Platform Engineer

Salento; Rotterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home budget

Monthly work-from-home allowance

13th month salary

Job summary

Salento is seeking a Platform Engineer specialized in AWS to build and manage a central AWS landing zone for scalable workloads. You will centralize networking, enforce security standards, and automate infrastructure with Terraform.

Join a role focusing on VPC design, Transit Gateway, and Security Hub, with a hybrid Rotterdam-based work setup and a strong emphasis on standardization across teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum HBO/WO degree or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience with AWS networking and security.
• Experience with Terraform as IaC.
• Familiarity with AWS VPCs and Transit Gateway.
• Agile/Scrum experience and ability to work with central platform guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage the central AWS landing zone.
• Set up and optimize centralized network architecture (VPCs, Transit Gateway).
• Implement AWS Organizations and SCPs; automate with Terraform.
• Set up AWS security services (GuardDuty, Security Hub) and ensure standardization.
• Migrate teams and workloads to the landing zone in collaboration with Scrum teams.

Skills

AWS networking

AWS security

VPCs

Transit Gateway

Agile/Scrum

Observability

Cloud governance

Education

HBO/WO degree

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Platform Engineer - AWS – up to 100K – Rotterdam / Hybrid

As a Platform Engineer (AWS), do you want to build the central cloud platform for the digital engine behind the Dutch ports? Does it sound interesting to you to further develop an AWS landing zone, centralize cloud networks, and implement security standards organization-wide? Then read on!

My client is building a central AWS landing zone where all teams run their workloads. You will help implement, optimize, and manage this environment, with a focus on AWS networking, security, and standardization.

With over 90 million transactions annually via 40+ services, they play a crucial role in the international supply chain.

What will you be doing?

• Designing, implementing, and managing our central AWS landing zone;
• Setting up and optimizing a centralized network architecture (including VPCs, Transit Gateway);
• Implementing AWS Organizations and Service Control Policies (SCPs);
• Automating infrastructure with Terraform (Infrastructure as Code);
• Setting up AWS security services such as GuardDuty and Security Hub; Migrating teams and workloads to the landing zone, together with the relevant Scrum teams.

About Team Cloud Infrastructure & Networking

• Team Cloud Infrastructure & Networking develops and manages a central AWS environment. Whereas teams previously set up their cloud infrastructure independently, my client is now moving towards a highly centralized and standardized platform.
• We are building an organization-wide landing zone, migrating teams to it, and working on further professionalizing our cloud environment. Networking, security, and cloud governance are central to this.

What’s in it for you:

• An attractive annual salary including a 13th month;
• Plenty of room for innovation and personal initiative;
• Work-from-home budget and monthly work-from-home allowance;
• A modern, hybrid work environment where you and your team decide where and when you work.

What do you bring to the table?

• Higher professional education (HBO) or university (WO) working and thinking level;
• Demonstrable experience with AWS (focus on networking & security);
• Experience with VPCs, Transit Gateway;
• Experience with Terraform (Infrastructure as Code);
• Knowledge of cloud security principles (least privilege, segmentation);
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment; Affinity with standardization and working within central platform guidelines;
• Knowledge of observability (monitoring, logging, tracing) is a plus.