Senior Cloud Engineer

About the Role

Responsible for aligning technology solutions with business strategies with experience of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES). With a total experience between 12-15 years, they will be working with senior management to drive Standardization of the integration efforts with the sites engineers and system owners. Acts as the principal designer for major systems and their subsystems utilizing a thorough understanding of available technology, tools and existing designs. As a member of the Magna New Mobility team, they will help build a set of best practices and standards while working with site and vendor resources to identify requirements, trends and new capabilities

Your Responsibilities

•    Identify and define technical requirements for cloud-based applications and systems.
•    Identify cloud services that meet specific technical requirements.
•    Contribute to all aspects of agile software development: planning, tracking, architecture, development, configuration management, testing, integration, validation, and documentation.
•    Develop containerized solutions (Docker, Kubernetes) 
•    Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability, etc.
•    Create, manage, and maintain APIs for microservices communication and interaction.
•    Implement and manage databases specific to microservices, ensuring optimal performance and data integrity. 
•    Handle deployment and management of microservices across different environments and cloud platforms.
•    Conduct testing, debugging, and optimization of microservices for stability and efficiency.
•    Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

Who we are looking for

•    Demonstrated knowledge of building cost estimates for cloud resources based on requirements and tuning cloud infrastructure to optimize performance and cost.
•    Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environment.
•    Strong knowledge of the different service models offered in the cloud (IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, and Faas).
•    Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
•    Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
•    Experience with programming languages such as Java, C, C++, Python or Go with preference given to Go.

Your preferred qualifications

•    Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, or a related field
•    5+ years’ experience in deploying and managing systems and applications in cloud service providers (AWS primarily)
•    5+ years’ experience with architecting solutions in the cloud including compute, storage, databases, and networking.

What we offer

At Magna, you can expect an engaging and dynamic environment where you can help to develop industry-leading automotive technologies. We invest in our employees, providing them with the support and resources they need to succeed. As a member of our global team, you can expect exciting, varied responsibilities as well as a wide range of development prospects. Because we believe that your career path should be as unique as you are.

Site Benefits

Details of our benefits package will be provided during the recruitment process. 

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