Senior DDoS Defense & Edge Platform Engineer

Oracle; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global tech leader in the UK seeks an experienced Senior Talent Recruiter to design and deliver cloud-scale DDoS protection. The role entails building low-latency backend services, implementing scalable data and control planes, and ensuring operational readiness. The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience and a strong proficiency in Java, along with strong systems design and DevOps expertise. This position offers a unique opportunity to innovate in cloud security.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in building production backend systems.
• Strong proficiency in Java, ideally for control-plane/services.
• Experience with CI/CD and cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and build low-latency backend services for DDoS detection.
• Implement scalable data and control planes for OCI's global edge.
• Own operational readiness: SLOs, incident response, and post-incident improvements.

Skills

Building production backend systems

Proficiency in Java/Python/C++/Rust/Go

Strong systems design skills

Experience with DevOps

IaC expertise

Solid networking knowledge

Observability experience

Job description

A global tech leader in the UK seeks an experienced Senior Talent Recruiter to design and deliver cloud-scale DDoS protection. The role entails building low-latency backend services, implementing scalable data and control planes, and ensuring operational readiness. The ideal candidate has over 6 years of experience and a strong proficiency in Java, along with strong systems design and DevOps expertise. This position offers a unique opportunity to innovate in cloud security.