Cloud Engineer

Why we're hiring:

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer with a passion for building robust, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure. You'll play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and optimizing the cloud environments that power our innovative data products and AI platforms, including WPP Open. If you thrive in a fast-paced AdTech environment, enjoy solving complex technical challenges, and are eager to contribute to the future of marketing technology, we want to hear from you. 

You are: 

• A hands-on problem solver who enjoys architecting and implementing cloud solutions from concept to production. 

• Customer-focused and collaborative, keen to understand the needs of developers, data scientists, and product teams. 

• Committed to automation and operational excellence, always looking for ways to improve efficiency and reliability. 

• Curious and adaptable, eager to learn new technologies and best practices in the rapidly evolving cloud and AdTech landscapes. 

• Security-aware, with a strong understanding of best practices for securing cloud environments and data. 

What you'll be doing:

• Design and Implement Scalable Cloud Infrastructure 

• Design, deploy, and manage highly available, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure on GCP platform to support our data products, AI platforms, and AdTech solutions. 

• Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation to provision and manage cloud resources consistently and efficiently. 

• Work closely with data scientists, software engineers, and product teams to understand requirements and translate them into robust cloud architectures. 

Drive Automation and Operational Excellence 

• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate the deployment, testing, and release processes for cloud-native applications and infrastructure changes. 

• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure the health, performance, and security of our cloud environments. 

• Identify and implement optimizations for cloud resource utilization, cost management, and operational efficiency. 

Ensure Security and Compliance 

• Implement and enforce cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), network security, data encryption, and compliance controls. 

• Participate in security audits and vulnerability assessments, ensuring our infrastructure adheres to internal policies and industry regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA). 

• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans for critical cloud services. 

Collaborate and Innovate 

• Act as a subject matter expert on cloud technologies, providing guidance and support to development teams. 

• Participate in architectural reviews and contribute to strategic planning for the evolution of our cloud ecosystem. 

• Research and evaluate new cloud services and technologies to recommend innovative solutions that enhance our capabilities and competitive edge. 

What you'll need:

• 3+ years of experience as a Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or similar role focusing on cloud infrastructure. 

• Strong expertise with at least one major cloud provider (GCP, or Azure). Experience with GCP is highly preferred given our existing ecosystem. 

• English fluency B2/C1 

• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, particularly Terraform. 

• Solid understanding of containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes. 

• Experience with CI/CD tools and methodologies (e.g., GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD). 

• Strong scripting skills in languages like Python, Bash. 

• Familiarity with database technologies, both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (e.g., Neo4j, DynamoDB, BigQuery), and experience managing them in cloud environments. 

• Understanding of cloud networking concepts (VPC, VPN, DNS, Load Balancers) and security best practices. 

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog, CloudWatch, Stackdriver). 

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems. 

• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams. 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 

• Cloud certifications (e.g., Google Professional Cloud Architect) are a significant plus. 

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