Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer

Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineer

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Your career opportunity

The Azure Cloud Engineer will work within the global Azure Cloud Services team and will be responsible for building highly resilient, scalable, reusable and performant Azure infrastructure in an automated and efficient manner. 

Reporting to the Azure Engineering Lead and working across the Azure Cloud Services team, Microsoft and Cyber Security to ensure that we are delivering functional patterns that are secure-by-design and compliant with HSBC mandatory policies and security standards.

What you’ll do

• Build and manage HSBC Azure foundation platform to enable application deployments, engineer solutions on Azure foundation platform using Infrastructure-as-Code methods (e.g. Terraform), execute the functional pattern lifecycle process (design, document, develop and maintain) code library
• Integrate, configure, deploy and manage centrally provided common cloud services (e.g. IAM, networking, monitoring, Operating systems, Containers.), manage Azure connectivity and networking e.g. Express Route, DNS, IP allocation and traffic routing, NSG’s and Azure Firewall
• Consume centrally agreed base HSBC Hardened OS images (Linux and Windows), ensure compliance with centrally defined Security, ensure compliancy with Operational risk standards (E.g. Network, Firewall, OS, Logging, Monitoring, Availability, Resiliency)
• Build and support continuous integration (CI), continuous delivery (CD) and continuous testing activities, engineering activities to implement patches provided centrally
• Support non-functional testing, update support and operational documentation as required, fault find and support Applications teams
• Maintain and advance deep technical skills and knowledge, keeping up to date with market trends and competitive insights, and share within the technical community
• HSBC standards Business contingency standards, be an Azure Platform evangelist with customers, partners and external communities, develop and promote the reuse of patterns, provide Management reporting to ensure data driven discussions for continuous improvement
• Gather requirements and provide continuous feedback loops between Cyber security and the wider Azure Cloud Services team, deliver in self-contained or team environment

What you need to have to succeed in this role

• Demonstrable Azure experience -  infrastructure build and configurations of a variety of services including Compute, Storage, SDN Managing their own time and prioritising workloads
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipeline on multiple technology stacks
• Experience working with highly available/high-load web infrastructure e.g. web proxies, reverse proxies
• Technical knowledge and breadth of Azure technology services (Identity, Networking, Compute, Storage, Web, Mobile, Containers, Databases, Analytics, AI & Machine learning)
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, ability to quickly acquire new skills
• Demonstrable risk management knowledge
• Keen problem solving skills (Analytical and Creative)
• Experience working within an Agile team environment

Nice to have:

• Industry recognised cloud certifications. Az-104 or Az-400
• Programming experience in the following languages: PowerShell, Terraform, Go, Bash, Windows command prompt and object orientated programming languages
• Demonstrable experience of Linux administration and scripting preferably Red Hat 
• Experience operating in highly regulated industry, e.g. Financial Services

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Additional bonuses for recognition awards
• Multisport card
• Private medical care
• Life insurance
• One-time reimbursement of home office set-up (up to 800 PLN).
• Corporate parties & events
• CSR initiatives
• Nursery discounts
• Financial support with trainings and education
• Social fund
• Flexible working hours 
• Free parking

If your CV meets our criteria, you should expect the following steps in the recruitment process:

• Online behavioural test (for external candidates only)
• Telephone screen (for external candidates only)
• Job interview with the hiring manager

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