Samsung SDS
Senior Cloud Engineer
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- UK_SDSE_Weybridge_Heights
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Degree in Computing (BSc Hons) or equivalent.
- 5–10 years of relevant experience in senior cloud engineering within medium to large organisations.
- Relevant certifications (AWS, Azure, Windows, Linux, Terraform, architecture or project management) are an advantage.
Full description
Job Title
Senior Cloud Engineer
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Department
Cloud Service Group
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Time Type
Full time
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Role Summary
The Senior Cloud Engineer will join the Cloud Service Group, providing technical support across Samsung SDSE’s cloud infrastructure. The role focuses on improving cloud platforms to keep them reliable, secure, and highly available, while finding ways to make processes more efficient.
As a technical lead, you’ll help shape the group’s strategy, drive automation and AI adoption, and support the development of junior team members. You’ll also work closely with the business to understand customer needs and find better ways to deliver cloud services across the region.
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Key Responsibilities
- Deployment, support, troubleshooting, and maintenance of operating systems across cloud infrastructure. Core area of responsibility windows systems.
- Maintain and drive security and operational standards across the environment.
- Seek to be a leader in the evolution of the VDI platform and the associated complexities in supporting such a platform.
- Collaborate with support teams, senior management and developers to drive greater efficiencies utilizing automation or in some instances AI automation.
- Contribute to the strategy of the cloud service group, through subject matter expertise and enhancing/shaping the offering to the customer.
- Seek to mentor existing engineers and support a culture focused on continuous improvement.
- Demonstrate a business focused mindset and a willingness to step outside of defined boundaries.
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RequirementsEducation & Experience
- Degree in Computing (BSc Hons) or equivalent.
- 5–10 years of relevant experience in senior cloud engineering within medium to large organisations.
- Relevant certifications (AWS, Azure, Windows, Linux, Terraform, architecture or project management) are an advantage.
Technical Skills
- Strong Windows Server administration, including build, support, lifecycle management, failover clustering, network teaming, Active Directory/DNS, WSUS, IIS and security hardening.
- Experience with virtualisation technologies (vSphere, Hyper-V) and hyperscale cloud environments, preferably Azure or AWS.
- Knowledge of IP networking, including routing, firewalls and load balancers.
- Experience supporting Linux platforms.
- Working knowledge of MS SQL and databases.
- Experience with SAN/storage technologies and VDI (Citrix is an advantage).