Cloud Engineer

Job Title

Cloud Engineer

Summary of the role:

We are looking for Cloud Engineers to join our Cloud Competency Center where you will configure and deploy infrastructure in Azure and will build, operate, and scale more than 200 OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms operating in both public and private clouds. These platforms are responsible to host Amadeus' global platforms server over 200 airlines, 6000 hotel properties, etc. By joining our team, you will be at the forefront of Amadeus' technology transformation as it enables all our business segments to leverage the capabilities of a modern cloud-native application.

In this role you'll:

• Be part of a Cloud Infra SRE (Service Reliability Engineering) Team which owns and manages the Cloud Infrastructure end to end.

• Design and deploy cloud Infrastructure components / services to support the migration to Public Cloud.

• Understand technical and architectural designs for problem solving.

• Work closely with Architects and Software Engineers from various product teams to implement new initiatives

• Conduct proof of concepts and studies to deploy new hardware or software functionalities to the IaaS platform

• Participate in architectural discussions and design exercises to build and automate large scale Infra and services migrations to cloud.

Incident management:

• Participate and contribute to troubleshooting activities on issues related to Cloud Deployment and Deliveries

• Work with Cloud providers for bug fixing Incident Recovery and implementation of latest features.

Automation/DevOps:

• Identify areas of improvement and drive automation developments.

• Write Infrastructure as Code modules.

About the ideal candidate:

Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or higher.

• Experience running a sizeable environment (1000+ hosts)

• Solid grasp of scalability, stability, and security challenges of a customer-centric, cloud-based applications

• Minimum 4+ years of hands-on experience in Cloud Administration, Deployments, and migration role.

• Experience in an engineering or a technical expert role, with exposure to Operating System & Automation

Technical Skills:

• Expertise in any of the Public Cloud Offerings. (Preferably Azure)

• Hands on experience with managing and deployment of Azure Infrastructure Components like Virtual network, Subnets, Network Security Groups, Route Tables.

• Thorough understanding of Network Components like Express Route, Firewalls (Palo Alto), DNS.

• Experience in managing other Azure resources like VMs, Storage Accounts, Key Vaults, Log Analytics Workspace, Azure Functions.

• Good Understanding and experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.

• Experience in scripting / coding in Python, groovy or shell.

• Experience with various CI / CD tools (Jenkins), Source Code Repos (Git/Bitbucket), configuration management tools (Ansible/Puppet/Chef)

• Knowledge of the Linux Operating System (preferable RedHat)

• Strong knowledge on software development methodologies like SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) Agile/Scrum/Kanban etc. with a broad understanding of enterprise project life cycle.

• Knowledge or Experience on any of the Monitoring Tools like Argos, Grafana, Splunk

• Certification in Public Cloud, at an Intermediate or Expert level is a plus.

• Basic Understanding of Kubernetes and Containers is a plus.

Personal Skills:

• Strong Collaboration and Co-ordination skills

• Self-starter, Proactive and can work with minimal supervision.

• Focused and Goal Oriented

• Proficiency in English essential (written and spoken)

• Analytical and Conceptual Thinking

• Takes Ownership and Accountability

• Change management & flexibility.

• Love embracing new technologies and bringing innovative solutions to the table.

• You like working on a team that is diverse and shares a unique global perspective to design solutions that will directly impact the travel eco-system.

• Quick learning, sense of urgency based on impact, excellent time management.

What we can offer you:

• A critical mission and purpose

• At Amadeus, you will be powering the future of travel and pursuing a critical mission and extraordinary purpose.

• A truly global DNA - Everything at Amadeus is global, from our people to our business, which translates into our footprint, processes, and culture.

• Great opportunities to learn

• Learning happens all the time and in many ways at Amadeus, through on-the-job training, formal learning activities, and day-to-day interactions with colleagues.

• A caring environment

• Amadeus fosters a caring environment, nurturing both a fulfilling career and personal and family life. We care about our employees and strive to provide a supportive work environment.

• A complete rewards offer

• Amadeus provides attractive remuneration packages, covering all essential components of a competitive reward offer, including salary, bonus, equity, and benefits.

• A flexible working model

• We want our employees to do their best work, wherever and however it works best for them.

• A diverse and inclusive community

• We are committed to leveraging our uniquely diverse population to drive innovation, creativity, and collaboration across our organization.

• A Reliable Company

• Trust and reliability are fundamental values that drive our actions and shape long-lasting relationships with our customers, partners, and employees.

Diversity & Inclusion

Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience.

Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.