Senior Platform Engineer
Core
Senior Platform Engineer specializing in security analysis and external attack surface management within a cloud and datacentre environment.
Role type
Senior IC security platform engineer (attack surface management)
Builds
Security monitoring, reporting, platform configuration, and analytical workflows for perimeter posture
Domain
Cybersecurity / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Security analysis, Attack surface management, Security tooling, External exposure analysis, Threat assessment, Security inference, Vulnerability knowledge, Risk prioritisation, Cloud security understanding
Preferred skills
Scripting and automation, Cloud platforms, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Operating systems, Observability, Security integrations
Technologies
Assetnote, Python, Bash, PowerShell, AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Linux, Windows
Responsibilities
Use attack surface management technologies to discover, monitor, and analyse internet-facing assets; Investigate security findings to determine validity and impact; Apply security judgement to distinguish meaningful risks from false positives; Analyse externally observable risks across domains and cloud-hosted assets; Assess findings to support effective risk prioritisation; Maintain and improve the accuracy of asset visibility and external attack-surface data; Provide clear security analysis and recommended actions to asset owners; Identify recurring exposure patterns and control gaps to improve perimeter security posture; Contribute to improvements in security monitoring and analytical workflows.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
