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Platform Engineer & Cloud Ops Engineer
About this role
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Platform Architecture & Strategy (Senior-focused) Lead the architecture and deployment of complex multi-cloud solutions (GCP/AWS), including networking, compute, storage, and multi-environment design. Define platform standards and reusable patterns (e.g., Terraform modules, cluster blueprints). Evaluate emerging cloud technologies to enhance cloud strategy and roadmap. Drive cost optimization and FinOps practices, including right-sizing and governance.
Own platform reliability, scalability, capacity planning, and disaster recovery design. Infrastructure Provisioning & Automation Deploy, configure, and manage cloud infrastructure across GCP and AWS. Write and maintain infrastructure as code (Terraform primary; CloudFormation/ARM where applicable). Maintain multi-environment infrastructure consistency (dev, staging, prod). Automate provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks to reduce manual toil.
Kubernetes & Container Platform Design, operate, and support production-grade Kubernetes clusters (GKE preferred). Manage upgrades, autoscaling, node pools, namespaces, and RBAC policies. Own Helm/Kustomize standards for application deployment. Support or manage service mesh (Istio) for traffic management, mTLS, observability, and security. Define and promote golden paths for safe and consistent app deployment. CI/CD, Monitoring & Operational Support Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery.
Monitor platform health using Datadog — metrics, logs, traces, SLOs, and alerts. Troubleshoot issues, support incident response, and lead post-incident reviews (senior). Maintain runbooks and dashboards; lead or support on-call rotations. Leadership & Collaboration (Senior-focused) Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, set technical direction, and review designs. Collaborate effectively with global, cross-functional, and on/offshore teams.
Communicate architecture decisions clearly to technical and business stakeholders. TECH STACK Required: Cloud Platforms: GCP (Compute Engine, GKE, VPC, Storage, IAM, Load Balancing), AWS (EC2, EKS, VPC, S3, IAM) Kubernetes: GKE architecture, upgrades, Helm/Kustomize, autoscaling, RBAC Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (multi-environment, reusable modules, remote state) CI/CD: GitLab pipeline development and support Monitoring: Datadog (metrics, logs, traces, alerting, SLOs) Service Mesh: Istio (traffic management, mTLS, observability) Good to have: GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux) Cloud FinOps tooling and cost optimization experience Scripting languages (Python, Go, Bash) Vault, Packer, service catalogs, and self-service platforms Experience in regulated environments (HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001) REQUIREMENTS Must have: Platform Engineer: 3+ years in cloud infrastructure/platform or DevOps engineering.