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Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer – Digital Archiving Department (WOE)

Closing date for applications: 30/11/2022
OVERVIEW OF ROLE
Specialist role
 Web operations engineer
Summary of the work
 You will design/implement/optimise/maintain our cloud-based systems. Responsibilities include designing, commissioning and managing cloud environments, deploying and debugging systems, and contributing to new cloud initiatives. You will help our teams take a consistent approach to security, cost-management, monitoring and reporting. Efficient resource use and designing/operating secure environments are important.
Latest start date
 09/01/2023
Expected contract length
 Initially 4 months with the possibility of extension.
Location
 No specific location, for example they can work remotely
Organisation the work is for
 The National Archives
Maximum day rate
 £625
ABOUT THE WORK
Early market engagement
Who the specialist will work with
 Our multidisciplinary Agile teams working on records transfer, digital preservation and our data pipeline. These teams are a combination of internal TNA employees and external suppliers. You will collaborate closely with technical architects, software developers, data engineers, and experts from across the organisation to ensure that our cloud services are robust, performant and well managed.
What the specialist will work on
 Collaborate with product and infrastructure teams to design optimal cloud solutions on AWS.  Implement and maintain cloud infrastructure solutions, contribute to design, follow good practice and departmental policy.  Maintain a focus on security. Identify, analyse, and remedy infrastructure vulnerabilities.  Ensure effective operation of cloud infrastructure. Manage performance and availability.  Ensure secure operation of cloud infrastructure. Manage access and monitor activity.  Monitor and understand resource utilisation, make recommendations, manage optimisation and scaling to ensure resources are used efficiently and cost-effectively.  Investigate and resolve application deployment issues. Oversee handover from current suppliers. Provide mentorship to junior staff.
WORK SETUP
Address where the work will take place
 The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU. Occasional on-site attendance may be required.
Working arrangements
 You can work remotely or at The National Archives office in Kew. The teams you will be working with are primarily hybrid workers. You may be asked to work on site occasionally (maximum twice a month) to take part in workshops or planning sessions.
Security clearance
 Baseline security clearance
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Additional terms and conditions
EVALUATION CRITERIA
How many specialists to evaluate
 4
Cultural fit criteria
 -Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers -Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions -Share knowledge and experience with other team members
Assessment methods
Evaluation weighting
 Technical competence 75% Cultural fit 5% Price 20%
EXPERIENCE
Essential skills and experience
  • In-depth knowledge of core services in AWS particularly compute, storage, networking, databases, management and security, with experience in cloud engineering or role with a strong element of cloud engineering
  • Demonstrable practical experience of CI/CD pipelines (using GitHub Actions) including planning, designing, implementing, testing, monitoring and maintenance
  • Knowledge of designing for security, and experience of good practice for operational management in a secure environment
  • Good experience of an ‘infrastructure as code’ approach using Terraform
  • Experience of monitoring resource utilisation, making recommendations, managing optimisation and scaling to ensure resources are used efficiently and cost-effectively
Nice-to-have skills and experience
  • Relevant certification in cloud engineering
  • Experience of knowledge transfer and providing technical support to more junior colleagues
EXPRESS INTEREST
Closing date for applications: 30/11/2022

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer – Digital Archiving Department (WOE)

Closing date for applications: 30/11/2022


Specialist role:

Web operations engineer

Location:

No specific location, for example they can work remotely

Organisation:

The National Archives

Maximum day rate:

£625
FULL DETAILS / EXPRESS INTEREST HERE
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