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Barden are delighted to partner with our client who are an innovative Technology organization, as they look to embrace a period of revolutionary change to add Software subscription services to their current Hardware offerings.
This Senior Cloud Engineering position is a key hire within this newly created team unit and forms part of an overall organization-wide Recruitment strategy which factors in key consideration such as Mobile Software QA Leadership, Embedded Software Engineering and Cloud Engineering opportunities at their growing Cork office.
“The ‘Principal Cloud Engineer’ will work closely with the newly appointed ‘Mobile Engineering Director’ to develop a comprehensive architectural plan for the company’s backend infrastructure. You’ll also play a key role in helping to embed this new Technology Roadmap into the fabric of our organization. You’ll be an influencer and a collaborative individual who loves to challenge the ‘status-quo’ and is passionate about the modern approach to the application of Cloud-based Tech!” – VP of Engineering, Apps & Cloud
About role:
- You’ll have the platform to influence the future direction of my clients Software function and conduct comprehensive reviews and audits of the organization’s backend cloud-based systems.
- Develop a comprehensive architectural plan for the company’s backend infrastructure, utilizing a standardized stack based on Node.js. This plan will include defining patterns and standards for managing stored state, service interactions, and other related components.
- Lead teams and communicate plans to achieve the above by designing and implementing proof-of-concepts and reference implementations.
- Collaborate with the VP Engineering, CTO, and counterparts in Cloud and Embedded Systems to develop a comprehensive test engineering vision for the organization’s mobile applications, covering the entire end-to-end process.
- Work cross-functionally to promote the utilization of standardized tools, practices, and technology stacks to foster widespread adoption within the organization.
About person:
- Strong background in Cloud-based Software development.
- Be quite proficient in AWS technology, more specifically ‘Native AWS’ and Security best practices.
- Proven expertise in designing scalable backend systems for consumer web and mobile applications.
- Knowledge of contemporary software engineering best practices, DevOps methodologies, and public cloud technologies.
- Comprehensive understanding of end-to-end systems, encompassing interactions with mobile apps, web platforms, and embedded router systems.
- Thrives in a dynamic agile software development environment characterized by rapid iterations and frequent software releases.
- In-depth technical proficiency of distributed systems with strong technical design skills.
- Proficiency in implementing DevOps, CI/CD, and automation using modern software engineering best practices.
- Proficiency in working with APIs and microservices.
- Extensive expertise in multiple programming languages, including but not limited to JavaScript, Node.js, Java, PHP, C/C++, and Objective C.
- Hands-on experience with GitHub, GitHub Cloud, GitHub actions, and Jenkins at a professional level & experience with consumer embedded systems is highly desirable.
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