Cloud Engineer

About the Role:

Our Ascend Platform team is responsible for the cloud infrastructure and observability for entire

Consumer Information Services (North America) division. We are seeking a Software Engineer

for our team to help us continuously improve how we build, monitor, secure and run our rapidly growing

cloud platform. Much of our software development focuses on building infrastructure and eliminating

work through automation. On this team, you will have opportunity to use your expertise in coding,

system design thinking and analytical skills to provide reliable cloud infrastructure and observability tools

for the rest of the product development teams.

What You’ll Do Here

• Build our platforms, systems and infrastructure using your solid expertise in coding.

• Work closely with product development teams, provide hands-on engagement to develop,

direct and implement reliable, secured and cost-effective cloud solutions.

• Participate with a cross department-functional team to establish a cloud operational governance

framework.

• It often involves routine grunt work on service requests to assist other teams with

platform services.

What You'll Need To Succeed

Must Have Skills:

• Deep understanding of Linux, networking, cloud design patterns, API's, and security.

• Strong working experience with managing containers (Docker/LXC) in a production

environment using the container orchestration services like AWS EKS.

• At least 3+ years of experience working with AWS Infrastructure services with emphasis on

IAM, Network, EC2, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, CloudTrail and in general overall Security.

• Strong knowledge and implementation history of Terraform, Packer, Ansible, Chef, Jenkins or

any other similar tooling.

• Experience on at least one scripting language - Shell, Python etc.

Nice to have skills:

• Experience with other public cloud platforms like Azure and GCP is a bonus.

• Knowledge and working experience in implementing one or more Observability platforms

like Prometheus, InfluxDB, Dynatrace, Grafana, Splunk etc. to measure telemetry data like

logs, metrics and traces.

• Solid professional coding experience in at least one programming language, preferably Java.

• Experience with BigData platforms, like AWS EMR, Databricks, Cloudera, Hortonworks etc.

• Experience with open source technologies like Hadoop, Hive, Presto, Spark, Airflow etc

• Primarily responsible for administrating Snowflake environments on AWS
• Identify, tune, and fix the performance issues on priority.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot Snowflake related errors and work with team to raise support tickets, follow ups and help to resolve them.
• Implement security, roles, users and privileges using the best practices.
• Provide database/objects recovery as need on basis.
• Design, identify and implement high performing and highly available data warehouse solutions.
• Create database, schema, tables, views, data sharing
• Create Snowflake utilization and capacity/cost plans, identifies, and provide solution for abnormalities.
• Proactively identify, design, and implement process improvements like automating manual processes
• Stay up-to-date with the latest features and best practices in Snowflake administration
• Follow existing database runbooks, create and maintain new runbooks for new and improved processes
• Provide 24X7 On-call support by participating in rotation schedule.
• Qualifications & Experiences
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or information technology.
• 10+ years of experience as a database administrator.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on administration experience, from setting up the Snowflake environments to successfully administering it (AWS preferred)
• Experience automating, scripting, and streamlining processes for efficiency and accuracy utilizing Unix shell scripting, Python etc.
• Some experience with AWS with knowledge of S3, EC2, VPC, IAM, Security, Networking etc.
• Ability and experience with the development of processes and procedures to standardize Database configuration
• Extensive experience with implementation and maintenance of Disaster Recovery and High availability.
• Ability to work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions that are highly innovative and ingenious.
• Ability to provide technical documentation and project plans for technical staff members.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and customer relationship skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to provide 24/7 support.

One of our premium-based customers, we are looking to hire a team of Azure .Net Architects in Bangalore/Pune/Noida, looking for Tech Geeks, who have 14+ years of experience full-time.

