Cloud Engineer

Job Title : Cloud Developer

Location: Remote

Type of position: Contract- 6 months

Experience: 5 + Years

Job Summary:

We are looking for talented developers with experience developing complex Cloud AWS serverless applications to join an exciting client project as part of our experienced team of Cloud developers, platform engineers and data engineers.

This is a great opportunity to get involved in large scale project and will require you to be comfortable working with serverless technologies in small autonomous squads working as part of a larger programme.

We keep our knowledge fresh by continually looking for new technologies and sharing what we’ve learned. As part of our team, you will actively enjoy learning new technologies and developing your skills, and will contribute to this process.

What we want from you:

• Developing complex cloud-native serverless applications
• Using AWS Lambda, preferably written in TypeScript (knowledge of Node.js is useful)
• Using AWS Serverless products, including API Gateway, EventBridge, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB etc
• Implementing a range of integration patterns, from GraphQL to SaaS APIs to FTP.
• Understanding traditional Design Patterns
• Understanding DevOps principles (ideally with experience of Monorepos and Azure DevOps)
• Understanding an Infrastructure-as-Code language (e.g. CloudFormation, Terraform)
• Test-Driven development, with a quality-driven mindset
• Communicating, with excellent written and spoken skills
• Data Modelling
• Solid understanding of VCS (ideally git)

If you know some of this, even better:

• Experience of modern eCommerce platforms
• Contribute to Open Source projects
• Experience developing multi-site applications
• Diagrams-as-code
• Understanding of modern authentication protocols (OAuth2, OIDC)
• Consideration of cross cutting concerns (e.g. Observability, Security)

About VML

VML is a leading creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brands and drive growth. VML is celebrated for its innovative and award-winning work for blue chip client partners including AstraZeneca, Colgate-Palmolive, Dell, Ford, Intel, Microsoft, Nestlé, The Coca-Cola Company, and Wendy's. The agency is recognized by the Forrester Wave™ Reports, which name WPP as a “Leader” in Commerce Services, Global Digital Experience Services, Global Marketing Services and, most recently, Marketing Measurement & Optimization. As the world’s most advanced and largest creative company, VML’s global network is powered by 30,000 talented people across 60-plus markets, with principal offices in Kansas City, New York, Detroit, London, São Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney.