Senior Platform Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Platform Engineer to design build and support scalable secure and highly available cloud infrastructure that powers business-critical applications. This role is responsible for developing infrastructure platforms automating operational processes improving system reliability and collaborating with engineering teams to deliver production-ready solutions.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in cloud platforms infrastructure automation container orchestration and DevOps practices with a passion for automation continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering & Infrastructure

• Design implement and maintain scalable resilient and secure infrastructure platforms supporting multiple engineering teams.
  
• Build and manage cloud infrastructure to ensure high availability performance scalability and operational efficiency.
  
• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using GitOps principles and automation tools.
  
• Continuously improve platform reliability security and deployment processes through automation and standardization.
  
• Ensure infrastructure adheres to organizational security compliance and operational best practices.
  

Cloud Operations & Reliability

• Administer and optimize cloud environments with a focus on scalability resilience and cost efficiency.
  
• Monitor platform health infrastructure performance and system availability using monitoring and observability tools.
  
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure application and networking issues in production environments.
  
• Participate in incident response activities including root cause analysis service restoration and preventive improvements.
  
• Participate in scheduled on-call support rotations for critical production systems.
  

DevOps & Automation

• Design implement and maintain secure Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
  
• Develop automation scripts and reusable deployment workflows to streamline infrastructure provisioning and application delivery.
  
• Promote Infrastructure as Code configuration management and GitOps best practices across engineering teams.
  
• Continuously identify opportunities to eliminate manual processes through automation.
  

Containerization & Platform Services

• Deploy manage and scale containerized applications using Kubernetes and Docker.
  
• Support container orchestration platforms to ensure reliability scalability and efficient resource utilization.
  
• Optimize container infrastructure and deployment strategies for production workloads.
  
• Collaborate with development teams to support application modernization initiatives.
  

Collaboration & Technical Leadership

• Partner with software engineering teams to deliver reliable production-ready infrastructure solutions.
  
• Participate in architecture discussions and provide technical guidance on infrastructure design and platform improvements.
  
• Conduct code reviews and promote engineering best practices across the team.
  
• Create and maintain technical documentation operational procedures and knowledge articles.
  
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance platform stability security and operational efficiency.
  

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related discipline or equivalent practical experience.
  

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Platform Engineering DevOps Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) or similar infrastructure-focused roles.
  
• Proven experience supporting large-scale business-critical cloud production environments.
  
• Experience designing implementing and maintaining cloud-native infrastructure and automated deployment pipelines.
  
• Experience working in globally distributed engineering teams is an advantage.
  

Technical Skills

• Strong experience with cloud platforms preferably Amazon Web Services (AWS).
  
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform Chef or equivalent technologies.
  
• Strong experience managing containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes.
  
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using modern automation platforms such as GitHub Actions or similar tools.
  
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python Go or Ruby.
  
• Experience with Linux system administration preferably Ubuntu.
  
• Knowledge of monitoring logging and observability platforms.
  
• Experience with messaging platforms search technologies or NoSQL databases (e.g. Elasticsearch Logstash Kibana RabbitMQ or similar technologies) is advantageous.
  

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
  
• Passion for automation and continuous improvement.
  
• Excellent understanding of cloud infrastructure platform engineering and DevOps best practices.
  
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across global teams.
  
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced production environment.
  
• Self-motivated proactive and committed to delivering high-quality technical solutions.
  
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.