IT Cloud Engineer

Mission

The Infrastructure and Operations Cloud Engineer has a deep understanding of storage, data protection, workplace, networking, security, virtualization, and cloud technologies. In addition, they are responsible for providing expert guidance and recommendations to ensure the scalability, availability, and performance of our IT systems. They will act as the single point of contact for the R&D Data Science Department, coordinating IT infrastructure dependent on demand. Moreover, they will set the definition, implementation and development of technological solutions for computational biologists, according to the Almirall IT landscape, infrastructure and security requirements.

Functions & Responsibilities

This position will be held in our Sant Feliu de Llobregat office with the possibility to work remotely up to 2 days a week.

Role

Within the Infrastructure and Operations Team, this position will work directly embedded in a cross-functional team, composed mainly by R&D data scientists, R&D Data Engineers, D&AI Architects, and other potential R&D or IT stakeholders. Some of the main functions of the role will include:

• Understanding of the IT/R&D infrastructure requirements and translation into viable technical solutions.
• Design and implementation of cloud solutions in Azure, proofs of concept, pilots, projects or evolutive requests.
• Cloud infrastructure management with hands on capability, including configuration of virtual networks, storage, databases, and compute services.
• Automating deployments and managing resources using tools such as Azure DevOps and Terraform.
• Container orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker.
• Ensuring platform and technical architecture is ready to deploy new data business application process models .
• Collaborating with other IT teams, such as infrastructure engineers, workplace, applications development, security, and operations, to ensure the alignment with business goals and objectives.
• Evaluation of new and emerging technologies and provision of recommendations for the adoption and integration of these technologies into the IT infrastructure.
• Managing relationships with vendors and service providers to ensure the successful delivery of IT infrastructure services and solutions.
  
  

Education

To be successful in this role, the IT Cloud Engineer:

• Holds a graduate degree in Engineering, IT or within the Computational Sciences sphere.
• Experience with stakeholder management will be an advantage.
  
  

Skills

• Strong expertise of Cloud architectures, especifically in Azure.
• Strong experience designing and implementing Enterprise Data & Analytics Architectures.
• Broad understanding of the current and emerging technology trends and developments.
• Strong working knowledge of governance policies and practices in architectures focused on self-service & business autonomy.
• Good communication skills.
  
  

Experience

The IT Cloud Engineer we are looking for:

• Typically has 3 to 5 years of IT work experience with a broad range of exposure to various technical environments.
• Ideally has 3 to 5 years' work experience in building technical architectures in Azure.
• Preferably has proven experience or demonstrated capability in leading IT transformational initiatives in complex, cross-functional and dynamic environments.
  
  

Values

• Care: We listen and empathize. We value diverse perspectives and backgrounds. We help each other succeed.
• Courage: We challenge the status quo. We take full ownership. We learn from our successes and failures.
• Innovation: We put the patient and customer at the center. We create novel solutions. We empower entrepreneurial mindsets.
• Simplicity: We act decisively and avoid over-analysis. We understand why before we act. We are agile and keep things simple.