Signify is hiring a
Senior Cloud Platform Engineer

Summary

Signifyd is seeking a Senior Cloud Platform Engineer to design, implement, and manage their cloud-based infrastructure. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, developing automation scripts, implementing Kubernetes clusters, enhancing cloud infrastructure security, and mentoring junior team members. Requirements include proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), Kubernetes, networking, scripting, automation, and platform engineering.

Requirements

• Proficiency in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) with a focus on engineering best practices
• Extensive expertise in Kubernetes (self-managed and cloud-managed flavors, architectures, operations, etc.), cloud infrastructure (AWS and GCP), and ideally databases (at least one of MySQL, Cassandra, DynamoDB, or Elasticsearch)
• Deep knowledge of best practices for cloud environments, including security, cost optimization, operational excellence, reliability, and performance efficiency
• In-depth knowledge of networking principles, protocols, and security best practices for high-performance solutions
• Strong understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline), and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi)
• Excellent problem-solving skills, effective in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Experience in Infrastructure-As-Code (IaC) best practices (Terraform)
• Understanding of Cloud Observability, Monitoring, and Tracing tools (Datadog, CloudWatch, Jaeger, ELK) and how best to leverage them

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure cloud-based services
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools to streamline infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment
• Implement and manage Kubernetes clusters for container orchestration, monitoring, and scaling
• Drive an evolution of services to support cloud-native managed services, including an evolution of Kubernetes
• Drive efforts to enhance cloud infrastructure security, including access controls, encryption, and vulnerability assessments
• Collaborate on CI/CD (TeamCity) pipelines to automate software deployment
• Define and maintain cloud engineering best practices and standards
• Collaborate with software engineers to optimize applications for cloud deployment
• Evaluate emerging cloud and DevOps technologies, providing recommendations for integration into cloud engineering practices
• Participate in capacity planning and resource optimization for cost-effective cloud infrastructure usage
• Troubleshoot complex engineering issues, provide root cause analysis and propose engineering-focused solutions
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation related to the cloud infrastructure, engineering practices, and security configurations
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members

Preferred Qualifications

LI-Remote

Benefits

• Stock Options
• Annual Performance Bonus or Commissions
• Pension matched up to 8%
• Day one' access to great health, dental and optical insurance scheme
• Generous annual leave plus public holidays
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave (12 weeks full-pay for mums & dads, plus 12 weeks half-pay for mums)
• Regular paid social events organized by our social committee
• On-Demand Therapy for all employees & their dependents
• Dedicated learning budget through Learnerbly