Job Description

Lead Cloud Engineer, StoreFront team

You understand software development principles and apply those to craft code that's easy to understand, modify, and test. You also understand quality, resiliency and supportability. If you're a self-motivated developer who enjoys taking ownership and making a tangible impact, we want to hear from you!

Our team:

The StoreFront Services team, based in Cambridge UK develops Citrix StoreFront, the sole access layer for our Desktop-as-a-Service solutions. Our systems pull data from several components to provide information consumed by clients for mobile, desktop and the web. While maintaining a focus on scalability, reliability and security, we also work on new features and transformation projects across the full technology stack. More details are available at https://www.citrix.com/products/citrix-daas/citrix-storefront.html


Our teams work on varied projects and are empowered to use Scrum or Kanban as it best suits their needs. Our teams embrace curiosity and integrity in everything we do and are made of creative problem solvers, who love learning and are passionate about sharing and growing.


We are committed to creating a diverse environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. If you meet most but not all of our requirements, please apply anyway; we'd love to hear from you.

Role Responsibilities:

As a Lead Cloud Engineer in the StoreFront team, you will be responsible for designing and implementing highly available and scalable backend services while also leading technical discussions, mentoring other staff, collaborating with principal engineers, architects and product managers to help deliver world-class software solutions to our customers.

Design and implement highly available and scalable backend services. Influence and collaborate with internal and cross product teams to ensure the end to end delivery of solutions. Lead the drive for world-class software solutions for our customers. Participate in and lead technical forums and contribute to cultural and technical enhancements. Participate in and lead reviews of work and designs produced by colleagues. Create documentation of agreed upon designs and implementation details. Participate as an active member of a product development team, taking part in planning and daily standups. Participate in on-call escalations when needed.

Requirements:

You have proven the ability to design, develop, and troubleshoot complex applications using C# .NET or equivalent Able to learn fast, be inquisitive, and lead within an agile environment. You feel comfortable troubleshooting issues using Visual Studio or another debugger. Quality is paramount to you and you've demonstrated value in automated testing, CI/CD and testing methodologies and tools such as BDD, Wiremock. You have extensive experience developing solutions with supportability in mind (telemetry, observability, ...) You are comfortable leading technical discussions, and making decisions relating to design and architecture of systems.

Nice to have:

You have extensive experience with container based software development (eg, Docker, Kubernetes). You have worked in and led efforts within distributed systems and teams. You understand build systems and the complexities of packaging and shipping software. You have a deep understanding of authentication methods such as AAD, LDAP. You have experience working with identity protocols such as OAuth and Open ID Connect and an understanding of authentication methods such as AAD, LDAP. You have experience working with Cloud providers (ideally Azure).

Location:

Primarily remote with the option to work in our Cambridge office.

About Us:

Cloud Software Group is one of the world's largest cloud solution providers, serving more than 100 million users around the globe. When you join Cloud Software Group, you are making a difference for real people, each of whom count on our suite of cloud-based products to get work done -- from anywhere. Members of our team will tell you that we value passion for technology and the courage to take risks. Everyone is empowered to learn, dream, and build the future of work. We are on the brink of another Cambrian leap - a moment of immense evolution and growth. And we need your expertise and experience to do it. Now is the perfect time to move your skills to the cloud.


Cloud Software Group is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, genetic carrier status, disability, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions (including lactation status), marital status, military service, protected veteran status, political activity or affiliation, taking or requesting statutorily protected leave and other protected classifications.


If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any part of the application process, please email us at AskHR@cloud.com for assistance.