What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Engineer position at ministrybrands?
Title: Cloud Engineer Location: Galway (Hybrid) About Ministry Brands Ministry Brands is a leading provider of SaaS operational management systems, payments platforms, digital engagement tools and background screening solutions for purpose-driven organisations. We serve more than 95,000 customers as a trusted partner in digital transformation and enablement – advancing missions, driving efficiencies, and building engaged communities for more than four decades. Our Galway R&D centre is Ministry Brands' global AI R&D hub and is in the middle of a major expansion as we deliver a multi-year AI-native transformation of our product portfolio. About The Role We're looking for a talented Cloud Engineer to join our growing engineering team. You'll play a key role in designing, building, and operating the cloud infrastructure that powers our products and services. Working closely with engineering teams, you'll help create secure, scalable, and highly available platforms that enable developers to deliver software quickly and reliably. You'll contribute to modernising our cloud environment, improving automation, and driving operational excellence across our platform. Whether you're an experienced Cloud Engineer or a strong Infrastructure or DevOps Engineer looking to take the next step, we'd love to hear from you. What you will do Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure. Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Improve CI/CD pipelines to enable faster and more reliable software delivery. Monitor platform health, performance, and security, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement. Collaborate with software engineers to optimise application deployment, scalability, and resilience. Implement cloud security best practices, identity management, and compliance controls. Support incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives. Drive infrastructure standardisation, automation, and operational excellence across engineering teams. Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to the long-term cloud strategy. Mentor colleagues and promote cloud and DevOps best practices across the organisation. What You Bring Strong experience working with public cloud platforms, preferably AWS and Azure. Experience with both AWS and Azure is preferred. Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation. Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, or Jenkins. Strong knowledge of containerisation technologies such as Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes or Amazon ECS. Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as CloudWatch, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar. Good understanding of networking, security, IAM, and cloud architecture principles. Experience administering Linux-based systems. Familiarity with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or PowerShell. Experience supporting production SaaS environments with high availability and reliability requirements. Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for automation and continuous improvement. Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams. Nice to Have AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator, DevOps Engineer, or similar). Experience with serverless technologies such as AWS Lambda. Experience implementing security and compliance frameworks. Knowledge of cost optimisation and FinOps practices. Experience working within Agile engineering teams. What's in it for You At Ministry Brands, we invest in our people and provide the support, flexibility, and opportunities you need to do your best work and grow your career. Hybrid working model based from our Galway office. 25 days annual leave plus public holidays. 100% employer-paid private health insurance, including cover for dependents. Dental coverage. Employer-matched pension scheme. Income protection and life assurance. Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and wellbeing initiatives. Career development through mentorship, professional training, and certification opportunities. Galway gym membership. Annual volunteer day. Amazing company culture. Ministry Brands is a leading provider of SaaS operational management systems, payments platforms, digital engagement tools and background screening solutions for faith-based, non-profit and for-profit organizations. We serve more than 95,000 customers as a trusted partner in digital transformation and enablement – advancing missions, driving efficiencies, and building engaged communities for more than four decades. The diverse and real-world experiences of our team members serving their communities makes us stronger together and enhances our ability to advance digital transformation for the greater good. Ministry Brands is committed to acknowledging and valuing our employee differences and to creating an environment in which every individual’s unique strengths and abilities are developed and valued. Our employees share in the responsibility for creating this environment and demonstrate mutual respect and acceptance in the workplace. We welcome everyone and are dedicated to creating a culture where all our employees have equal opportunity to be heard and reach their full potential.