Cloud Platform Engineer

Summary

Join Smarsh, a leading provider of digital communication risk management solutions, as a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer. You will architect, build, and maintain our next-generation hybrid cloud platform. This role requires deep technical expertise in information security, identity and access management, cloud architecture, and DevOps. You will design and implement IAM environments, cloud accounts, and security frameworks. You will also automate infrastructure using Terraform and manage platform operations. Periodic international travel may be required. Smarsh offers a competitive salary, benefits package, and a collaborative work environment.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in platform/cloud engineering
• Expert-level experience with AWS enterprise deployments
• Deep knowledge of AWS services and best practices, including Control Tower and IAM
• Deployment and Delivery expertise, including Kubernetes, Terraform, and Helm
• Strong background in infrastructure automation
• Expert knowledge of network architecture and security
• Knowledge of on-premises and hybrid cloud network design and architecture
• Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science or related field
• Strong system design skills

Responsibilities

• Design and Implementation of Identity and Access Management environments
• Design and implement cloud accounts for multiple customers, primarily in AWS
• Ensure multi-tenant isolation and resource management
• Identify and design system security requirements
• Develop standard operating procedures and protocols
• Develop technical solutions and new security tools to help mitigate security vulnerabilities and automate repeatable tasks
• Monitor and implement security events and alerts of computer systems, infrastructure, and applications
• Create and maintain comprehensive architectural diagrams
• Lead security incidents
• Architect high-availability solutions, ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery
• Design and implement security frameworks aligned with compliance requirements
• Optimize platform performance and resource utilization across environments
• Define integration patterns for microservices architectures
• Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform for AWS resources
• Implement GitOps workflows
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment
• Automate routine operational tasks using shell scripting
• Manage backup and recovery procedures across the platform
• Design and implement monitoring solutions using Prometheus and DataDog
• Create and maintain alerting systems and dashboards
• Lead troubleshooting of complex platform issues
• Participate in on-call rotation
• Maintain operational documentation and runbooks

Preferred Qualifications

AWS certifications

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company bonus
• Strong maternity and paternity scheme
• A workplace pension scheme
• Take what you need holiday package
• Private medical insurance
• Dental plan
• Group life assurance
• Group income protection
• Employee assistance programme
• A monthly wellness allowance
• Adoption assistance
• Stock options