AWS Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Applications Engineer - AWS

About Citco

The Citco group of companies (Citco) is a network of independent companies worldwide for over 70 years, all of which are leading providers of asset-servicing solutions to the global alternative investment industry. With $1.8+ trillion in AuA and operations across 36 countries with over 50 office locations.

 For decades, industry publications have recognized our leadership in service and innovation. These accolades are a reflection of our drive to push ourselves and our industry forward.

With strategically positioned global offices, we offer opportunities for graduates and seasoned professionals to work across the world. Careers at Citco can span continents.

For more information about Citco, please visit www.citco.com 

About the Team & Business Line: 

Proprietary software solutions and innovation are at the core of what differentiates Citco in the alternative investment space. Through our network of global development centers, Citco invests heavily in technology development, security, and infrastructure to ensure our clients continue to receive award-winning products that underpin our commitment to service excellence. 

As a core member of our Product Support team, you will work with dedicated professionals to ensure our clients maintain access to their critical information assets while keeping Citco ahead of industry trends.

Your Role: 

This role is responsible for Cloud engineering design and implementation to support a suite of vendor application platforms hosted by Citco, according to best practices for security, cost management and Site Reliability Engineering. As a Junior Cloud Engineer, you will implement and maintain automated IaaS and PaaS provisioning, and pipeline automations to deliver world-class Cloud Operations.

This position reports to the Vendor Applications Cloud Engineering (“VACE”) lead. The successful candidate will work closely with other Vendor Application Support team members, business analysts, technical groups and customers. VACE are a Cloud Engineering center of excellence situated within a wider Vendor Applications group, and are a strategic resource for the success of the wider function. 

• Solutions design and delivery of Citco-hosted vendor products to AWS
• Cloud Formation, pipeline automation and delivery as per the AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Implementation and maintenance in areas of DevOps, IaC, HA/DR, Tagging, Cost Controls, Monitoring and Incident Response, Backup, Storage, Image Management, Patching
• Performance monitoring, sizing and optimizing of AWS infrastructure
• Ensure solutions are adequately documented and supportable, and delivered per Well-Architected Framework
• Ensure 24/7 highest standards of availability, resilience, integrity, security and performance required by our business customers for various vendor product environments
• Provision of support and assistance to Vendor Applications products leads and customers
• This job requires excellent analytical skills and attention to detail. Due to the dynamic nature of the business, self-motivation and the ability to learn quickly are essential. 

About You:

• Experience or knowledge in delivering AWS hosting solutions using CloudFormation/Terraform
• Scripting experience e.g., Unix/Linux including shell scripting, Python
• Experience of working with multiple projects/tasks and ability to prioritize on the fly

Analysis Skills:

• Possesses keen troubleshooting and creative problem-solving skills
• Assists in disaster recovery planning, testing and execution as needed

Other skills of interest: 

• AWS Certification will be a big plus.
• Knowledge of RDBMS e.g., SQL and PL/SQL. 
• Good knowledge of software programming languages like Java, JavaScript, C#, HTML, CSS etc.

Personal and educational characteristics: 

• Academic qualification in Computer Science or related discipline 
• Excellent communicator, self-motivated, ability to learn quickly 
• Enjoys a challenging, yet rewarding environment 
• Adheres to company confidentiality and security requirements.

Our Benefits

Your well-being is of paramount importance to us, and central to our success. We provide a range of benefits, training and education support, and flexible working arrangements to help you achieve success in your career while balancing personal needs. Ask us about specific benefits in your location. 

We embrace diversity, prioritizing the hiring of people from diverse backgrounds. Our inclusive culture is a source of pride and strength, fostering innovation and mutual respect.