Cloud Analyst

Job Description

Cloud Analyst Do you have the ability to automate what are traditionally iterative manual tasks Do you have excellent problem management skills Have strong Cloud Engineering/Networking experience This may be the role for you!The purpose of this role is to help with the groups digital transformation to the cloud and supporting the infrastructure requirements at a 3rd line level. This role will involve project and BAU work as directed. The underlying objectives are to delivera stable, resilient, and scalable cloud platform that empowers the group to deliver business applications when and where they are required.You will be expected to use your skill set as a cloud analyst to move the group towards our goal of application and infrastructure modernisation through transformation. You will be joining a highly skilled and motivated group of SMEs who are happy to bothshare knowledge and learn from others. We are currently undergoing a period of digital transformation that is being led by IT, so this is a very exciting time to join.Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the support and development of hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Accountable for the support of the cloud infrastructure across the group.
• Supporting DevOps and Development Teams.
• Work with the Architecture team to deliver strategic roadmaps.
• Ensure that Security considerations are embedded in all work undertaken.
• To work with 3rd party support services as required.
• To deliver technical designs to remediate against identified problems.
• Provide design authority expertise to ensure that solutions are fit for purpose and delivered to an agreed standard.
• To work with NOC to ensure all aspects of the infrastructure and are actively monitored.
• To ensure regular health checks and appropriate patching is carried out.
• To ensure right level of documentation is created, available and maintained for the environment.
• To ensure that that all backup services for the group are appropriate and maintained accordingly.
• To continue to develop the groups technical capabilities through the use of existing and emerging technologies.
• The ability to learn new technology and to also share that knowledge with others.
• Excellent understanding of the commercial and business impact of IT outages with the business.
• Carry out performance/capacity planning for the IT Infrastructure.

Key SkillsEssential

• Cloud Engineering / networking experience with Azure
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripting including ARM templates, JSON and Terraform
• Exposure to and use of containerization technology (Kubernetes)
• Use of API Management tools including APIM, Apigee
• Use of DevOps tools including GIT, Azure DevOps
• Windows AD inc Powershell
• Office 365 and Azure AD
• MS Windows Server 2012-2019

Desirable

• Other cloud platform experience e.g. AWS, GCP
• Azure Cloud Services and components including Data Bricks, Data Lake, Function Apps, SQL
• Experience of Microsoft Service Fabric in Azure
• Backup technologies including Rubrik
• Hyper Converged Data centre experience
• Citrix Netscaler Gateways
• CheckPoint Firewalls
• Storage Area Networks
• Modern monitoring platform knowledge
• Compliance and Security Technologies
• Professional qualifications that support your experience
• Excellent knowledge of the ITIL framework

Why us Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited (MISL) is one of the largest Managing General Agents in the UK. With a strong presence in the UK motor insurance market, we specialise in niche motor cover, where our solid market knowledge and experience enables usto create highly targeted products.Our success is underpinned by our underwriting strategy to identify and apply special risk factors to the customers advantage. That, and our skilled underwriting technicians who are friendly, accessible and empowered to make decisions.We only transact business through professional UK insurance intermediaries and we take pride in fostering excellent working relationships. Our products feature prominently on Aggregators sites, such as Confused.com, Go Compare and Compare the Market, viaour broker partners.What we offer in return

• A collaborative and fast paced work environment
• Private medical health care plan
• 28 days annual leave plus of Bank Holidays and the ability to buy an additional three days holiday
• Health Cash Plan
• A benefit scheme that offers discounts and cashback on shopping, restaurants, travel and more;
• Life Assurance 4x annual salary
• Hybrid working model- from our Peterborough, Tunbridge Wells or Chesterfield offices