 2 years of hands-on experience in configuring, provisioning, and maintaining AWS resources, with a strong preference for expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts (CloudFormation, AWS CDK TypeScript, GitHub Actions, PowerShell).

You have a solid background in DevOps, particularly with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines, and a robust understanding of Docker containers and their deployment. Your proficiency in Linux shell scripting and broad knowledge of software development practices enable you to seamlessly integrate and optimize cloud solutions, driving innovation and efficiency in our projects.

Roles and Responsibilities

Infrastructure Design and Management:

• Setting up, configuring, and troubleshooting cloud environments like AWS or Azure as well as establishing and maintaining various types of cloud services and cloud-based SaaS solutions.
• Handling virtual network resources including load balancers, VPNs, firewalls, and ensuring network security.
• Overseeing application storage resources such as databases, file systems, and cloud storage services, monitoring system performance, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing performance.
• Utilizing code to manage and automate infrastructure (IaC), ensuring consistency and scalability.

Configuration Management:

• Using tools like GitHub Actions, AWS CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Bash and PowerShell scripts to automate serverless deployments and system configurations, ensuring consistency and scalability.
• Tracking configuration changes over time using a version control system such as Git, enabling rollback to previous configurations if needed.
• Managing system configurations in version-controlled text files, ensuring system configurations align with organizational policies and regulatory standards, and overseeing the process of system configuration changes.
• Incorporating configuration management into CI/CD pipelines using Octopus Deploy, ensuring synchronization between system configuration and application code.

Continuous Integration and Delivery:

• Designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, setting up automated testing tools, and managing the build processes to prepare application code for deployment.
• Automating the deployment of application code across various environments and integrating CI/CD pipelines with version control systems.
• Ensuring smooth operation of CI/CD pipelines, troubleshooting any arising issues, optimizing pipeline performance, and maintaining security and compliance standards within the CI/CD processes.

System Monitoring and Logging:

• Setting up and managing tools for system health and performance monitoring, as well as establishing and managing logging systems that collect and store logs from various sources for troubleshooting and performance analysis.
• Configuring alerts based on monitoring data to notify relevant team members of issues, and taking part in incident response teams to leverage this data for issue investigation and response coordination.
• Using data from monitoring and logging systems to analyse system performance, identify bottlenecks and propose solutions, as well as creating reports and documentation to provide insight into system health, identify trends, and support decision-making.

Security:

• Implementing secure development practices to minimize vulnerabilities in the system or application.
• Managing access controls to prevent unauthorized access to the system.
• Vigilantly monitoring system activities for potential security breaches and swiftly responding to any detected threats.

Documentation and Collaboration:

• Contribution to the creation of technical documentation and user guides.
• Participation in code reviews and providing constructive feedback to other developers is also expected.
• Facilitation of communication within the team to ensure alignment and timely resolution of issues is critical.
• Collaboration with developers, QA engineers, and other stakeholders to guarantee an efficient and effective software development process.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identification of opportunities for process enhancements and implementation of changes that increase efficiency and quality.
• Keeping abreast of new technologies and best practices in the field is required, along with sharing this knowledge with the team.