Job Title
Senior Cloud Engineer
Job Description
IG Incubated Startup
IG Group is incubating a brand-new business venture with the ambition to build an app-first offering that will re-imagine the world of investing. We’re on a mission to deliver a market-leading proposition that inspires confidence, to new and existing consumers globally – we are looking for people with exceptional drive and entrepreneurial spirit to help launch and scale this business.
AWS Engineers, come and join the game-changers
Join the Platform team as an AWS Engineer Cloud DevOps Engineer, where you will sit with the shared service DevOps team but work exclusively for the incubated business.
This is a new role within an incubated business with dedicated teams operating at pace in a startup fashion, benefitting from the sizeable power of the parent company.
So, Who we are?
Hello, we’re IG Group. No, not Instagram – though we're a pretty big deal ourselves. We’re a global, FTSE 250-listed company made up of a collection of progressive fintech brands in the world of online trading and investing. The best part? We’ve snapped up many awards for our top-class platforms, forward-thinking products, and incredible employee experiences.
We believe in financial freedom. And our purpose is to help ambitious people achieve it. Around 400,000 people use our ground-breaking technology and forward-thinking platforms to trade the financial products they know and love.
Did we mention we have offices in 18 countries? Yes, when you join IG Group, you'll have the chance to work across multiple brands, with people all over the world. Join us for an exciting future and let’s innovate together!
What you’ll be responsible for:
We are looking for a bright, driven, flexible, self-starting and enthusiastic Cloud Engineer who can support and collaborate with colleagues; communicate confidently and clearly with all levels of seniority; is operationally conscious and able to adapt to changing priorities and requirements.
As a Senior Cloud Engineer, you’ll be the one that defines, implements, and documents our Serverless Cloud architecture and provides the CI/CD automation to deploy and promote it.
In this role, you will:
- Participate in the design, deployment & operation of our Serverless Cloud platform using DevOps Automation in Terraform and CloudFormation.
- Work closely with engineering teams to build Cloud capabilities to support the services they are building.
Who we’re looking for:
You’re curious about things like the client experience, the rapid developments in tech, and the complex world of fintech regulation. You’re also a confident, creative thinker with a knack for innovating. We know that you know every problem has a solution. Here, you can try new ideas, and lead the way in creating inspiring experiences for our clients and everyone around you.
We don’t fit the corporate stereotype. If you want to work for a traditional, suit-and-tie corporate that just gives you a pay cheque at the end of the month, we might not be for you. But, if you have that IG Group energy and you can stand behind what we believe in, let’s raise the bar together.
Must have skills:
AWS Services: CloudFront, Route53, API Gateway Lambda, EC2, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, DynamoDB, S3.
- Expertise in writing Terraform configuration files to provision and manage AWS infrastructure.
- Knowledge of Terraform best practices, modules, state management, and version control.
- Strong understanding of IaC principles and practices.
- Ability to design, implement, and maintain infrastructure using Terraform in a declarative manner.
- Experience in automating infrastructure provisioning, deployment, and maintenance workflows.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
- Ability to integrate Terraform with CI/CD pipelines for automated infrastructure deployment.
- Knowledge of AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and other monitoring/logging services.
- Experience in setting up monitoring and logging for AWS resources and applications deployed on AWS.
- Strong understanding of AWS networking concepts such as VPC, subnetting, security groups, etc.
- Knowledge of designing and implementing architectures that span multiple AWS regions.
- Proficiency in defining and managing AWS infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation templates.
- Experience with AWS SAM to simplify the deployment and management of serverless applications on AWS Lambda.
- Understanding of the syntax, features, and capabilities of CloudFormation and SAM for automating infrastructure and application deployments.
Nice to have skills:
- Bash and one other scripting language (preferably Python or Go)
- Experience with server build and management tools, such as Puppet, Ansible
Secure cloud connectivity using Aviatrix/Arista etc - AWS or GCP Network speciality certification
- Experience with Kubernetes container orchestration and Management (EKS)
How you’ll grow:
When you join IG Group, we want you to have more than a job – we want you to have a career. And you can. If you spot an opportunity, we want you to chase it. Stretch yourself, challenge your self-beliefs, and go for the things you dream of. With internal and external learning opportunities and the tools to help you skyrocket to success, we’ll support you all the way.
And these opportunities truly are endless because we have some bold targets. We plan to expand our global presence, increase revenue growth, and ultimately deliver the world’s best trading experience. We’d love to have you along for the ride.
The Perks:
It really is more than a job. We’ll recognize your talent and make sure that you can still have a life – at work, and outside of it. Networks, committees, awards, sports and social clubs, mentorships, volunteering opportunities, extra time off… the list goes on.
- Flexible working hours and work-from-home opportunities
- Performance-related bonuses
- Insurance and medical plans
- Career-focused technical and leadership training in-class and online, incl. unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning platform
- Contribution to gym memberships and more
- A day off on your birthday
- Two days’ volunteering leave per year.
Where you’ll work:
We follow a hybrid working model; we reckon it’s the best of both worlds. This model also feeds into our secret ingredients for innovation: diversity, flexibility, and close connection. Plus, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and inclusive workforce with a lot of creative energy.
Ask our employees what their favourite thing is about working at IG, and you’ll hear an echo of ‘our culture’! That’s because you can come to work as your authentic self. The things that make you, you – like your ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, age, gender identity/expression or physical capacity – can bring a fresh perspective or new skill to our business.
That’s why we welcome people from various walks of life; and anyone who wants to help us realise our vision and strategy.
So, if you’re keen to connect with our values, and lead the charge on innovation, you know what to do.
Apply now!
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