Cloud Ops Engineer

Who are we?

Howden is a collective – a group of talented and passionate people all around the world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 18,000 employees spanning over 100 countries.

People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It’s what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work / life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you’ll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

Purpose of the Role: 

  

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Cloud Ops Engineer to join our growing and dynamic Data Platform Engineering Team.  
 
The Cloud Ops Engineer will play a key technical role in automating the build and advancing our Data Platform and Data technology stack, leveraging modern day Azure cloud services, and securely driving CI/CD & automation practices. 
 
The ideal candidate should have a strong experience in DevOps and Cloud Ops practices, versed with Well Architected Framework ,FinOps including deploying Azure infrastructure services following best practises, with a strong focus on Platform Engineering , virtual networking and serverless computing. 
 
Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities: 
 
As a Cloud Ops Engineer, you will be responsible for shaping our technical roadmaps across our Azure Cloud Platform , defining our technical governance , standards and will play an important role in wider collaboration with technology platforms teams across the business. 
 
You will work alongside a technical team of engineers to support the delivery of Azure hosted data Projects and deliverables, enabling us to support business customer requirements, building a well secured, performance efficient Azure Platform capable of hosting solutions to achieve strategic goals and objectives. 

  

• Collaborate with cross functional teams across the business, with a key focus on alignment to enterprise architecture for our Data capabilities. 

• Responsible for the implementation and management of secured,  highly scalable, performance efficient, modernised infrastructure across our Azure cloud platforms supporting our Cloud Data services. 

• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes, with CI/CD principles a strong focus area. 

• Support and Enhance our CI/CD pipelines to streamline SDLC and improve our overall Data services capabilities. 

• Monitor system performance and deliver proactive maintenance improvements. 

• Ensure Security and Compliance of our Cloud infrastructure and Solutions, including a focus on Vulnerability Management & Maintenance. 

  

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Strong experience implementing Azure Infrastructure Services in accordance with embedding best practises as part of build process. 

• Strong experience in automation levering scripting languages such as JSON, Bicep, Yaml, Python, Terraform, Ansible and PowerShell. 

• Proven understanding in Containerisation and Serverless computing services and practices (examples such as Docker , Azure AKS , Azure Container Instances ,Azure Functions , AWS EKS and Lambda). 

• Strong networking skills specifically in the use of securing data platforms in the cloud. 

• Experience in the deployment and support of Databricks , Azure Synapse, Azure OpenAI ,Azure AI Search, Azure SQL PaaS services, Azure ML and other Advanced Analytics related services. 

• A solid understanding of DevOps, FinOps and DevSecOps principles and concepts. 

• Experience in delivering and managing CI/CD Pipelines leveraging tools such as Azure Pipelines , Azure DevOps, and Jenkins. 

• Strong Experience with Organising Azure Landing zones from Root Management Groups to individual resources. 

• In-depth Understanding of Azure Global Presence (Regions) 

Qualifications/Certification (Nice to Have) 

       AZ 400  

       AZ 104   

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we’re looking for individuals who share the same values as us:

• Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new

• We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges

• We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond

Reasonable adjustments

We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs.  Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours* or hybrid working*.

If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it’s the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role’s criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.

*Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner if you want to know more.

Permanent