Cloud Engineer

We’re the world’s leading data, insights, and consulting company; we shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere.

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Kantar is undergoing the largest Tech transformation our $7.5bn business has seen, allowing us to become a leading global Data/Analytics powerhouse, suppling giants such as Google and Unilever with innovative insights into the behaviour of their customers.

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Since being acquired by Bain Capital in December 2019 we have been mapping out how to realise this vision, by expanding, upgrading, and evolving our Tech Platforms and Infrastructure. We are Cloud Native (Azure) and are modernising and integrating all our tech stacks to allow us to provide a swifter and more automated response to our client’s needs.

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For this we need some of the best minds in Tech and DevOps to help us solve problems for the long term, with the freedom to take measured risk with innovative solutions. From the top down, our global tech community is truly collaborative and supportive, with excellent training resources to ensure you are coached and guided to improve your skills, so you continue to grow as we do.

Role Summary:

Kantar is seeking a Cloud Engineer with a proven track record of success to join our Central DevOps practice and contribute to the growth of our DevOps center of excellence. As a Cloud Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud-native technology and make significant contributions to Kantar's ambitious product roadmap.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and optimize automation processes for provisioning infrastructure and applications using infrastructure-as-code techniques.
• Standardize and streamline build and release pipelines through continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Configure and administer platforms and services to ensure optimal performance, scalability, and recoverability.
• Take charge of incident management by analyzing root causes, communicating with relevant parties, conducting post-incident evaluations, and implementing effective solutions.
• Drive improvements in operational efficiency for all services and actively contribute to deployments of platform and pipeline artefacts.
• Ensure security, high availability, and disaster recovery are prioritized in all aspects of the role.
• Continuously monitor cost and risk, aiming to reduce and mitigate them effectively.
• Maintain synchronization between production and non-production environments through the alignment of stable standards, code, and configurations.
• Stay informed about emerging trends and make compelling cases for their adoption, including tool selection.
• Contribute to proof of concepts (PoCs), prototypes, and innovation spikes to determine directional outcomes.

Requirements:

• Working experience configuring, securing, and administering platforms in Azure, with knowledge of cloud infrastructure and networking principles.
• Proficiency with CI/CD toolchains such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Git, and Artefactory.
• Proficiency in scripting languages for automation, such as Linux Bash, PowerShell, and Python.
• Experience provisioning platforms via Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) techniques, including Terraform, YAML, and Azure Resource Manager (ARM).
• Demonstrable knowledge of distributed data platforms, including Azure ADLS and Data Lakes.
• Familiarity with vulnerability management and code-inspection tooling such as Snyk and SonarQube.
• Embrace an "automation-first" approach when developing solutions, giving importance to self-repairing and resilient methods.

Why Join Kantar:

We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.

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And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.