Alcion is hiring a
Platform Engineer, Remote - Worldwide

Summary

The job is for an engineer in the Platform Engineering team at Alcion, a remote-only company. The role involves automating infrastructure, software delivery, documenting system design, collaborating with a remote team, and working with modern technologies. The ideal candidate should have experience with cloud infrastructure, GitHub Actions, AWS services, and operational excellence principles.

Requirements

• Experience automating infrastructure through code using technologies such as AWS CloudFormation/CDK, Terraform, or Pulumi
• Experience with GitHub Actions
• Experience with a breadth and depth of AWS services
• Understanding of the principles of operational excellence
• Experience building and supporting enterprise SaaS products
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and implement those technologies in a pragmatic manner
• Ability to scope down complex technical problems and not get blocked behind decisions or dependencies
• Knowledge of at least one programming language (Go, Python, Java, C/C++, etc.)
• Understanding and experience implementing secure design principles in the cloud
• A strong bias toward action and direct, frequent communication
• Comfortable and competent in written communication, both technical and other
• Passionate about automation

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain code to automate our public cloud infrastructure, software delivery pipeline, and other enablement tools
• Write and maintain code for internally consumed platform services
• Document system design, configurations, processes, and decisions to support our async, distributed team culture
• Collaborate with a team of remote engineers to build the Alcion platform
• Work with a modern technology stack based on containers, serverless infrastructure, Golang, Vue, public cloud services, and other cutting edge technologies in the SaaS domain

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in and excitement for startup environments
• Experience with serverless technologies
• Open Source Software contributions
• AWS Solutions Architect certification