Lead Software Engineer - Privileged Access Management

Principal Software Engineer — Privileged Access Management (PAM)

Help build the backbone of secure cloud infrastructure.

Our globally-renowned client looking for a senior engineer who thrives in complex distributed systems, loves owning problems end-to-end, and wants to build security-critical infrastructure that developers actually enjoy using. You’ll work on the platform layer that powers privileged access, identity, and secure operations across modern cloud environments.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys designing systems, shipping production code, improving reliability, and making smart architectural decisions in a fast-moving engineering culture.

What you’ll do

  • Build and operate cloud-native platform services on AWS
  • Own systems from architecture and implementation through to production operations
  • Design secure, scalable, and highly reliable infrastructure services
  • Help shape technical direction and engineering standards across the platform
  • Work across Python, Go, and TypeScript — choosing the right tool for the job
  • Improve observability, reliability, and operational excellence across critical systems
  • Collaborate closely with engineers, security, and infrastructure teams
  • Solve hard problems around access control, automation, and cloud-scale operations

What we’re looking for

  • Strong experience building and running production systems on AWS
  • Deep familiarity with services like Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, EC2, SQS, EventBridge, CloudWatch, and Route 53
  • Excellent Python skills, plus experience with Go for high-performance tooling or services
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and/or CloudFormation
  • Strong systems design and architectural judgment
  • Comfortable taking ownership of complex problems with minimal oversight
  • Pragmatic mindset with a bias toward shipping and continuous improvement
  • Bonus points for frontend experience with Svelte or TypeScript

Job Details

Company
Arcus Search
Location
City of London, London, United Kingdom
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