Version 1 is a Technology Services company, delivering impactful change to help our customers navigate the rapidly changing digital-first world. We have recently hired our 3000th employee, doubling in size since 2020. We plan to triple in size in the next 5 years. We are 12 years a Best Workplace in Ireland (GPTW 1st place), 5 in the UK (GPTW 5th place) and 1 in India (GPTW 1st place).

We work hard to ensure we understand what our customers need from their technology solutions and then we deliver. We are an award-winning company who provide world class customer service; we think big, and we hire great people.

We believe in continuously improving to make a real difference to the careers and work environment of our people. Being a Great Place to Work involves listening to our people and ensuring they are Trusted and Empowered. We are an open and transparent workplace. We have open-door management and balanced policies. Constructive feedback is encouraged and welcomed at all levels.

• No 1 Best place to work in Ireland #GPTW2023 !!
• 5th Best Large Workplace in the UK #GPTW2023!!
• No 1 Best place to work in India #GPTW2023 !!
• 10th place in Glassdoor Top 50 UK companies
• UK & Ireland’s premier Oracle, Microsoft & AWS partner
• Market leader in Oracle ERP and Cloud Applications
• Consulting, implementation and support services
• 3000 strong,€255m/ £220m revenue business

Version 1 is one of a handful of AWS Premier Consulting Partners, the highest tier of AWS Partnership available. You will be working for the Service Reliability Group (SRG) in a dedicated team for one of our largest customers. You will be part of a multi-skilled team providing not only AWS support, but also bringing your expertise to the fore that will inform and shape their digital transformation journey. You will be part of team which is responsible for ensuring the customer AWS estate remains healthy, future proofed, and resilient. You will be working with the latest cloud services, toolsets and utilising best practice approach to automation and infrastructure as code.

The role is varied in scope and technology, and will entail:

• Supporting a large PLC running a multi-cloud estate. Your focus will be on their AWS platform utilising the latest cloud services and best-practice architecture
• Development of innovative solutions in the cloud
• Working with the customer in a partnership model where you support, advise, recommend, and shape their cloud journey
• Developing the AWS Platform with an ‘automation-first’ mindset, using Cloud Formation, Ansible and CI/CD pipelines
• Managing 3rd level support issues
• Mentoring of junior team members

• AWS Solutions Architect or SysOps Admin Certification (2-3 years of experience)
• Infrastructure as Code/Configuration automation experience essential: Terraform, Ansible, Cloudformation etc
• AWS core services, including: Compute and Networking, Storage and CDN, Database on EC2/RDS, Application Services, Deployment and Management; AWS WorkSpace
• Network technologies as they relate to AWS networking, including: Route53 and load balancing, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), and AWS Direct Connect; Network Security Group Management
• Experience using Nagios/Opsview monitoring solutions
• Strong technical Linux experience - Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) preferred
• Good broad technical knowledge across Public Cloud (AWS, Azure, GoogleCloud)
• ITIL® Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
• Experience in NetApp
• NextGen monitoring experience would be valuable, e.g. DataDog, NewRelic, Kumoco etc
• Strong verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills are required

Here's what else we offer:

• Employee recognition in the form of Excellence Awards and CallOut which are awarded by your peers. Engagement is incredibly important with local engagement teams driving our engagement events! 
• Great Place to Work award winners - United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Spain and India
• Private healthcare cover
• Life Assurance
• Employer contributed pension scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Pathways career development quarterly process