Platform Engineering Expert
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Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Platform Engineer Expert to join our Infrastructure Platform Engineering team. This role is intended for a highly skilled engineer who will serve as the technical authority within the team owning complex infrastructure, improving automation, and mentoring other engineers. This is a senior individual contributor role (not managerial) designed for an engineer who brings deep technical knowledge and a passion for mentorship. Around 75% of the work will be hands‑on technical execution, with the remainder focused on guiding and enabling other engineers.
The Platform Engineer Expert will design, optimize, and maintain cloud‑native infrastructure and developer platforms with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, and security. The role is hands‑on and ideal for someone who thrives on solving deep technical challenges and improving systems at scale.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the technical reference point for complex platform issues and architecture decisions.
- Design, implement, and optimize infrastructure architectures for reliability and performance.
- Lead major upgrades, migrations, and automation initiatives.
- Own and enhance Infrastructure‑as‑Code modules (Terraform, Ansible, Helm).
- Implement and enforce secrets management, SSL / TLS, and IAM standards.
- Drive observability and performance improvements across clusters and services.
- Automate platform operations through scripting (Bash, or Go).
- Collaborate with security, architecture, and development teams to align standards.
- Conduct peer reviews and mentor engineers in best practices.
- Support incident investigations, root‑cause analysis, and resilience testing.
Essential Job Requirements
6–8 years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Infrastructure roles.Deep expertise in Linux, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform, Ansible, Helm).Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure (compute, networking, storage, IAM).Experience in CI / CD pipeline management (GitLab).Advanced scripting ability in Bash, plus working knowledge in Go.Proven knowledge of secrets management and security best practices (Vault, SSL / TLS, IAM).Hands‑on experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK).Strong problem‑solving, analytical, and debugging skills.Ability to mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers.Preferred
Experience in multi‑cloud or hybrid environments.Background in cost optimization, scaling, and performance tuning.Familiarity with SRE principles (SLOs, SLIs, error budgets).Certifications (Preferred / Advantageous)
Kubernetes : Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS) or Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)IaC : HashiCorp Certified : Terraform AssociateSecurity : HashiCorp Certified : Vault AssociateCloud : OCI, AWS, or GCP Professional / Architect certification#J-18808-Ljbffr