Alex Staff
Senior Hybrid Cloud / DevOps Engineer
Alex StaffLatvia15 hours ago
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Company: An international engineering firm developing innovative utility-scale energy storage solutions and grid stability systems for the UK market.

Product: A high-load hybrid platform (AWS + On-prem) managing energy storage systems, trading operations, and ML models. The infrastructure is a mission-critical component of the business, evolving continuously alongside the product.

Key Responsibilities

  • Operate and evolve the hybrid environment (bridging AWS and On-prem resources)
  • Maintain and scale PostgreSQL databases, Kafka clusters, and data pipelines ("data grabbers")
  • Support High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments for ML modeling
  • Advance Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using AWS CDK (TypeScript) and automation via Ansible/Bash
  • Manage access control (IAM, Cloud & On-prem users) and implement security best practices across the hybrid environment
  • Develop and promote a self-service DevOps model for the development teams

Requirements

  • Proven experience with hybrid environments (AWS + local data centers)
  • Deep knowledge of Kubernetes (preferably AWS EKS)
  • Strong proficiency in IaC tools (CDK, Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation)
  • Experience administering PostgreSQL and Kafka in high-load systems
  • Proficiency in at least one programming language (TypeScript is preferred; Python or others are acceptable if you are willing to learn TS)
  • Linux Power User status and a solid understanding of networking protocols
  • A proactive mindset: readiness to take full ownership of results and a commitment to continuous learning
  • Agentic AI Coding Experience: Hands-on experience using Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or similar AI-driven development tools

Benefits

  • Salary: Competitive (based on interview results at the Senior level)
  • Format: Full-time, long-term contract
  • Growth: The opportunity to become the key owner of the company's entire infrastructure

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