How to apply for Cloud Platform Engineer

About ICAP Energy AS

ICAP Energy AS is a forward-thinking company driving sustainable markets through innovative energy and commodities brokering, positioning itself at the intersection of technology and environmental impact. Working here offers the opportunity to contribute to meaningful change in energy markets while enjoying the flexibility of a remote-first environment.

About the role

As a Cloud Platform Engineer at ICAP Energy AS, you'll architect and maintain AWS infrastructure that directly supports sustainable energy trading platforms, ensuring high availability and security for critical financial systems. Your work will enable real-time energy market operations while optimizing for cost and resilience in a regulated industry.

A typical day

Your typical day might involve collaborating with trading platform developers to deploy new features via CI/CD pipelines, monitoring system performance and costs in AWS, and implementing infrastructure improvements using Terraform. You'll balance proactive optimization work with responding to system alerts, ensuring the trading platform remains secure and highly available for global energy markets.

Who ICAP Energy AS is looking for

• Has 2+ years of hands-on AWS experience with proven ability to design highly available systems using services like EC2, RDS, VPC, and IAM
• Demonstrates practical experience building CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins or GitLab, and container orchestration with Kubernetes and Helm
• Shows proficiency in infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation, with examples of managing production environments
• Possesses strong Python or Bash scripting skills for automation tasks and can discuss specific optimization projects for cloud cost/performance

Tips for this application

• Highlight specific AWS services you've used for high-availability architectures, especially those relevant to financial/regulated industries
• Include concrete examples of cost optimization you've implemented in AWS, as this is explicitly mentioned in the job description
• Demonstrate your understanding of security best practices in AWS for financial data, given the commodities trading context
• Show how you've used Terraform or CloudFormation to manage infrastructure at scale, not just basic deployments
• Mention any experience with monitoring/alerting for trading platforms or time-sensitive systems

What to cover in your cover letter

['Explain how your AWS experience aligns with building resilient systems for financial/energy trading platforms', "Describe specific infrastructure optimization projects you've led that reduced costs while maintaining performance", "Connect your DevOps practices to the company's mission of driving sustainable markets through technology", 'Highlight any experience with regulated industries or financial systems that require high security standards']

Research before applying

• ICAP's role in energy and commodities markets, particularly their sustainability focus
• The regulatory environment for energy trading platforms and associated compliance requirements
• AWS services commonly used in financial services and trading platforms
• Current trends in sustainable energy markets and how technology enables them

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How would you design a highly available AWS architecture for a real-time energy trading platform?
• Describe your approach to cost optimization in AWS while maintaining performance for critical systems
• Walk through how you would implement a CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins/GitLab for a regulated financial application
• How do you ensure security compliance in AWS for systems handling sensitive trading data?
• What monitoring and alerting strategies would you implement for a 24/7 trading platform?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Only listing AWS services without explaining how you've used them to solve specific problems
• Failing to demonstrate understanding of cost optimization in cloud environments
• Not showing how your experience relates to high-availability systems or regulated industries