Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Description For Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
Kurt Geiger, an inclusive and creative footwear and accessories brand, is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to join their technology team. This role involves securing customer-facing web applications and company services. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of AWS, Linux, and networking concepts, along with experience in Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and container building. Key responsibilities include system administration, working with foundational AWS services, and participating in an on-call rota. The company offers a fast-paced, innovative environment with a focus on work-life balance and employee wellbeing. Benefits include virtual GP access, extra days off at Christmas, product discounts, and enhanced pension schemes. Kurt Geiger has a global presence with over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide and distribution in hundreds of cities worldwide.
Responsibilities For Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
- Work with the technology team to secure customer-facing web applications
- Manage and secure services which run the company
- Participate in on-call rota approximately once a month
Requirements For Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
- Good knowledge of AWS in general
- Excellent knowledge of Linux
- Basic understanding of Windows and common services (IIS, Active Directory, etc)
- Good understanding of networking concepts
- System administration skills
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) - Cloud Formation ideally, but Terraform relevant experience is also fine
- Configuration management - Chef ideally, but Ansible/Puppet relevant experience is also fine
- Strong understanding of foundational AWS services (VPC, IAM, ELB, ECS, EC2, RDS)
- Ability to code in at least one scripting language (bash, Python, Ruby, Go)
- Experience building containers (Docker)
- Must be able to be on the on-call rota approximately once a month
- Ability to relay technical concepts to non-technical people
- Be a team player
- Excellent communication skills
Benefits For Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
- Free 24 hour virtual GP access
- Extra days off at Christmas
- Enviable discounted product
- Harrods discount
- Half Day, Pay Day Friday (once per month)
- Sample sales
- Summer Hours - 3pm Friday Finish
- Gym discounts
- Enhanced pension scheme including life assurance
