Platform Engineer

Darktrace Platform Engineer

Darktrace is a global leader in AI for cybersecurity that keeps organizations ahead of the changing threat landscape every day. Founded in 2013, Darktrace provides the essential cybersecurity platform protecting nearly 10,000 organizations from unknown threats using its proprietary AI.

The Darktrace Active AI Security Platform™ delivers a proactive approach to cyber resilience to secure the business across the entire digital estate – from network to cloud to email. Breakthrough innovations from our R&D teams have resulted in over 200 patent applications filed. Darktrace's platform and services are supported by over 2,400 employees around the world.

In this role, you'll play a key part in ensuring our cloud infrastructure is robust, scalable, and optimized for performance, while collaborating closely with development teams to deliver secure and efficient solutions.

What will I be doing:

As a Platform Engineer, your primary responsibilities will include supporting the deployment and scaling of our global cloud applications. Container orchestration, particularly with Kubernetes and other cloud-native tools, is a crucial aspect of this role. You will also advise development teams on optimizing the use of public cloud resources and support new applications as they transition to production. Additionally, you will be responsible for:

• Collaborating closely with development teams to ensure the infrastructure meets their requirements while promoting scalable application practices,
• Utilizing your expertise in container orchestration tools to facilitate the seamless deployment of applications, prioritizing reliability, observability, and performance,
• Staying current with the latest technologies, introducing innovative solutions to the team, and addressing operational challenges through strategic automation and optimization efforts.

What experience do I need:

You should have essential skills in scripting or application development, with proficiency in Python. Familiarity with infrastructure provisioning tools like Terraform and CloudFormation, along with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) methodologies, is also important. A strong understanding of basic networking and security principles is crucial, as is the ability to methodically solve problems and analyze patterns in behavior and logs. Additional skills include:

• Experience with continuous integration systems such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins is highly desirable,
• Proficiency in working with source control is also a must,
• Strong communication.

Benefits:

• 23 days' holiday + all public holidays, rising to 25 days after 2 years of service,
• Additional day off for your birthday,
• Private medical insurance which covers you, your cohabiting partner and children,
• Life insurance of 4 times your base salary,
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme,
• Enhanced family leave,
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program,
• Cycle to work scheme.