Principle Software Engineer

at  Centric Software

POSITION OVERVIEW:

• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Define & maintain standards for CI/CD pipelines to enable efficient software & infrastructure delivery.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Define and maintain standards for defining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) code and templates to provision, configure, and manage infrastructure components using tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or similar.
• Automation: Define automation strategies for infrastructure provisioning and orchestration to streamline deployment processes, ensuring consistency and reliability across multiple environments.
• Security: Working closely with the Security Architect, you will be the champion of security within the Platform team.
• Supporting Application Development: Working closely with the Application & Data Architects to provide build & deployment (CICD) tooling & pipelines.
• Infrastructure Maintenance: Ensure the effective monitoring of infrastructure components to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and reliability. This will include self-healing capabilities.
• Support for Developers and QA: Collaborate with development and QA teams to provide guidance and support in building automated testing and deployment pipelines.
• Infrastructure Optimization: Identify opportunities for infrastructure optimization, cost reduction, and performance improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrable experience of Principle or Lead Infrastructure Engineering role(s).
• Demonstrable experience of DevOps practices and the promotion thereof.
• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles and practices.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms (primarily AWS, but Azure &/or Google Cloud is beneficial) and on-premises environments.
• Proficiency in IaC tools and scripting languages (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Python, etc.).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
  Centric Software provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status or genetic information.

In addition to technical leadership skills, you will be expected to:

• Lead team of Devops Lead Engineer(s) (including recruitment).
• Mentor junior members of the wider team & organisation as/when required.
• Deputise for the Infrastructure Architect as/when required

As the Principle Infrastructure Engineer, your primary responsibilities will be:

• Work alongside the Infrastructure Architect to design an efficient, cohesive & deliverable infrastructure architecture design for the MCS Platform, contributing your extensive experience & DevOps knowledge.
• The design & delivery of a Cloud agnostic ecosystem of tooling and operational processes, based on DevSecOps & CICD best practices, to deliver and maintain the MCS Platform going forward.
• Be the driving technical force behind the delivery & operation of the MCS Platform using DevSecOps practices.

You will be collaborating closely with cross-functional teams & personnel, where design inputs & requirements are expected to be fluid & changeable.

In addition to technical leadership skills, you will be expected to:

• Lead team of Devops Lead Engineer(s) (including recruitment).
• Mentor junior members of the wider team & organisation as/when required.
• Deputise for the Infrastructure Architect as/when required.