Associate Platform Engineer

At Securonix, we’re on a mission to secure the world by staying ahead of cyber threats, reinforcing all layers of our platform with AI capabilities. Our Securonix Unified Defense SIEM provides organizations with the first and only AI-Reinforced solution built with a cybersecurity mesh architecture on a highly scalable data cloud. Enhanced by Securonix EON’s AI capabilities, our innovative cloud-native solution delivers a seamless CyberOps experience, empowering organizations to scale their security operations and keep up with evolving threats. 

Recognized as a five-time leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM and highly rated on Gartner Peer Insights, our award-winning Unified Defense SIEM provides organizations with 365 days of ‘hot’ data for rapid search and investigation, threat content-as-a-service, proactive defense through continuous peer and partner collaboration, and a fully integrated Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response (TDIR) experience—all within a single platform. Built on a cloud-native architecture, the platform leverages the Snowflake Data Cloud for unparalleled scalability and performance.

Securonix is proud to be a cybersecurity unicorn and featured in CRN's 2024 Security 100 list. Backed by Vista Equity Partners, one of the largest private equity firms with over $100 billion in assets under management, we have a unique advantage in driving innovation and growth. With a global footprint, we serve more than 1,000 customers
worldwide, including 10% of the Fortune 100. Our network of 150+ partners and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) enables us to deliver unmatched security solutions on a global scale.

At Securonix, we are driven by our core values and place our people at the heart of everything we do:

• Winning as One Team: We work together with universal respect to achieve aligned outcomes.
• Customer Driven Innovation: We innovate to stay ahead of the market and create value for our customers.
• Agility in Action: We embrace change and are unified in our purpose and objectives amidst change.

Join us as we redefine cybersecurity, innovate fearlessly, and grow together as one team.

Summary - 

The Engineer will be responsible for deploying and monitoring the AWS Infrastructure based on the customer requirement to deliver the analytical solutions. This role will work closely with the Managers, Clients and Managed Services teams.

Role: Associate Platform Engineer

Location: Bengaluru / Pune

Total Experience: 0 to 2 years

Relevant Experience: Trained & AWS certified / Experience in AWS, EKS

Responsibilities - 

• Develop cloud data services provisioning automation with integrated capabilities of IAM, network, security policies as code, and observability.
• Implement built-in resiliency, and observability, and enable FinOps as a part of infrastructure automation to enable cloud IaaS and PaaS services
• Troubleshoot and diagnose issues and remediate them accordingly.
• Deploy, configure, and manage AWS infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Estimating AWS usage costs and identifying operational cost control mechanisms
• Delivery responsibilities in the areas of cloud network administration, security administration, instantiation, provisioning, optimizing the environment, and third-party software support.
• Conduct thorough troubleshooting to identify and resolve issues affecting infrastructure components, applications, or services.
• Conduct routine health checks on servers, networks, and infrastructure components to identify potential problems before they escalate.
• Provide support to end-users for infrastructure-related issues, including access problems, connectivity issues, and basic troubleshooting.
• Participate in on-call and rotation shifts to provide 24x7 coverage 
• Respond promptly to alerts incidents, and resolve to closure  
• Thorough knowledge of Hadoop and its ecosystems overall architecture.
• Monitor resource utilization and participate in capacity planning discussions to ensure optimal infrastructure performance.
• Partner with developers and internal stakeholders to understand requirements, engineer, optimize, support, and maintain cloud-native solutions.
• Lead initiatives to ensure the utmost reliability, scalability, and performance of our server, storage, and cloud platforms, employing thorough performance management strategies to identify and proactively address potential issues.
• Participate in and often lead comprehensive project assignments, ensuring meticulous attention to detail in maintenance, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement initiatives for optimal company operations.
• Maintain scrupulous documentation for system changes, automation processes, and platform configurations, strictly adhering to the company's change management policies.
• Excel in collaboration and communication with diverse stakeholder groups, breaking down complex technical topics into clear, understandable insights and advocating for infrastructure needs and priorities
• Monitor and remediate vulnerabilities, ensuring OS and container security updates.
• Analyze AWS resource utilization and implement cost-saving measures (rightsizing, reserved instances, auto-scaling).
• Configure real-time alerts and anomaly detection for system performance, security threats, and cost spikes.
• Deploy and maintain EKS clusters, ensuring optimal performance and security.

Qualifications - 

• Knowledge of AWS Services, cloud-native security, monitoring and logging tools, and Well-Architected Data Framework principals 
• Knowledge of various CI/CD methodologies, container orchestration tools, and observability and performance monitoring technologies.
• Experience working in Linux environments.
• Solid understanding of Container Orchestration, with a preference for expertise in Kubernetes as mandatory. 
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools, preferably Terraform as mandatory.
• Knowledge of end-to-end applications hosted on Kubernetes, emphasizing scalability, high availability, and fault tolerance.
• Knowledge of Cloud logging, monitoring, and observability tools
• Cloud provisioning and configuration technologies (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Packer, AWS cloud formation)
• Strong communication skills with ability to communicate and explain the design/deployment strategy to both technical & non-technical audiences
• Good working knowledge of processes and procedures (like ITIL)
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to work in a global team.
• Minimum of a 4-year degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Ability to participate in on-call rotations for 24x7 support.

Benefits - 

As a full-time employee with Securonix, you will be eligible for the following employee benefits:

• Health Insurance with a total sum insured is INR 7,50,000
• Coverage: Self, Spouse, 2 kids, Dependent parents, or parents-in-law
• Personal Accident with total sum insured is INR 10,00,000
• Term Life Insurance with a sum assured for employees is 5 times fixed base pay is covered.

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