Description:
We are seeking a AWS Cloud Data Engineer to support our growing data operations, working with large datasets from uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). This is a full-time, office-based role at our Dundalk Operations Centre, where you’ll collaborate closely with colleagues across data, software, and operations.
This role combines AWS expertise, strong data engineering skills, and a passion for automation and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will design, build, and optimise data infrastructure and workflows that enable XOCEAN’s global data operations.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
- Architect & Design: Develop secure, scalable, and cost-optimized cloud architectures using AWS services aligned with business and technical requirements.
- Data Engineering: Design and maintain efficient data pipelines and processing workflows using Python and AWS data services.
- Support & Troubleshooting: Act as the escalation point for complex AWS infrastructure issues, providing root-cause analysis and remediation.
- Monitoring & Optimisation: Continuously monitor system and pipeline performance, implementing best practices for cost management, availability, and disaster recovery.
- Security & Compliance: Ensure solutions comply with security standards (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC2) and AWS Well-Architected Framework.
- Collaboration: Partner with development, DevOps, and IT teams to support application deployments and resolve infrastructure challenges.
- Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Maintain comprehensive system documentation, runbooks, and knowledge base articles.
- Innovation: Stay current with AWS innovations and recommend new technologies to improve system performance and reliability.
Requirements: Essential Skills / Attributes and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 2-5 years of experience managing and supporting AWS cloud environments.
- In-depth knowledge of AWS services such as FSx, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, IAM, and VPC.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools (CloudFormation, Terraform).
- Strong troubleshooting and performance-tuning skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.
- Experience in agile project management is a plus.