Operations Engineer

Description

The company is looking for Entry-level Cloud Operations Engineers to join our Cloud Operations team and advance our support capabilities to deliver optimal solutions for our clients.

As part of our Cloud Operations Team, you will monitor, support, and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure services to ensure optimal performance and reliability for our clients. Working directly with seasoned engineers, you'll gain practical experience across leading cloud platforms while building the technical foundation required for a successful career in cloud engineering.

You will train across multiple industry-leading cloud platforms (including AWS and Azure) alongside supporting technologies. Working directly with seasoned engineers on real-world infrastructure, you will build a highly versatile toolkit and gain the practical experience needed to progress in your career.

Based in a brand-new purpose-built facility in Leeds city centre, you will join a forward-thinking organisation that prioritises your personal development.

Key Skills

1+ years’ experience in a professional IT environment (as a cloud/infrastructure engineer or similar support role) OR hold relevant entry-level cloud certifications (such as AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, or similar)

The enthusiasm to continuously learn. You will need to take the initiative and learn new skills, tools, and techniques.

You thrive when troubleshooting and enjoy solving complex problems.

Effective communication skills. You will work collaboratively as a team in a fast-moving business sector.

Effectively estimate work and produce deliverables on time.

Ability to plan, organise and accurately report issues and task progress.

Ability to identify areas for personal development.

Must be willing to do UK-based travel for projects.

Must have the right to work in the UK.

Must be able to achieve a UK Security Clearance

Requirements

• A computing degree or a similar discipline OR real-world IT experience
• Desirable
• Experience of working on critical systems.
• Experience with Alert Monitoring and Event Management.
• Skill in at least one scripting language.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Understanding of Containerisation, Kubernetes / Docker.
• Understanding of CI/CD Pipelines.
• Availability to join a 24/7 support rota (Depending on the customer delivery)
• Additional Information
• The company Academy
• Through our the company Academy, we offer a diverse range of courses, seminars and certifications carefully curated to support your development. As you advance in your career, the Academy tailors its offerings to enhance your managerial skills, deepen your understanding of methodologies, hone your leadership abilities, and fine-tune your strategic acumen.
• As you progress through the content, you’ll naturally take on more responsibility and network with your peers.

Benefits

• 25 days’ holiday
• Private Medical Health care via Vitality
• Pension contribution, Life Assurance
• Professional certifications supported as part of learning and development.
• A range of retail discounts to enhance your lifestyle, encompassing restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure activities and health and well-being services.
• Access to our Employee Resource Groups, our groups represent diverse backgrounds and provide a platform for colleagues to connect, learn, and support one another.
• Company information
• At the company, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit and our capacity for doing things differently. Our culture is built on fostering low bureaucracy, emphasizing high agility and promoting flexibility, enabling everyone to contribute their best.
• Our journey began in the UK with the acquisition of Hunter Macdonald in 2017.
• The company is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process for anyone wishing to apply for a job with us. We operate a Disability Confident Interview Scheme which means that we offer guaranteed interviews to all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for a role. Applicants are asked to opt in, so please let us know if you wish your application to be considered under this scheme.
• If you need any reasonable adjustments or extra support during the recruitment process, please contact us at the company's site.
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• Company Description
• The company is one of the fastest growing technology companies in the UK, recognised for disrupting the marketplace and helping to transform the IT sector. We deliver IT Transformation and Delivery services to some of the most well-known organisations in the UK and can count 18% of the FTSE 100 as clients, delivering services across several different sectors.
• The company have ambitious growth plans for the next few years and will continue to win and deliver multi-million-pound projects, offering a fantastic opportunity for all members of staff to grow with us and carve out a challenging, successful and rewarding career