Senior Platform Engineer

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands on experience in platform, cloud, or infrastructure engineering roles
• Deep expertise in Azure cloud services and architecture
• Strong production experience with Kubernetes (deployment, operators, Helm, networking, RBAC, autoscaling)
• Proficiency with Terraform (writing modules, remote state, testing, and large scale usage)
• Solid Linux administration and troubleshooting skills (kernel tuning, systemd, networking, security)
• Hands on experience building observability stacks with Prometheus and Grafana (or equivalent)
• Strong scripting skills (Bash/Python) and GitOps mindset
• Excellent problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills
• Additional skills that could set you apart:
• (Desirable) Exposure to AWS (any services - EC2, EKS, IAM, etc.)
• (Desirable) Experience with additional observability tools (Loki, Tempo, OpenTelemetry, ELK)
• (Desirable) Familiarity with GitOps (ArgoCD, Flux), service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), or policy as code (OPA/Gatekeeper)
• (Desirable) Prior mentoring or technical leadership experience

What the job involves

• We're looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to strengthen our cloud infrastructure and developer platform capabilities. You'll own the design, build, and operation of scalable, observable, and reliable platforms that power our applications
• This is a hands on senior role with significant ownership over Azure based cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes orchestration, infrastructure as code, and full stack observability
• Design, provision, and maintain cloud infrastructure primarily on Microsoft Azure (AKS, ACR, networking, storage, policies, etc.)
• Build and operate production grade Kubernetes clusters, including day 2 operations, scaling, security, and cost optimization
• Develop and evolve Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines using Terraform (modules, state management, multi environment strategies)
• Implement and continuously improve observability across the platform using Prometheus (metrics, alerting, recording rules) and Grafana (dashboards, alerting, Loki integration where applicable)
• Manage and harden Linux environments (Ubuntu/RHEL) - OS tuning, security hardening, logging, and troubleshooting at scale
• Collaborate with development and SRE teams to deliver self service platforms, golden paths, and internal developer experience improvements
• Participate in on call rotation, incident response, and post incident reviews to drive reliability and performance
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to platform standards, best practices, and documentation