Senior Cloud Engineer

Job title:

Senior Cloud Engineer

Company

John Lewis Partnership

Job description

Posting End Date: December 15, 2024Join John Lewis or Waitrose todayIf you’ve ever stepped through the doors of a John Lewis or Waitrose shop, shopped online, or seen any of our adverts, you’ll know there’s something unique about us.That unique proposition is our Partners. As co-owners they have a say in our business and receive a share of the profits, so they put time and effort into making it work. Our Partners are the reason we’re the success we are. They’re our secret sauce; the opportunity for us to differentiate.Job Summary:Job Description:At a glance:Hybrid Working: We have opportunities at both our John Lewis Head Office in Pimlico, London and Waitrose Head Office in Bracknell, Berkshire.We have a blended hybrid approach of working from our offices and a home/remote UK location. You are contracted to a Partnership office location. If you choose to work remotely you should be aware that from time to time, you will need to come into the office.Expected Salary range: £57,600 – £92,400Contract type: PermanentWhat’s the role about?As the UK’s most successful omni-channel retailer, ecommerce is a key part of our business – we run two of the busiest websites in the UK, driving a significant proportion of our sales.Our engineering practice includes 60+ teams, working on everything from Cloud platforms to mobile apps, from ecommerce functionality to machine learning.Have a quick glance of our Engineering best practices, see our engineers talk about their experience and opportunities to learn and grow; Check out our Tech stack, reach out to us if you have any questions. Visit – .Internally this role is known as Product Engineer (L6)What you will be doingThis is an opportunity to work as a Senior Platform Engineer within a cross-functional Agile development team building our Partnership Data Platform (PDP) on Google Cloud. You will be working collaboratively with other highly skilled Engineers creating and improving this cloud-based platform that is used by the Data teams building complex, mission-critical solutions.The vision for PDP is to embed data-driven decision-making and analytics at scale, across the Partnership. We recognise the importance of data and are backing a significant investment in developing the platform.The team takes a “paved road” approach to provide features that benefit the many Engineers that utilise the platform, by evolving its capabilities and tailoring them to both Our Business and Engineering needs.As a Senior Engineer you will have responsibility for the development approach and will strongly influence how the platform evolves to meet business needs. You will also use your knowledge of Engineering to support shaping of new projects and support the professional development of less experienced developers. You will work with a diverse range of technical and non-technical stakeholders which will require strong communication skills.There are opportunities to become a people manager for your fellow engineers if that is something that appeals to you.Ideal candidates will have excellent Software Engineering skills with a track record of working in teams delivering flexible cloud-based infrastructure solutions that are scalable, secure and performant. Successful candidates will have passion for using technology to deliver outstanding and innovative solutions.What you’ll have (Essential Skills)Experience working with Google Cloud Platform or another major cloud provider.Managing infrastructure as code, with a Software Engineering mindset.Use of languages such as Python to automate configuration and extend platform services.A solid grounding in designing and building systems for reliability and security.Well-versed in the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery practice, and experience of using supporting tools to help it work effectively for many Engineers.Comfortable working within an Agile development team and open to pair programming.What else you could bring:As this role will involve working specifically with our Data Platform, use of some of the following languages and tools would be very helpful:Familiarity with SQLTerraformDBTThe Snowflake Data PlatformDocker and KubernetesApache AirflowObservability tools – especially those relevant to Data PlatformsGitlab CIBenefits of the John Lewis Partnership:You will enjoy 25% discount at John Lewis (electrical items 12%) and 20% discount in WaitroseWe have a competitive pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay)Excellent work life balance, including a focus on well being, flexible working practices and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave policyFind out more about theNext Steps:The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to do before the closing date.If you are successful following your initial application, the next stages are: virtual screening call, two rounds of formal virtual interviews – technical and role specific.You’ll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we’ll be sure to discuss it with you.We sometimes close vacancies early in the event of a large response, so we recommend you apply as early as possible.#LI-HEADOFFICE#LI-Hybrid#LI-LS1Pay: £57,600.00 – £92,400.00 AnnualScheduled Weekly hours: 35Worker Type: Permanent PartnerJob Level: Partnership Level 6Hours of Work: 35At the John Lewis Partnership, we embrace our differences. We want you to be you. Because, well, we know you’re at your best when you’re free to be yourself.Being a truly inclusive employer to us means creating an environment which celebrates your contribution, regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief. It’s why we’ve set our own aim to become the UK’s most inclusive business – for our Partners (employees) and our customers.We firmly believe that our future success lies in diversity of thought from all Partners and it’s integral in our mission to build a happier world. 🌍 💚We welcome applications from everyone interested in working for us. And, once you’re a Partner, your differences will make all the difference.Find out more about D&I in the Partnership .We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where it is possible to do so. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.–

Expected salary

£57600 – 92400 per year

Location

London

Job date

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 03:18:19 GMT

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