Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

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Industry: Technology, Information and Internet
Seniority for this role: Mid-Senior level
Skip to main content Jobs Why join us Be part of more Our pathways Our pathways Armed Forces Apprenticeships Athletes Graduates Internships Year-in-industry Belonging & growth Belonging & growth Belonging Our Culture Benefits Your Career Supporting you Recruitment Meet our people 0 Saved Jobs Senior Cloud Platform Engineer Full time Apply now Description Join us, be part of more. We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We’re energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that’s energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently – we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it and mend it. About Your Team At Centrica Energy, our mission is to move it. We’re energy movers by nature. We’re a global renewable energy trading company which helps move energy from source to use – powering businesses, homes, and societies as they transition to a new sustainable energy future. If the idea of working to create a sustainable energy future also moves you, we may very well be the right place for you. Centrica Energy is looking to expand our Cloud Platform team by adding a passionate and highly motivated Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to our team in Aalborg or Copenhagen The team and the role In the Cloud Platform team, our goal is to support our cloud transformation journey by building a common, state-of-the-art, cloud-based compute and storage platform catered to the use-cases of our teams consisting of around 80+ developers and data scientists. We put a strong emphasis on developer experience, building abstractions at the right level, to reduce the cognitive load on our users. We strive to make sure our developers can focus on their products instead of the complex nuances of e.g. Kubernetes or AWS. As a member of the team, you can expect to be maintaining and further developing the platform, which may include: Ensuring our infrastructure is running optimally Making infrastructure and applications more observable Automating tasks to eliminate toil Building tools for developer productivity Assisting developers with onboarding and usage of the platform in general Improving the security posture of the platform This role can be based out of Aalborg or Copenhagen. If you are prefer to be based out of Copenhagen, frequent travel to Aalborg (approximately 3 days per month) is to be expected as the majority of the stakeholders are in Aalborg. The tech We run on AWS and our stack consists of a mix of managed cloud services (e.g EKS, RDS, MSK, MongoDB Atlas) and open source software that is spread among several Kubernetes clusters. We are big fans of building our infrastructure declaratively, using GitOps and tools like Flux and Terraform and our observability is powered by Prometheus, Grafana and Humio. We also build and maintain different software and tools ourselves, facilitating various functions such as application delivery to our Kubernetes environments, continuous integration and others. Exploring our code, you will find a mix of Go, C# and various scripting languages. We like to use the right tool for the job. About You Your educational background is likely within Computer Science, and you have a passion for delivering high-quality software You like the idea of Platform Engineering, and having a focus on developer enablement You have solid experience with some part of our stack and practices, such as Kubernetes, GitOps and AWS You like to communicate with skilled specialists with competencies that complement your own, and you appreciate close collaboration with internal customers You are curious, driven and motivated by involving yourself in complicated challenges in a 24×7 environment consisting of a lot of exciting technologies and moving parts You have excellent English written and verbal skills and you are not afraid to speak your mind About Centrica Energy If you can supply the willingness and the personal attitude, we can offer a work environment that will help you grow on a professional – as well as on a personal level. You will get firsthand experience within the energy sector and within a trading business – and you will join an international company with a proven track record and an ambitious growth plan! You will be joining a team consisting of different personalities and skillsets, but where the fundamental principle is pulling together. We offer flexible working hours and location. We offer a positive working environment characterized by expertise, high responsibility, and innovation with a high degree of participation and decision-making influence. We engage our employees in Guilds driving both technical innovation, process improvements and social activities. Our Skills Guild drives learning activities such as Hackathons, Study Groups and Brown Bag Sessions, and our Social and Work Life Guild drives frequent social events such as Department Events, Friday Bars, etc. We also have an active Staff Association that arranges a broad variety of activities ranging from Foosball Tournaments to LAN Parties, bringing in people from the entirety of CE selected. Why should you apply? We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you. https://www.morethanacareer.energy/centricaenergy If you’re full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority. Help us, help you. We would love for you to share any information about yourself throughout our recruitment process so that we can better understand you and help shape your journey. 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