Platform Engineer
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Job description
We're expanding our cloud offering capabilities and seeking a Platform Engineer to strengthen our foundation for future growth. You'll develop our cloud automation strategy, creating scalable, secure infrastructure through code. This role has a significant impact on both our development teams and customers' engineering teams. You'll shape our cloud architecture decisions from the ground up while mentoring team members, with significant growth opportunities as you build solutions that enable faster development without compromising security., Design and implement infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager templates Develop automation scripts and workflows for cloud resource provisioning, configuration management, and operational tasks Build CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment and application delivery Create monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions through code Implement and automate security controls according to best practices and compliance requirements Optimise and implement automated controls for cloud resource utilisation and cost management Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues through programmatic approaches Be a beacon of infrastructure knowledge for the team, illuminating the path through the cloudy skies of modern large-scale tech
Requirements
Do you have experience in TypeScript?, Proven experience with at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar) Strong programming skills in languages relevant to cloud automation (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, PowerShell, shell scripts, etc.) Experience with infrastructure as code tools and methodologies Understanding of DevOps principles and practices Knowledge of containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift) Familiarity with CI/CD concepts and tools (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) Experience with monitoring and observability implementation Understanding of cloud security best practices and implementing security controls as code, Experience with multiple cloud platforms OpenShift administration and automation experience Industry-recognized cloud and security certifications Hands-on experience implementing technical controls for compliance frameworks such as SOC2 and ISO-27001 Experience with serverless architectures and function-as-a-service implementations Knowledge of security scanning and testing tools for infrastructure code Familiarity with secret management solutions Background in software development Ability to maintain good humour when explaining for the fifth time why "turning it off and on again" isn't always the solution to cloud problems
Benefits & conditions
Competitive salary and meaningful equity 33 days annual leave (including flexible national holidays) Hybrid, flexible working from our London or New York office (3 days/week in our office space in Shoreditch) Learning & development budget for coaching, courses, and conferences
- ️ Private medical, dental, and vision cover
️ Regular team socials and offsites Working with a team that's smart, ambitious, and deeply collaborative Generous Family leave Equal Opportunities We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace at Synthesized. Synthesized is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status. Department Engineering Locations London Remote status Hybrid