AWS Sys/Ops - Platform Engineer

Job title: AWS Sys/Ops - Platform Engineer

Location:  Sunnyvale, CA

Duration:  12+ months

Overview

·         Support Apple’s DAM (Digital Asset Management) platform initiatives from an infrastructure and platform engineering perspective

·         Work closely with vendor teams responsible for installing and managing the DAM platform

·         Provide guidance on AWS best practices, platform architecture, scalability, and operational support

·         This is primarily a cloud/platform engineering and DevOps-focused role, not a software development role

Key Responsibilities

·         Support deployment, configuration, and management of AWS-based DAM platforms

·         Partner with vendor teams and internal Apple stakeholders to ensure successful platform implementation

·         Provide expertise on AWS infrastructure, security, scalability, and operational best practices

·         Assist with troubleshooting, platform optimization, and environment stability

·         Support streaming, messaging, caching, search, and database technologies within the DAM ecosystem

·         Work with technologies such as Kafka, Elastic Search/Solr, media streaming solutions, and CI/CD pipelines

·         Help evaluate platform architecture decisions and operational processes

·         Collaborate with business teams, vendors, and cross-functional engineering teams

·         Participate in platform support, infrastructure improvements, and operational readiness activities

·         Required Skills & Experience

·         Strong experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and platform engineering

·         Experience supporting enterprise platforms in a DevOps or cloud systems engineering capacity

·         Knowledge of messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka or similar platforms

·         Experience with search technologies such as ElasticSearch or Solr

·         Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation

·         Understanding of scalable, secure, and highly available platform architectures

·         Strong troubleshooting and operational support experience

·         Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications

·         Experience supporting DAM (Digital Asset Management) platforms

·         Exposure to media delivery, media streaming, or content platforms

·         Prior experience working in large enterprise environments

·         Apple experience is highly preferred

·         Basic Java knowledge is a nice-to-have, but not required

·         Experience working with vendor-managed platforms

Additional Notes

·         This role is not focused on software development or coding

·         No coding assessment is expected during the interview process

·         Candidates with heavy development backgrounds may be considered overqualified

·         Preference for candidates located in the Bay Area due to team collaboration requirements

Skills needed:

·         Amazon Web Services (AWS)

·         AWS S3

·         AWS EKS

·         AWS Security Architect

·         AWS IAM

·         AWS KMS

·         AWS EC2

·         Database Technologies

·         Terraform

Nice to have:

• Core Java
• DAM (Digital Asset Management)

Please provide answers to the qualifying questions below

• How many years of professional exp do you have?
• What is your educational background?
• What certifications do you hold?
• Are you a Certified AWS Cloud/Ops Engineer?
• What technical skills are you most proficient in
• How many years of exp as an AWS Sys/Ops Engineer?
• How many years of exp with the following:

o   Database Technologies

o   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

o   AWS S3

o   AWS EKS

o   AWS Security Architect

o   AWS IAM

o   AWS KMS

o   AWS EC2

o   Terraform

o   Provision and secure AWS resources for DAM

o   Manage streaming

o   messaging

o   caching

o   search

o   SOLR

o   database platforms

o   RDBMS

o   NoSQL

o   Ensure scalable, reliable performance and observability

o   Support deployment, troubleshooting, and optimization

o   Collaborate cross-functionally with third party platform teams

o   DAM (digital asset management)

o   Core Java

• Are you currently working?
• When can you start on a new project?
• What was the reason for leaving your last assignment?
• What is your hourly rate expectation?
• Where are you located?
• Are you prepared to relocate to Sunnyvale, CA before start date if hired?
• What is your US legal work status?
• When does your VISA/EAD expire
• Who is your direct employer?
• Will you have issues taking a criminal background check?