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AWS Cloud Engineer

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Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mid level
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Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Mid level
The AWS Cloud Engineer will build and maintain customer environments in AWS, ensure high availability, and optimize cloud infrastructures while collaborating with technical teams and troubleshooting issues.
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AWS Cloud Engineer

Location: Belfast
Salary: Competitive

Join our team of expert engineers in the Options Cloud Team!

Working for Options

Developing and engaging our people is a strategic priority for our business. We are looking for talented individuals to join our team and contribute to Options’ future growth and success.
We want to hear from candidates that are motivated, self-driven and have a passion to learn and develop their skills in the world of financial technology.

Who are we?

Options is the largest global financial technology company headquartered in Belfast. We are at the forefront of banking and trading infrastructure, serving clients globally with offices in New York, Chicago, Toronto, London, Cambridge, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, and Auckland. At Options, our services are woven into the hottest trends in global tech, including high-performance Networking, Cloud, Security, and AI (Artificial Intelligence).

Why Options?

  • Global travel: We have offices in New York, Chicago, Toronto, London, Belfast, Dublin and across Asia.
  • Continuous career development opportunities: We provide professional skills development and technical training.
  • The chance to be a part of a self-sufficient, successful team: The Options team operates in a fast-paced environment with endless opportunities for innovation and forward-thinking.
  • Competitive salary: In addition to a competitive salary, Options reward employees with a range of bonus incentives and employee benefits.

The Role

We are seeking a skilled AWS Cloud Engineer to focus on building and maintaining customer environments in AWS. The engineer will have a strong knowledge of AWS Well-Architected Framework and best practices. They will work alongside our Cloud team, and our engineering disciplines on both new deployments and in supporting existing environments.

We’re looking for someone who has:

  • Proven experience working with core AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM.
  • Proven experience working with core AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM and DirectConnect.
  • Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles and tools such as Terraform.
  • A good understanding of AWS backup solutions, and resiliency/DR strategies.
  • Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments, including IAM roles, encryption, and firewall configurations.
  • Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as AWS CloudWatch, AWS Config, and CloudTrail.
  • Knowledge of security best practices in cloud environments, including IAM roles, policies, and a high-level understanding of AWS Security tools and their use-cases.
  • Some familiarity with Linux/Unix administration in the context of cloud infrastructure.
  • Existing AWS certifications, or the knowledge & drive to attain relevant certifications quickly (certification costs will be covered by Options).
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Typical Job duties would include:

  • Working with Solution Architects and Sales Engineers to deploy AWS environments for customers, leveraging IaC where possible.
  • Engaging directly with customer technology teams where needed.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve L2/L3 issues related to cloud infrastructure.
  • Ensure high availability and disaster recovery of infrastructure through backups, snapshots, and multi-region setups.
  • Configure and integrate native, or third-party, tools for monitoring, security and administration.
  • Assist in optimizing AWS environments for cost, performance, and availability.
  • Managing multiple work streams in a fast-paced service provider environment.

We’re also looking for candidates with:

  • Strong research, writing and communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced and changeable working environment.
  • Exceptional organisational skills and strong attention to detail.
  • Desire to travel and see the world.
  • Ability to work independently and manage your own projects in a professional manner.
  • A passion for innovation and the financial technology sector.
  • Strong interpersonal skills.
  • Project management skills and proven ability to manage own workload.

How to apply

Please submit a CV and cover letter to the AWS Cloud Engineer position on the Options Career Page at https://www.options-it.com/careers/. On your CV, please include a section on your Hobbies and Interests. On the covering letter please detail the role you are applying to, along with your availability.

If you have any questions about this position, please contact [email protected].

Top Skills

AWS
Aws Cloudwatch
Aws Config
Cloudtrail
Ec2
Iam
Rds
S3
Terraform
Vpc

Options Technology Belfast, Northern Ireland Office

27-37 Adelaide Street, Linen Loft, Belfast, United Kingdom, bt2 8fe

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