Senior Cloud Engineer (AWS)

Skywise is a leading digital services company, wholly owned by Airbus. We deliver a first-of-its-kind offer that seamlessly integrates Planning & Operations Control, Flight, Technical, and Ground Operations. By providing interoperable digital solutions for end-to-end operations, Skywise combines aircraft manufacturer expertise and digital know-how to transform operational complexity into predictable and profitable performance, ensuring resilient and more sustainable operations. As Cloud Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation and reliable delivery of Skywise solutions. You will leverage your platform expertise, contribute to automation initiatives, and play a key role in monitoring and resolving failure events. This is an exciting opportunity to define, implement, and manage cloud-based infrastructure, driving continuous improvement and innovation.

Architect and Implement: Design, implement, and manage robust and scalable cloud-based infrastructure within AWS. Collaborate and Guide: Work closely with our Software Factory's Solution Architects to seamlessly transition solutions from development to in-support phases. This includes fostering a hosting network, representing the Hosting Group in various "Trains" (Agile teams), and coordinating technical architecture decisions related to hosting. Ensure Reliability: Champion the reliability of our systems through platform expertise, proactive monitoring, and efficient resolution of any issues that arise. Automate Everything: Drive automation, including Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management, to streamline operations and enhance efficiency. Optimize Costs: Monitor and report on hosting costs, actively defining and tracking cost optimization actions with stakeholders. Optimize Efficiency: By contributing to the make or buy trade-offs and onboarding of any recurring activities to contractors. Champion Best Practices: Promote and ensure the appropriate use of cloud operational best practices, maintaining security compliance and preventing cost overruns. Innovate and Explore: Lead technological watch, managing our Hosting Tech Radar, investigating new AWS offerings, and experimenting with emerging solutions to host Skywise future innovations. Problem Solve: Participate in root cause investigations, recommending and implementing permanent, long-term fixes to complex issues. Empower Development: Deliver a resilient and highly-scalable platform for global application development, with a strong focus on continuous delivery and operational insight. Consult and Modernize: Provide expert consultation on converting existing legacy applications to run on our cutting-edge deployment platforms. Must-Haves: Deep Public-Cloud Expertise: Solid experience (5+ years) in designing and building secure solutions within Public-Cloud (preferably AWS). Automation Prowess: Proven experience in scripting and automating infrastructure, reducing manual toil. (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins) Public-Cloud Certification: At least one Public-Cloud Associate Certification is required; additional certifications are a significant asset. (AWS Solution Architect Associate - or similar) Networking Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of networking principles for enterprise environments. Problem-Solving Skills: Demonstrated ability to identify root causes of issues and recommend effective, long-term solutions. Troubleshooting Excellence: Proven ability to perform complex troubleshooting in Public-CLoud environments and provide expert guidance to other teams. Communication & Collaboration: A proactive, confident self-starter with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, capable of effective collaboration across teams. Additional Skills (an asset): Working knowledge of networking, shell scripting, databases, DNS, XML. Stakeholders Management: Experience internal and external stakeholders management. Capacity to socialize technical