Platform Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Home office budget

13th month salary

Job summary

Salento is seeking a Platform Engineer (AWS) to design and operate a centralized AWS landing zone for the Dutch ports, focusing on networking, security, and standardization in a hybrid Rotterdam setting.

You will implement Terraform IaC, manage VPCs, Transit Gateway, and AWS Organizations, collaborating with Scrum teams to migrate workloads and enforce best practices.

The role offers an attractive salary, 13th month, and a modern hybrid work arrangement with a home-office budget.

Qualifications

• Higher education level (HBO or WO) in a relevant field.
• Experience with AWS networking and security principles.
• Familiarity with Terraform and centralized cloud governance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage the central AWS landing zone.
• Set up and optimize a centralized network architecture (VPCs, Transit Gateway).
• Implement AWS Organizations and SCPs to enforce standards.
• Automate infrastructure with Terraform (IaC).
• Set up AWS security services (GuardDuty, Security Hub) and migrate workloads.

Skills

AWS

Networking

Security

Agile/Scrum

Observability

Education

Higher education HBO/WO

Tools

Terraform

VPCs

Transit Gateway

GuardDuty

Security Hub

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.