Platform Engineer (encryption & Data Security)

Recorded Future; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 645,161 - 829,493; Full time

Job summary

A technology security company located in Gothenburg, Sweden, is seeking a Platform Engineer specialized in Encryption and Data Security. This role involves designing and managing secure infrastructure services supporting over 30 teams, focusing on encryption strategies and AWS cloud infrastructure optimization. The ideal candidate must have a deep knowledge of TLS, PKI, and strong programming skills, along with experience in platform engineering. This position ensures secure data handling and effective communication with development teams.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of TLS and PKI.
• Experience in platform or site reliability engineering.
• Proficiency in one programming language.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure infrastructure services.
• Manage AWS cloud infrastructure effectively.
• Collaborate with development teams for integration.

Skills

TLS

PKI

Certificate management

AWS

Linux

Infrastructure as Code

Programming languages

Networking

Debugging

Tools

GitOps

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Job description

Gothenburg, Sweden

The Platform Engineer (Encryption & Data Security) is responsible for designing, building, and operating platform capabilities that ensure secure data handling across the organization. This role focuses on encryption, certificate lifecycle management, and data classification/labeling, enabling development teams to securely build and operate services by default.

What You’ll Do

• Design, implement, and maintain secure infrastructure services supporting over 30 development teams.
• Design and operate end-to-end encryption strategies across:
  • Service-to-service
  • Data at rest
  • Data in transit
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code using GitOps principles.
• Manage and optimize AWS cloud infrastructure for scalability, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to ensure effective integration and smooth operations.
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure infrastructure availability and incident response.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues across infrastructure, networks, and applications.
• Implement and maintain best practices for system security, reliability, and performance.
• Communicate effectively with cross‑functional teams to gather requirements and deliver robust solutions.

What You’ll Bring

• Deep understanding of TLS, PKI and certificate chains
• Encryption fundamentals (symmetric/asymmetric, key rotation)
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively within a team environment
• Experience in platform engineering, site reliability engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language.
• Experience with at least one Infrastructure as Code tool or provider.
• Deep expertise in Amazon Web Services (AWS), including core services such as EC2, S3, VPC, EKS, ALB/ELB, and Transit Gateway.
• Strong Linux engineering skills, including networking, storage, and operating system fundamentals
• Solid understanding of network security fundamentals and experience with CDNs.
• Experience deploying and managing infrastructure through GitOps pipelines.
• Strong problem‑solving and debugging abilities in complex distributed systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within compliance and regulatory frameworks (CMMC and FedRamp is a plus).
• Familiarity with additional programming languages such as Go or Java.
• Experience with large‑scale distributed systems.
• Knowledge of messaging systems such as RabbitMQ or Kafka.
• Understanding of cloud security best practices.
• Understanding of microservices architectures and distributed systems technologies.
• Experience with automated certificate rotation services

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