Platform Design Engineer

About this job opportunityOur VisionTo be the world's most trusted global payroll partner, simplifying pay for all employees.Our MissionEmpowering global workforces with seamless, compliant, and innovative payroll and payment solutions, enabling businesses to thrive in a connected world.Our PeopleOur fundamental beliefs at CloudPay are built on core values of professionalism, passion, empowerment, innovation, and teamwork. We value our employees and strive to create a great workplace where everyone is valued, heard, inspired, and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work. We're committed to providing an excellent employee experience through fulfilling projects, empowerment to make a difference, and an environment that inspires innovation.What makes this role excitingCloudPay is a company that has been growing at 30% for five years straight; we find ourselves at an inflexion point in our technology stacks and IT organisational structure. CloudPays engineering teams build very sophisticated software using open-source technologies with the majority being in Java. We operate out of AWS. Our platform design engineers play a crucial role in the design, building and maintenance of all our software and services.CloudPay builds, deploys and operates half a dozen customer-facing services and many more backend services across 1000+ Linux hosts and AWS-managed services. The ideal candidate will have a good working knowledge of Linux Systems is strong with scripting in various languages, working with AWS and is a strong study of new technology.If you're a self-starter who likes a challenge and is looking for an exciting new Platform Design Engineer role where you will have a real influence and impact on Cloud Infrastructure design, this is the role for you. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly-skilled, high-functioning team, forming an essential part of a rapidly expanding global business within the technology and financial services space.Main responsibilitiesProvision, Maintain and Design secure cloud infrastructure using TerraformWork with Platform Operations team exploring complex technical challenges and incident responseBuild and manage secure CI/CD automationMaintain complete and comprehensive documentationWork closely with software engineers and fellow platform design engineers across different parts of the worldExperience needed for this roleExperience working within agile teamsExperience using ways of working tools such as Jira and ConfluenceGood understanding of the following concept:GitOpsIT Security; GDPR, encryption at rest/in transit, patching, least privilegeNetworking; VPN's, VPC's, Transit Gateways, Routing, DNS, FirewallsStrong experience in public cloud providers such as Azure, GCP or AWS (Preferred)Containerisation and microservice architectureAbout you and Our core valuesTaking ownership, working with integrity and respectBeing a team player is key to our cultureSolution and customer focusedGreat initiative with the goal for excellence in achieving resultsDedicated to developing and always looking for continuous improvementsBe creative, be committed, be engaged and enjoy what you doUnited Kingdom Package and benefitsCompetitive SalaryCompetitive vacation allowanceCalm appWFH AllowanceLife AssurancePrivate Medical InsuranceCycle to Work SchemeEAPEye Tests & Glasses ContributionSimplyhealth Enhanced Health PlanPension SchemeGive-As-You-Earn (GAYE)Employee Referral ProgramCloudPay NOWPaid Volunteering daysMarriage LeaveBereavement LeaveVacation Purchase PlanSpain Package and BenefitsCompetitive SalaryCompetitive vacation allowanceCalm appPrivate Medical InsuranceEAPIntensive DaysEmployee Referral ProgramWFH AllowanceLife AssuranceCloudPay NOWPaid Volunteering daysMarriage LeaveStudy LeaveBereavement LeaveCloudPay is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. CloudPay culture is built upon on five core values, from which we develop our service, our technology and our business strategies. Our fundamental beliefs are a promise to our employees, customers and partners, built on the core values of professionalism, passion, empowerment, innovation, and teamwork.