Senior IT Solutions Architect / Senior Software Engineer

Cammach is working with a major Oil & Gas Operator based Aberdeen to recruit for Senior IT Solutions Architect / Senior Software Engineer. 

Hybrid working arrangements / remote working will also be considered.

It’s a core ongoing contract position that will be eligible for annual renewal so it will be a long-term opportunity. 

Agency Worker / PAYE contract

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide cloud computing expertise and support for cloud-native solutions.
• Implement cloud security best practices.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Design cloud architectures with a focus on security and cost.
• Define cloud strategy and roadmaps aligned with IT and Data Governance.
• Produce cloud and software architecture designs from business requirements.
• Ensure best practices and HQ standards adherence.
• Maintain consistency across development squads through the Technical Framework.
• Act as a reference for cloud-native solutions and ensure support agreements.
• Offer expert advice and training to the team.
• Review change requests for justification and technical soundness.
• Promote process, procedure, and IS improvements for cost-effectiveness and quality.
• Recommend IS expenditure for cloud enhancements and projects.
• Ensure system integrity and compliance with standards.
• Share best practices actively.
• Participate in regular security, software component, and cost optimization reviews.

REQUIREMENTS:

• This candidate holds a numerate honours degree and has 7-10 years of professional experience. They excel in writing robust, reusable code and have extensive expertise with major cloud providers (Azure, AWS, GCP) and IaC technologies (Terraform, ARM Templates, CloudFormation, Ansible, Chef).
• Proficient with CI/CD tools (GitHub, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Bamboo, Bitbucket Pipelines, CircleCI, Travis, TeamCity) and scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell). They also have experience with DVCS tools (Git, Mercurial) and container technologies (Kubernetes, OpenShift, Fargate, ECS).
• Solid understanding of distributed computing, data and application architectures, basic networking, security, and infrastructure.
• Possess proven production experience with cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure, and can integrate cloud services with on-premise data sources and clients.
• With excellent interpersonal and communication skills, they are effective technical presenters, organized, methodical, and capable of multitasking under tight deadlines.

Qualifications:

• Understanding of the Upstream industry and its strategic drivers.
• Experience with multi-tier, high availability, cloud and on-premise data engineering solutions.
• Proficiency within the Microsoft Azure tech stack.
• Experience in dynamic Agile-based teams.
• This candidate is ready to drive innovation and efficiency with their extensive cloud expertise and technical acumen.