DevOps/Cloud Engineer

IHS Markit ,
Manchester, Greater Manchester
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DevOps/Cloud Engineer (AWS, PowerShell) - Manchester Central Department overview: EDM is a flexible solution that pulls any data types from multiple sources into a central hub. Customers are able to streamline front, middle and back office operations and create consistent versions of data in a fully audited and transparent environment. EDM enables firms to keep their data decentralised. The central hub simply sources, imports, validates, enriches, aggregates and distributes data across the organisation. EDM's data lineage ensures firms are able to trace back the data. This delivers transparency on where the data came from, who touched the data and what rules were applied. This department is crucial in delivering on an exciting new growth strategy for the business. Position summary The primary function of this DevOps / Cloud role is to support the Managed Services offering - both from a technical and a product perspective. A focus will be on design/implementation/maintenance and troubleshooting of AWS environments and the services implementations. This would entail the creation of new VPC's, networking, integration of products and environments, and the creation and maintenance of operational processes supporting the services. Success in this role requires very strong system administration skills, an aptitude for distributed systems and attention to minute details. You will require experience of DevOps processes and a deep understanding of the best practices when deploying infrastructure as code. It will require an individual to own deliverables and see them through to completion. Duties & accountabilities + Oversee daily checks on customer environments to ensure the application is running as desired + Must have deep experience with configuration and deployment management in a scripting language. Knowledge of Ansible, AWS cloud formation and DevOps pipelines + Deep knowledge of AWS technologies such as EC2, ELB, S3, VPC, EBS, RDS, AMIs, IAM, CloudFormation etc + 2 or more years of experience in a highly complex cloud operations environment + 2 or more years of experience as Windows 2008 / 2012 systems administrator required + MS SQL Server 2012 / 2014 - Standard and Enterprise deployment. High Availability + MS Remote Desktop Services - Remote Desktop Gateway and broker + 2 or more years PowerShell scripting experience required + Version control using GIT + Monitor adherence to IHSM Group Security standards + Own responsibility for documenting / updating processes and relevant documentation + Provide expertise to the Professional Services team when implementing new MS customers + Working closing with wider IHSM group AWS and Cloud engineers to provide solutions Education and Experience + Minimum of 3 years' experience working in hosted technologies (DevOps / Cloud) + Certified AWS / MS Azure Cloud Engineer or AWS / MS Azure Solutions Implementer + Experience in using CloudFormation or equivalent + Experience in scripting and automation (use of Ansible or PowerShell will be good) + Experience in Cloud implementations + Experience of working with hosted systems either in support and/or analysis role + Administration of Windows Servers and Services Desirable: + Experience in Financial Services industry + Networking and Routing knowledge + SQL Server knowledge ----- IHS Markit is committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the laws and regulations in any of our locations. We are proud to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with IHS Markit and need special assistance or an accommodation to use our website or to apply for a position, please contact or call +1 212 849 0399. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation are considered on a case-by-case basis. This contact information (email and phone) is intended for application assistance and accommodation requests only. We are unable to accept resumes or provide information about application status through the phone number or email address above. Resumes are only accepted through the online application process, and only qualified candidates will receive consideration and follow-up. IHS Markit maintains a substance-free workplace; employees may be asked to submit to a drug test (where permitted by law). 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