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Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Date:  1 Oct 2024
Job ID:  8752
Company: Alpiq Services CZ
Location: 

Praha, CZ

Contract Type:  Permanent
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LinkedIn:  #LI-SFCZ

Alpiq IT General context: 
The Cloud Infrastructure & Site Reliability team at Alpiq Group IT provides various internal services, including 24x7 support of business-critical systems, database services (e.g., fine-tuning, SQL query optimization), the operation and management of applications, and the integration of new cloud applications/services. The team is also responsible for the operation and continuous improvement of Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments provided by the Alpiq AWS Framework.
We are looking for a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer based in Prague who is eager to take responsibility, learn, and continuously improve services.

About the position: 
As a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will be part of the infrastructure team that maintains and develops enhancements for an AWS multi-account organization framework with over 140 accounts and projects. You will work closely with architects to enforce security requirements, cost best practices, and automate operational tasks to maintain the evolving framework. Additionally, you will be responsible for managing networking components like AWS VPCs, Transit Gateway (TGW), and VPN configurations as part of the overall infrastructure.

Your responsibilities:

  • Support ramp-up of AWS usage with the implementation of automations to reduce manual operational effort
  • Conduct improvements in operational practices, tools, and processes
  • Day-to-day operational tasks (monitoring performance, availability, and utilization, planning, and executing changes)
  • Handle incidents (analysis, provide workarounds) in cooperation with service providers
  • 24x7 on-call duty on a rotation basis
  • Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and problem management
  • Manage and optimize application services
  • Deploy and manage AWS networking infrastructure, including VPCs, Transit Gateway (TGW), VPNs, and associated security configurations


Your qualification: 

  • Advanced knowledge of AWS services and best practices, including AWS Organizations, AWS Lambda, AWS VPC, Transit Gateway (TGW), VPN, and others (Solutions Architect certification preferred)
  • Advanced Terraform coding (critical)
  • Experience with migrating applications from on-premises to cloud (important)
  • Scripting skills in at least 1-2 languages: Python, Bash, PowerShell (very important)
  • Familiarity with GIT and CI/CD best practices
  • Experience with networking (DNS, certificates, routing, and VPNs) is preferred
  • SQL and basic database knowledge is a plus
  • Experience with Datadog or similar log monitoring tools is a plus
  • Web app experience (front-end + back-end) is a plus
  • Familiarity with serverless architecture is a plus 
     

 

What's also important to us:

Alpiq Services s.r.o. drives in Prague an important Service Center that hosts entire teams and many employees for various Alpiq divisions. Business processes such as information technology, human resources management, and finance are present already. The Service Center in Prague is considered a key competence for fast initiatives, dedicated growth or scalability of teams, and agile business reactions. It contributes to Alpiq's sustainable energy business with equivalent, cost-effective professionals, dedicated to business excellence throughout Alpiq's activities.

  • Possibility to work up to 2 days weekly from home
  • 10 days of fully paid sickdays
  • Further professional education, free language courses
  • Financial recognitions paid with June and December salary
  • Referral bonus in the amount from 25.000 CZK to 80.000 CZK
  • Meal contribution up to 2.300 CZK monthly
  • Private pension insurance contribution 2.000 CZK monthly
  • Cafeteria benefits contribution 1.000 CZK monthly
  • Providing the possibility to arrange the Multisport card at employees own expense.
  • Complimentary refreshments such as soft drinks, fruit, coffee, and tea in the office
  • Informal dress code
  • International environment with more than 25 nationalities
  • Pleasant working atmosphere & friendly environment in the very downtown of Prague 1


Diversity and Inclusion

At Alpiq, we believe in the power of diverse teams. We pay great attention to keeping our recruiting process free of any discriminatory bias and we actively use diversity as a selection criteria, when personal and functional requirements are met. We always strive to create an inclusive company culture, and an example of this is, that we try to offer part-time solutions for candidates who match our requirements. Is that important to you and are you really keen on a role, that is only posted as full time? If yes, then please reach out to us and we will check if we can find a solution that works for both sides.

Data protection and process

At Alpiq, data protection is an important topic. Please pay close attention to the corresponding disclaimer, which appears in the online application form and explains in detail, what we do with your data. In regards to the recruiting process, we want to keep it as fair and transparent as possible. Even though we try to consider candidate needs individually, we are not always able to avoid standard communication, due to the high number of applications. Therefore, we kindly ask for your understanding. For more information about our recruiting process and some useful tips and tricks on how to apply, please follow this link. 

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