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The role balances hands-on ownership of existing platforms and legacy systems with the design and implementation of new, more automated and scalable capabilities.\nWorking closely with Software Engineering, you will help build and evolve internal platforms and shared services that improve reliability, security, and developer experience across both legacy and modern environments. Rather than a green-field cloud transformation, this role requires thoughtful integration - bridging current systems with newer platform approaches such as infrastructure-as-code, automation, and container-based workloads where appropriate.\nYour work will focus on reducing operational friction, standardizing workflows, and introducing self-service capabilities in a way that respects regulatory, security, and on-prem constraints. 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