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Cloud engineer, DevOps or SRE

Do you need to hire an engineer? Finding the right Cloud Engineer, DevOps specialist and/or Site Reliability Engineer (SER) can be difficult. At SharpMinds we help transform your organization with the help of our experienced nearshore professionals. Hiring nearshore engineers provides access to a larger talent pool and ensures efficient collaboration due to the small time difference. Do you want to know more about Cloud, DevOps, and SRE and how we help you hire the engineer that meets your needs?

Hire an engineer? Choose SharpMinds!

True Integration. We ensure that engineers integrate seamlessly into your team.
European Time Zone. Smooth and timely communication due to a one hour time difference.
Long-term cooperation. HR support aimed at retaining valuable knowledge. Resulting in developers who have worked with us for more than 10 years.
Flexible Capacity: You can quickly scale up and down to meet your project needs.
No cure no pay: only pay when the engineer starts work!

Cloud engineer

What is a Cloud engineer?

Cloud Engineers are responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining scalable cloud solutions. They form the backbone of any modern IT infrastructure and create a solid foundation for both DevOps and SRE activities.

What does a Cloud engineer do?

A cloud engineer ensures the creation of scalable and efficient cloud infrastructures. They use tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation en Azure Resource Manager to define infrastructure as code, improving automation and consistency. There are different types of Cloud engineers. For example, an AWS Cloud engineer focuses specifically on Amazon Web Services (AWS). They build and manage secure and efficient cloud solutions using AWS services such as EC2, S3, and RDS. An Azure Cloud engineer works with Microsoft Azure to design and implement cloud solutions. They use tools like Azure DevOps and Azure Resource Manager to create scalable and reliable solutions that meet the needs of your organization.

DevOps

What is DevOps?

DevOps is a cultural and professional movement that promotes collaboration and communication between software development and operations teams. The goal is to deliver software faster and more reliably by using automation and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD).

What does a DevOps engineer do?

DevOps engineers play a crucial role in improving the overall flexibility and stability of IT environments. DevOps engineers automate and streamline processes and bridge the gap between development and operations. With tools like Jenkins, Travis CI and GitLab CI/CD they optimize the software delivery process and promote collaboration between development, operations, and QA teams.

What is the difference between Agile and DevOps?

DevOps and Agile are both aimed at improving the software development process. However, Agile focuses more on the iterative and incremental development process, while DevOps promotes collaboration between development and operations through automation and continuous delivery

SRE

Wat is SRE?

SRE is short for Site Reliability Engineering. It is a discipline that focuses on the reliability and availability of software applications. SRE Engineers build on the foundations laid by Cloud Engineers and DevOps specialists. SREs combine software development and IT operations to make and keep systems scalable and reliable.

What does a SRE engineer do?

SREs monitor and manage the environment set up by DevOps Engineers. They ensure that applications meet performance requirements and strive for maximum uptime and minimum downtime by using monitoring and operational processes.

What is the difference between SRE en DevOps?

The difference between SRE and DevOps lies in their focus: while DevOps focuses on the collaboration and integration of development and operations, SRE’s emphasis is on maintaining the reliability of systems through operational tasks and monitoring.

Why hire an engineer at SharpMinds?

Access to talent

The number of available engineers is limited. That is why lots of companies struggle to hire a good engineer. We, however, work with remote nearshore engineers to find the right people. This way, we can offer a larger talent pool and increase the chances of finding an engineer who fits your specific needs. To achieve this, we operate from our offices in Portugal, Bosnia Herzegovina, and Ukraine. The major advantage of this approach is the minimal time difference. By working within a maximum time difference of one hour, communication lines remain short, allowing you to develop your software without interruption. 

19 years experience

With 19 years of experience, we have amassed a wealth of knowledge in setting up remote dedicated development teams. Our expertise enables us to find the best engineers and completely relieve your organization of HR and recruitment responsibilities. Consequently, you can focus on your core activities while we find the right people for your project.

Longterm parnership

Your needs, your vision. At SharpMinds, we work with dedicated teams. This means that engineers and developers work exclusively for your company and project. You manage the engineers daily, maintaining control over the content. Our job is to recruit the best people with the exact skills you need.

Furthermore, we strive to reduce the chances of a mismatch by matching on both soft and hard skills. The better the match, the more comfortable an engineer will be, and the longer they will stay

Focus on retention

Our responsibilities do not end with recruitment. We also take care of all HR-related matters. This ensures that engineers remain satisfied, motivated, and loyal. By doing so, you can hire and retain an engineer for the long term. We achieve this by working with an on-site Project Manager. They act as your eyes and ears remotely, conducting interim evaluations and ensuring the well-being of both the engineer and you as the client. They provide support through English lessons, optimal workspaces, team outings, and attractive secondary benefits to ensure the well-being and success of your project.

Want to hire an engineer? Let SharpMinds help you!

Our way of working

Creating a pleasant and challenging work environment for our engineers is central to SharpMinds. This approach not only leads to higher retention but also to better performance. Below, we present our successful methodology in detail.

Introduction
Teamprofile
Recruitment & intake
Application
Onboarding

Introduction

In our first contact we focus on investigating the suitability of our solutions for your issue and organization. We take into account your current development phase, future plans and the associated requirements.

Teamprofile

If using external engineer seems to be the right solution, we will organize a technical meeting. During this meeting we discuss the existing development team and assess which profiles are needed to complement the team.

Recruitment & intake

Based on the team profile drawn up and the vacancy, we look for suitable candidates. These candidates are invited for an intake interview, in which we assess whether they have the necessary soft skills and hard skills. For soft skills, for example, we check whether the candidates fit within the corporate culture of your organization. If we see a suitable match, we will introduce the candidates to you.

Application

When we present our candidates, it is then up to you to decide whether to hire the engineers. If this is the case, the candidates can go through the regular application procedure.

Onboarding

Once hired, new team members follow the normal onboarding process. We can of course play an advisory role if necessary.