AWS Sys/Ops - Platform Engineer

Overview

Support 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)