Cloud Platform Engineer

Join to apply for the Cloud Platform Engineer role at HighlightTA HighlightTA is the on‑demand talent team for Planitar. About Planitar Planitar Inc., founded in 2013, is the maker of iGUIDE – an industry-leading platform that combines proprietary camera hardware with advanced software to deliver accurate floor plans, immersive 3D virtual tours, and critical property data. Our mission is to redefine how people capture, navigate, and explore interior spaces digitally. Learn more at About the Role We are seeking a motivated and adaptable Cloud Platform Engineer to join our growing Engineering team. In this role, you’ll contribute to the design, automation, and management of our AWS‑based cloud infrastructure, collaborating closely with experienced engineers to deliver scalable, secure, and high‑performing systems. As part of our Infrastructure team, you'll help shape the foundation of our platform, working across DevOps toolchains, container orchestration, cloud security, and automation. The ideal candidate is curious, solutions‑oriented, and thrives in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment. You should enjoy solving complex problems, streamlining processes, and continuously learning new technologies. Key Responsibilities Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions across cloud environments. Design and implement Continuous Delivery pipelines and deployment/testing automation. Implement and manage monitoring, alerting, and logging systems across varied tech stacks and containerized environments. Enhance and maintain cloud security tooling and practices across the AWS ecosystem. Collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to improve and unblock development workflows. Research, evaluate, and integrate new tools and technologies to improve infrastructure reliability and efficiency. Investigate and execute on infrastructure migrations (on-prem to cloud or cloud‑to‑cloud). Required Skills & Qualifications 3 years' experience building “Infrastructure as Code” with a strong focus on Terraform and a deep understanding of AWS in highly available, scalable environments. Must be comfortable with services such as VPC, ELB, IAM, ASG, EC2, CloudTrail, Lambda, and others. Strong Python skills, ideally from a prior background as a software engineer. Knowledge of cloud operations tasks in regards to scalability, deployments, and zero‑downtime upgrades. Troubleshooting large cloud infrastructure. Virtualization and in‑depth Linux knowledge. 5 years working knowledge with networking and network/system security, including firewalls, IP networking, VPNs, DNS, routing, switching, load balancers, WAF/firewalls, DDOS protection, and monitoring. 5 years hands‑on maintenance and administration of Linux flavours. 3 years working with DevOps/CI toolchains: CircleCI/Github actions/Gitlab-ci, Git/SVN. 3 years of hands‑on experience in implementing “Security as Code” seen through. Application Security architecture in the context of CI/CD. Hands‑on experience with scripting and coding using Python, Bash. Additional Assets Terraform certificate. A link to a Github/Gitlab account. Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment practices. Location & Work Model Candidates who can work from our Waterloo office 3 days a week will be given priority. Exceptional remote candidates may be considered. Why Join Planitar? You’ll be part of a supportive and fast‑moving engineering culture, working on real‑world products that blend hardware and software in innovative ways. Your leadership will help shape how our teams build, deliver, and grow our platform. How We Hire We use AI tools to support our recruitment process, including helping us organize applications and identify early matches based on role criteria. That said, every rejection decision is made by a human. We encourage candidates to apply authentically and avoid relying solely on AI‑generated responses, especially during interviews. Connect with us and learn more: Planitar on Linkedin HighlightTA on LinkedIn Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at HighlightTA by 2x. Get notified about new Platform Engineer jobs in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada . Waterloo, Ontario, Canada CA$130.00-CA$180.00 2 hours ago #J-18808-Ljbffr