PFB the JD: Proven Full Stack development skills and have solid business acumen and hands-on experience in architecting solutions

-14+ years Exp

-Expertise in designing and developing Cloud Native applications using Azure Services and managing IaC using Terraform modules and ARM templates

 -Cloud Technologies: Azure Services(-(Paas Services, At least experience in some of the services is good enough - Logic Apps, API Management Service, Microsoft Graph API, Azure AD, Azure functions, Cosmos db(mongo db API), Event hub, Stream Analytics, Azure SQL Server, Azure storage table, Azure Storage Queue, Azure blob storage, Azure Event grid, Azure App Service, Application Insights, Azure ARM templates, Azure Worker Roles, Azure web jobs, Azure Relay services, Azure KeyVault, Azure App Services, Logic Apps)

- App Service, Azure Functions, VMs, ASF, AKS, Azure Container Registry, Key Vault, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Azure AD, Azure B2C and B2B, APIM, Azure Monitor and App insight

-Containerization tools: Docker, Azure Kubernetes Services, Azure Container Registry

-Infrastructure as Code tools: Terraform, and ARM templates

-DevOps tools: Azure DevOps, CI/CD using Git and Azure Pipeline, Azure Repos

-Microsoft Technologies: ASP.NET Core, .NET Core Web API, .NET, ASP.Net MVC, ADO.Net, TPL, LINQ, PLINQ, WCF Services, ASP .Net Web API, Angular

-Databases: NoSQL/document Databases Azure Cosmos DB, Oracle

 -Strong experience in SQL -Experience in Integration or service layer is recommended

ABOUT US. (https://www.ashnik.com/" target="_blank">https://www.ashnik.com/)

Established in 2009, Ashnik is a leading open-source solutions and consulting company in South East Asia and India, headquartered in Singapore. We enable digital transformation for large enterprises through our design, architecting, and solution skills. Over 100 large enterprises in the region have acknowledged our expertise in delivering solutions using key open-source technologies. Our offerings form critical part of Digital transformation, Big Data platform, Cloud and Web acceleration and IT modernization. We represent EDB, Pentaho, Docker, Couchbase, MongoDB, Elastic, NGINX, Sysdig, Redis Labs, Confluent, and HashiCorp as their key partners in the region. Our team members bring decades of experience in delivering confidence to enterprises in adopting open source software and are known for their thought leadership.

As a team culture, Ashnik is a family for its team members. Each member brings in different perspective, new ideas and diverse background. Yet we all together strive for one goal – to deliver best solutions to our customers using open source software. We passionately believe in the power of collaboration. Through an open platform of idea exchange, we create vibrant environment for growth and excellence.

THE POSITION

Ashnik is looking for talented and passionate people to be part of the team for an upcoming project at client location.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Preferably have a working experience of 4 Years and more , on production PostgreSQL DBs.
• Experience of working in a production support environment
• Engineering or Equivalent degree
• Passion for open-source technologies is desired

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

• Install & Configure PostgreSQL, Enterprise DB
• Technical capabilities PostgreSQL 9.x, 10.x, 11.x
• Server tuning
• Troubleshooting of Database issues
• Linux Shell Scripting
• Install, Configure and maintain Fail Over mechanism
• Backup - Restoration, Point in time database recovery
• A demonstrable ability to articulate and sell the benefits of modern platforms, software and technologies.
• A real passion for being curious and a continuous learner. You are someone that invests in yourself as much as you invest in your professional relationships.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitoring database performance
• Optimizing Queries and handle escalations
• Analyse and assess the impact and risk of low to medium risk changes on high profile production databases
• Implement security features
• DR implementation and switch over

LOCATION: Pune 
Experience: 2 yrs plus

Mactores is a trusted leader among businesses in providing modern data platform solutions. Since 2008, Mactores have been enabling businesses to accelerate their value through automation by providing End-to-End Data Solutions that are automated, agile, and secure. We collaborate with customers to strategize, navigate, and accelerate an ideal path forward with a digital transformation via assessments, migration, or modernization.

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer with expertise in infrastructure as a code, configuration management, continuous integration, continuous deployment, automated monitoring for big data workloads, large enterprise applications, customer applications, and databases.

You will have hands-on technology expertise coupled with a background in professional services and client-facing skills. You are passionate about the best practices of cloud deployment and ensuring the customer expectation is set and met appropriately. If you love to solve problems using your skills, then join the Team Mactores. We have a casual and fun office environment that actively steers clear of rigid "corporate" culture, focuses on productivity and creativity, and allows you to be part of a world-class team while still being yourself.

What you will do?

