Senior Cloud / SRE Engineer at LexisNexis South Africa

About the Role

• This engineering position will be supporting and improving multiple software / data platforms in many ways.  With differing levels of maturity, the platforms all need different things, be it: implementing IAC; updating architecture to best practices; helping understand performance issues and other opportunities to improve.  This exciting role will challenge even the most capable of Cloud Engineers and will require candidates that have the strongest technical and interpersonal skills to be successful.

Requirements

• Good experience in Cloud Engineering with a strong focus on Azure and/or AWS.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• Preferred: Azure Solutions Architect certification or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
• Strong knowledge of cloud services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Azure VMs, Azure Storage, Azure Functions).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IAC) technologies (e.g., Terraform, ARM/BICEP).
• Proficiency in containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes/EKS).
• Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, TypeScript, PowerShell).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., DataDog, Coralogix, AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor).

Responsibilities

• Writing and reviewing documentation for the management, improvement, and support of platforms/assets.
• Completing complex bug fixes and root-cause investigations.
• Working closely with development and platform teams to understand requirements and translate them into high-quality solutions.
• Implementing infrastructure management and deployment best practices, including code/solution reviews.
• Operating in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders.
• Resolving complex technical issues with high-quality solutions.
• Mentoring less-established colleagues, ensuring they are knowledgeable in critical aspects of their roles.
• Proactively propose solutions to improve and grow the organization.