Linux Platform Engineer

The Platform Engineer role is responsible for configuration installations and upgrades to troubleshoot and maintain the hardware and software within the current technology environment. The role involves troubleshooting basic issues and providing support to develop appropriate solutions to maintain the integrity of the platform including hardware and software infrastructure that are critical to the companys user populace and application environments. They work closely with other IT professionals such as Application Architect and Database Engineers to ensure that all components of the platform are working effectively. The Platform Engineer uses strong knowledge of both traditional and modern platforms to assist in the smooth functioning of the companys infrastructure including both cloud and onpremises systems in support of DevOps efforts and general business and IT objectives.

• Build hardware configurations software installations network requirements and upgrades in alignment with business needs and the defined organizational standards
• Assist in troubleshooting issues by following user guides or manuals to improve platforms in alignment with application goals
• Provide support in configuring and integrating DevOps tools (such as API Gateway Teraform) with other services such as authentication caching and logging to support processes as per organizational needs
• Work closely with DevOps engineering and production team to conduct testing on new features and services and support production launches
• Refine and review templates and scripts to assist in implementing and maintaining automated fulfillment mechanisms to optimize delivery of key platform services
• Create prioritized team task lists and identify dependencies on other teams that work with a platform to ensure smooth operations
• Identify security threats and suggest remedial measures to comply with a strict security compliance
• Review and refine draft security and resiliency policies standards and procedures that forms the basis of protecting the infrastructure and ensuring compliance with regulations
• Provide support in producing highlevel design documentation by taking responsibility for specific sections and ensuring their accuracy
• Compile data and preliminary research regarding user requests for new/modified systems or problem resolution
• Coordinate platform changes and customizations with vendors ensuring clear communication of requirements

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future including conversion to H1B visa.

This position is eligible to work in the office three days a week and has the option to work remotely two days a week.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The
Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Companys staff employees and business relationships.

Education

• • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or in lieu of a degree at least 3 years of experience in the role of Platform Engineer or related position

Skills and Experience

• • 24 years of experience in Linux platform engineering and infrastructure components
  • Experience in automated interaction with physical infrastructure
  • Moderate understanding of managing and maintaining cloudbased environments such as AWS GCP or Azure
  • Familiarity with monitoring and log management tools such as Nagios Splunk and ELK
  • Moderate understanding of developing and implementing backup and disaster recovery strategies
  • Strong scripting experience in languages such as Python and Bash
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Ansible Chef and Terraform
• Preferred
  • Puppet
  • Github
  • Foreman

Technical Skills

• Python proficiency
• Ansible
• Cloud Technologies & Platforms
• Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• DevOps Methodology
• Software Packaging and Deployment Procedures
• Strong linux background including Red Hat Oracle Ubuntu
• Network Operations Configuration & Services
• Containerization
• Monitoring and Logging
• Integration Technology