Cloud Platform Engineer | London
Photon · United Kingdom
We are looking for a Cloud Platform Engineer with deep expertise in AWS, multi-region architectures, and cloud networking to design, build, and operate scalable, highly available cloud platforms. You will work closely with DevOps, SRE, Security, and Application teams to enable resilient, secure, and cost-effective infrastructure across regions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and manage AWS multi-region architectures for high availability, disaster recovery, and low-latency global access
- Build and maintain cloud networking components including VPCs, subnets, route tables, NAT/IGW, Transit Gateway, VPC Peering, and PrivateLink
- Architect and manage hybrid and multi-account AWS environments using AWS Organizations and landing zones
- Implement network security controls using Security Groups, NACLs, AWS WAF, Shield, and firewall appliances
- Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK
- Design and manage cross-region traffic routing using Route 53, ALB/NLB, Global Accelerator, and DNS failover strategies
- Build and operate highly available services using AWS services like EC2, EKS/ECS, RDS/Aurora Global Database, DynamoDB Global Tables, and S3 replication
- Implement observability and monitoring using CloudWatch, VPC Flow Logs, AWS X-Ray, and third-party tools
- Ensure security, compliance, and cost optimization best practices across regions
- Troubleshoot complex networking, latency, and connectivity issues across distributed systems
- Collaborate with development teams to enable CI/CD pipelines, platform self-service, and reliability standards
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS core services, especially EC2, VPC, IAM, Route 53, ELB, S3, RDS, and EKS/ECS
- Proven experience designing and operating multi-region AWS deployments
- Deep understanding of cloud networking concepts:
- CIDR planning, routing, DNS, VPN, Direct Connect
- Load balancing, TLS, network segmentation
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
- Solid understanding of high availability, disaster recovery (DR), and failover patterns
- Experience with Linux systems and scripting (Bash, Python, or similar)
- Familiarity with security best practices in AWS (IAM policies, least privilege, encryption, logging)
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
- Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and service mesh technologies
- Knowledge of SRE practices (SLIs, SLOs, error budgets)
- Experience with global traffic management and edge services (CloudFront, Global Accelerator)
- Exposure to Zero Trust or advanced network security architectures
- AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, Advanced Networking Specialty)