Cloud Platform Engineer

Responsible for maintaining secure cloud platforms, ensuring standards compliance, developing new data services capabilities, and documenting system architecture. Responsibilities Platform Maintenance & Security Regular dependency updates and security vulnerability remediation Cloud infrastructure security configurations and access controls System health monitoring and performance optimization Standards Compliance Implement WMO global data-sharing framework (WIS 2.0) and data-sharing framework in aviation (SWIM) specification changes Ensure data services and pipeline conformance to established standards Feature Development Develop new data services capabilities and integrate additional data sources Optimize platform performance and scalability for growing infrastructure demands Documentation Maintain system architecture documentation, API references, and operational runbooks Document change logs for all system modifications Requirements Candidate should possess deep expertise across cloud infrastructure, messaging systems, and modern development practices. Diploma or Degree in Computer Engineering, preferably with at least 1-2 years of Azure cloud, IT Security, IT networking experience and Red Hat OS. Candidates should demonstrate practical experience with these technologies and a proven ability to design and implement scalable cloud-based solutions for data exchange and messaging platforms with following technical competencies Core AWS Services: Lambda, API Gateway, Transfer Family, VPC endpoints Messaging & Integration Pub/Sub Messaging systems: MQTT/AMQP protocols, Solace PubSub+ preferred, API development and integration expertise Programming & Infrastructure: Java, Python, NodeJS, Terraform for infrastructure as code Data Formats & Containerization: JSON/XML data formats, Docker containerization, Kubernetes orchestration Architecture & DevOps: Event-driven architecture design, cloud monitoring tools, CI/CD pipeline implementation and management Standards & Security: OpenAPI specifications, YAML configuration, vulnerability remediation using AWS Inspector and related tools Relevant IT certification in Azure or AWS Administrator Associate, Red Hat Certified System Administrator and virtualised environment setup. Strong interest in learning Platform as a Service (PaaS), technologies and products