Senior Cloud Automation Engineer
Kneat enables regulated organizations to move from paper-based validation to intelligent, digitized, paperless solutions. And we do it through the ongoing development of a powerful, purpose-built software platform. In 2014, after eight years of intensive software development, we launched Kneat Gx—the world’s most advanced validation software to help revolutionize the speed, precision, transparency, and intelligence of validation in the Life Sciences sector. Our solution is now used by some of the world’s leading Life Sciences companies.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

As Kneat continues to expand, we are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Cloud Automation Engineer to join our Engineering department.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting to our Cloud Automation Team Lead the Senior Cloud Automation Engineer will help to build-out the next generation of our SaaS platform.
The successful candidate will support Kneat’s delivery of a best-in-class SaaS platform to our customers. They will focus on building-out the tools and services that underpin our SaaS Platform, and on ensuring that we deliver the availability and scalability that our customers demand. We are seeking a detail-orientated individual with a passion for automation and cloud delivery models. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer, Cloud Automation Engineer or Systems Administrator (with strong focus on scripting and automation).
• Experience of deploying and supporting applications in cloud environments (preferably AWS, but Azure and GCP also considered).
• Extensive experience of working with “Infrastructure-As-Code” tools, in particular - Ansible, Terraform and Packer. Experience with other IaC tools will also be considered.
• Experience of containerization tools and technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes and Helm.
• Strong scripting knowledge in PowerShell or Python.
• Experience with Cloud networking, such as AWS VPC, Security Groups, Load Balancer, ASG, as well as cloud security, such as IAM.
• Familiarity with ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, or other log-aggregation / monitoring solutions.
• Experience with Continuous Integration tools such as Azure DevOps, GitLab or Jenkins.
• Solid Windows and SQL administration knowledge.
• Degree or equivalent in a computing or engineering discipline.
• Strong team player with a results-oriented track record.
• Experience of Agile / Scrum methodology essential.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills – a part of the role will involve increasing the overall knowledge of Cloud / DevOps methodologies across the organisation.Self-motivated and enthusiastic with a continuous learning mindset.

• Engineer and automate the Kneat SaaS solution for security, reliability and scale.
• Create and/or improve the tools that enable observability on availability and performance of cloud services.
• Support the transition of the Kneat Gx application from a monolithic architecture to a modular, cloud-native, architecture.
• Apply DevOps principles and practices to speed-up the delivery of change to the SaaS environment.Collaborate with application engineering teams in solving business needs with provided cloud services.