• Automate infrastructure creation with Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation
• Perform application configuration management, and application-deployment tool enabling infrastructure as code.
• Take ownership of the Build and release cycle of the customer project.
• Share the responsibility for deploying releases and conducting other operations maintenance.
• Enhance operations infrastructures such as Jenkins clusters, Bitbucket, monitoring tools (Consul), and metrics tools such as Graphite and Grafana.
• Provide operational support for the rest of the Engineering team help migrate our remaining dedicated hardware infrastructure to the cloud.
• Establish and maintain operational best practices.
• Participate in hiring culturally fit engineers in the organization, help engineers make their career paths by consulting with them.
• Design the team strategy in collaboration with founders of the organization.

What are we looking for?

• 4+ years of experience in using Terraform for IaaC
• 4+ years of configuration management and engineering for large-scale customers, ideally supporting an Agile development process.
• 4+ years of Linux or Windows Administration experience.
• 4+ years of version control systems (git), including branching and merging strategies.
• 2+ Experience in working with AWS Infrastructure, and platform services.
• 2+ Experience in cloud automation tools (Ansible, Chef).
• Exposure to working on container services like Kubernetes on AWS, ECS, and EKS
• You are extremely proactive at identifying ways to improve things and to make them more reliable.

You will be preferred if

• Expertise in multiple cloud services provider: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional or Associate Level Certificate
• AWS DevOps Professional Certificate

Life at Mactores

We care about creating a culture that makes a real difference in the lives of every Mactorian. Our 10 Core Leadership Principles that honor Decision-making, Leadership, Collaboration, and Curiosity drive how we work.

1. Be one step ahead

2. Deliver the best

3. Be bold

4. Pay attention to the detail

5. Enjoy the challenge

6. Be curious and take action

7. Take leadership

8. Own it

9. Deliver value

10. Be collaborative

We would like you to read more details about the work culture on https://mactores.com/careers 

The Path to Joining the Mactores Team

At Mactores, our recruitment process is structured around three distinct stages:

Pre-Employment Assessment: 

You will be invited to participate in a series of pre-employment evaluations to assess your technical proficiency and suitability for the role.

Managerial Interview: The hiring manager will engage with you in multiple discussions, lasting anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour, to assess your technical skills, hands-on experience, leadership potential, and communication abilities.

HR Discussion: During this 30-minute session, you'll have the opportunity to discuss the offer and next steps with a member of the HR team.

At Mactores, we are committed to providing equal opportunities in all of our employment practices, and we do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local laws. This policy extends to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, compensation, promotions, transfers, disciplinary action, layoff, training, and social and recreational programs. All employment decisions will be made in compliance with these principles.

JD

Responsibilities:

• Design and development applications using C/C++/ VC++ (Windows /Linux), Embedded C
• Experience in UI development using C/C++/ VC++ related technologies (Eg: MFC, Xlib, Motif)
• Experience & knowledge in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Technical communication with internal and external stake holders.
• Experience in design and development of software applications and frameworks.
• Experience in developing Windows /Linux based desktop applications using C++
• Good knowledge in Object-Oriented concepts
• Unit testing experience using CPP Unit, Google test or similar
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and debugging skills

Key Skills:

• Well versed in Git Repositories
• Good knowledge on Linux and Networking concepts

Personal Attributes

• Good team player
• Demonstrated leadership and personnel management skills.
• Good understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Highly self-motivated and directed.
• Keen attention to detail.

THE OPPORTUNITY

A platform to learn and grow in a great working environment with cutting edge technologies. There is vast opportunity to showcase creative thinking which can be translated into a highly optimized tools/utilities.

KEY ACTIVITIES

• Code Integrations ( Compile, Build, Notify )
• Package creation ( Service Packs, Patches, Hotfixes )
•  Environment Preparation ( With GOLD SCM technical stack )
•  Environment & Infra management
•  Package delivery ( Customer specific & Standard )
• Build & Deployment automation
• Tickets management

KEY CRITERIA

Primary Technical Skills  

• Shell Scripting
• ORACLE DB Fundamentals
• Infra Monitoring & Diagnostics
• ClearCase / GIT
• DevOps concepts
• Basic Java

Other Required Skills

• Problem Solving
• Logical Reasoning
• Aptitude & Attitude
• Communication (Verbal & Written)