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Junior Platform Engineer

Liferaft provides a threat intelligence and investigations platform to corporate security teams, helping identify and track issues from open source channels.
Halifax, NS, CanadaToronto, ON, Canada
DevOps
Entry-Level Software Engineer
Hybrid
1+ year of experience
Cybersecurity · Enterprise SaaS

Job Description

Liferaft is seeking a Junior Platform Engineer to join their OSINT Engineering team in a hybrid role based in Halifax, NS, or fully remote within Canada. This position offers an excellent opportunity for early-career engineers to grow their technical skills while working on mission-critical services used by global security teams.

The role involves supporting and enhancing Liferaft's OSINT platform, working directly with the Director of Platform Engineering and senior team members. You'll be hands-on with cloud infrastructure (AWS and GCP), deployment tooling, monitoring systems, and platform automation. The position focuses on maintaining and improving infrastructure using tools like Terraform, supporting CI/CD processes, and ensuring platform reliability and security.

Liferaft's platform serves corporate security teams worldwide, including major global brands, helping them identify and track security threats from various open source channels. The company emphasizes diversity and inclusion, offering a collaborative and supportive environment where individual growth is prioritized. They provide competitive benefits, flexible work arrangements, and a strong focus on work-life balance.

This is an ideal position for someone with 1-2 years of experience who is passionate about cloud technologies, infrastructure as code, and operational tooling. You'll gain valuable experience working with modern technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, and various monitoring tools while contributing to a platform that makes a real impact on global security operations.

The company culture promotes innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning, making it an excellent environment for professional development. With a focus on diversity and inclusion, Liferaft welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and offers comprehensive benefits including flexible time off, lifestyle subsidies, and investment in personal growth.

Last updated a month ago

Responsibilities For Junior Platform Engineer

  • Collaborate with teams to support platform reliability and efficiency
  • Maintain and improve infrastructure using Terraform in AWS and GCP environments
  • Support development teams with reliable and secure code deployment tools
  • Document platform systems and processes
  • Integrate and maintain CI/CD tooling and dependency scanning processes
  • Monitor operations using Graylog, Prometheus, and Grafana
  • Maintain core platform uptime and respond to incidents under supervision
  • Implement security best practices
  • Contribute to disaster recovery and backup activities

Requirements For Junior Platform Engineer

Linux
Kubernetes
  • 1-2 years of experience working with web technologies, including LAMP-stack components
  • Familiarity with AWS or GCP cloud environments
  • Exposure to tools like Jenkins or similar CI/CD systems
  • Interest in cloud-native applications, infrastructure as code, and operational tooling
  • Knowledge of containers such as Docker or Kubernetes is an asset
  • Experience with Elasticsearch or Opensearch is an asset
  • Willingness to learn and grow within a supportive, fast-paced technical environment

Benefits For Junior Platform Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • Competitive compensation plan & benefits
  • Investment in personal and professional growth
  • Remote work/office space with flexible hours
  • Flexible time off – Minimum of 15 days/year with no cap
  • $750 Yearly Lifestyle Subsidy
  • Diversity & Inclusion Committee
  • Authentic, engaged team, who value work life balance

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