Platform Engineer

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer to design, build, automate, and manage enterprise-grade application platforms and cloud-native infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have expertise in CI/CD, containerization, Kubernetes orchestration, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), configuration management, and platform automation to enable secure, scalable, and reliable software delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise platform infrastructure and developer platforms.
• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate application build, testing, deployment, and release processes.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and enterprise container platforms.
• Implement GitOps practices for automated application deployment and infrastructure management.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.
• Manage virtualization and cloud infrastructure environments.
• Monitor platform performance, availability, and reliability while implementing continuous improvements.
• Collaborate with Development, DevOps, Security, and Operations teams to deliver scalable platform solutions.
• Implement platform security, governance, backup, and disaster recovery best practices.
• Create technical documentation, operational runbooks, and deployment standards.

Must-Have Skills

• Experience with GitLab OR Jenkins for CI/CD pipeline development and automation.
• Experience with Argo CD for GitOps-based application deployment.
• Experience with SonarQube for code quality and static code analysis.
• Experience with Renovate Bot or comparable dependency management and automation tools.
• Hands-on experience with Docker OR Docker Compose for containerization.
• Experience with Kubernetes OR OpenShift OR Oracle Kubernetes Engine (OKE) OR Google Cloud Run for container orchestration and cloud-native application deployment.
• Experience with Terraform OR Ansible for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management.
• Experience with VMware vCenter OR OpenStack for virtualization and private cloud infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Linux system administration and shell scripting.
• Understanding of cloud-native architecture, networking, security, and platform engineering best practices.

Good to Have

• Experience with AWS OR Microsoft Azure OR Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Experience with Helm OR Kustomize.
• Knowledge of Prometheus OR Grafana OR ELK Stack for monitoring and observability.
• Experience with HashiCorp Vault or other secrets management solutions.
• Familiarity with Python OR Go for platform automation.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices.
• Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–12+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or Infrastructure Automation.

Preferred Skills

• Experience designing and operating enterprise Kubernetes platforms.
• Strong understanding of GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud-native engineering principles.
• Experience delivering enterprise DevOps and platform modernization initiatives.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to build secure, scalable, highly available, and automated platform solutions.