Join Team CARFAX as a Cloud Engineer
Isn't it time you bragged about where you work? At CARFAX, we do, every day. We pride ourselves on being mission-focused on helping to grow a brand built on accuracy and integrity. We care deeply about our products and our customers. We’re more than just a company: We help millions of consumers make more-informed decisions every day. We know that our teammates are our most valuable asset, and we value a balanced life while tackling challenging projects in a fast-paced environment. One last thing: Our four-day week continues in Summer 2025!
At CARFAX, we believe in the power of teamwork and value in-person interactions so that we can collaborate and thrive together. This position will require 2 days per week in our London,ON office subject to change with future business needs.
What you’ll be doing:
Work in a dynamic, agile, team environment designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining a robust cloud architecture to development teams
Participate in design decisions, including new technology research and prototyping
Collaborate closely with other AWS engineers and architects, cloud engineers, support teams and other stakeholders
Promote great Kubernetes and AWS platform design and quality
Innovate new ideas to evolve our applications and processes
Continuously analyzing and evaluating our systems, products and process for potential improvements
Communicating across development teams to understand pain points and places where improvements can be beneficial
Educating business stakeholders and product development teams on the proper use of cloud tools and services
What we’re looking for:
Experience with AWS product offerings (e.g. EC2, VPCs, Lambda, API Gateway, etc.)
Experience with Kubernetes (AWS EKS a plus)
Experience with the AWS Console, CLI and SDK
Experience with Terraform, CDK or CloudFormation
Experience migrating software applications to AWS
Proficiency with at least one technology language like Java, Javascript, NodeJS, Golang or Python.
Have a broad set of technology skills - DEVSECOPS - Development, Security and Operations
Operational experience - ready to own the uptime and quality of systems
Documentation and teaching mindset - Help others!
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and architecture
Advanced experience in troubleshooting techniques
Knowledge of security and performance best practices for cloud architectures
Hands-on experience building and supporting CI/CD pipelines leveraging a tool such as Jenkins or GitLab
Be a firm believer in “automate everything”
Preferred Experience
Familiarity with Traefik, gloo or Ambassador (Envoy is a plus)
Familiarity with Istio service mesh.
Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana
Familiarity with CloudFront
Cloud development experience leveraging AWS products such as Lambda, SQS, SNS, ECS, etc.
Familiarity with Agile software development including Test Driven Development and Pair Programming.
You’ll need to:
Communicate - Be vocal! We believe in the wisdom of crowds and your input is needed and valued!
Have a Self-Driven attitude - ability to quickly come up to speed with different technologies on an ongoing basis
Exhibit technical acumen - Be flexible! We love to change it up by using different technologies and need you to be open to new and different technologies!
Love to learn! To get the greatest solutions we need to continually explore what’s new and be willing to dive in and learn.
What’s in it for you:
Competitive compensation, benefits and generous time-off policies.
4-Day summer work weeks and a winter holiday break.
401(k) / DCPP matching
Annual bonus program
Casual, dog-friendly, and innovative office spaces
For a comprehensive list of benefits, please visit our website: https://jobs.jobvite.com/carfax/p/benefits.
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