Associate Architect / Architect DevOps
Cloudways Limited

Headquarters: Malta
URL: https://www.cloudways.com/en/

• Get involved in the architecture planning, implementation, and maintenance of server clusters, API, and microservices, including critical production environments in hybrid cloud
• Collaborate with the product team to explore the technical scope of the needs of customers
• Use proven architecture design and best practices to make sure that the applications remain always-available, offer sustained high performance, and are scalable on demand
• Monitor incidents/problems trends to identify areas of deficiency and recommend improvements to prevent future occurrences
• Bridge the gap between business/user problems and technology solutions/possibilities
• Brief the teams and stakeholders on the structure, characteristics, behavior, and related aspects of the solutions
• Create and publish Architecture and Application Availability Metrics (through general and team-specific dashboards)
• Research emerging technologies and propose changes to the existing architecture to ensure compatibility with proven technologies.
• Lay out execution plans with proper control over the solution development process & environment
• Collaborate with development teams to optimize architecture performance, right size environments, provide constructive feedback/coaching, and review code

• Proven expertise in managing large-scale deployments of traffic-intensive applications
• Experience in automating cloud system monitoring and operations through scripting
• Hands-on experience in administering high availability and high-performance environments
• In-depth knowledge and 5+ years of hands-on experience with Linux
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related technical field
• Excellent understanding of Scalability processes and techniques
• Expert knowledge of at least one Infrastructure-as-Code / Configuration-as-Code technology (such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Salt)
• Good understanding of platform and systems’ architecture – modular monoliths and microservices. Operational knowledge of enabling tools such as Kubernetes and Dockers is a plus point.
• Working knowledge of modern DevOps processes including monitoring, log aggregation, alerting, service discovery.
• System troubleshooting and problem-solving across platform and application domains. You will be expected to participate in on-call escalations to troubleshoot issues
• Operational understanding of Agile methods
• Strong self-motivation (this is a must); excellent work ethics, dependable and responsible
• Must be a flexible self-starter who can quickly accommodate new requirements, scope-changes quickly, and can adapt to a growing and evolving team
• Critical Thinker; with good logical and creative problem-solving skills, excellent oral and written communication skills

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