The Platform Engineer is a key role responsible for managing continuous integration and delivery, ensuring optimal performance and adherence to best practices. This role requires availability and responsiveness during out-of-office hours and holidays to address and resolve issues promptly.

Your role & responsibilities

1. DevOps Methodology

Champion the DevOps methodology and provide guidance to the development team, promoting the adoption of best practices.
Keep the company updated with modern tools and technologies used in the product development life cycle, such as GitOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
Define and establish development, testing, release, update, and support processes for efficient DevOps.

2. Design

Ensure that the architectural design of the platforms aligns with best practices and modern patterns, such as microservices and serverless architectures.
Review and provide expert recommendations on platform design to incorporate the latest technologies and frameworks.
Configure and implement cloud-native solutions using AWS, Azure, or GCP, and leverage containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
Utilize tools to verify software code security and efficiency, such as static code analysis, vulnerability scanning, and automated testing frameworks.
Ensure high availability and resilience of the platform against component downtimes through proper architectural design and fault-tolerant strategies.
Collaborate with the engineering team to design new features and enhance existing ones.
Design and develop an internal development platform using modern tools like GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, or CircleCI, to facilitate continuous integration and delivery.

3. Delivery

Configure continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines using modern tools and frameworks like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
Participate in project management activities using Agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban to ensure seamless development and release of solutions.
Implement various development, testing, automation tools, and IT infrastructure, leveraging technologies such as Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and Ansible for configuration management.
Facilitate proper handover and acceptance of solutions, including proper documentation and knowledge sharing.
Be available during out-of-office hours and holidays to provide support and assistance during scheduled release and ad-hoc release that requires the platform engineers expertise.

4. Automation

Design and implement an automation framework encompassing all aspects of the application lifecycle, including build, test, and deployment, using tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to provision and manage infrastructure resources using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
Leverage configuration management tools like Ansible or Puppet to automate the deployment and configuration of software components.

5. Incident and Problem Management

Serve as a higher-level escalation point for platform-related incidents and problems identified.
Troubleshoot escalated issues, provide root cause analysis, and implement resolutions.
Collaborate with the development team to implement improvements identified during routine checks or high-severity incidents.
Be available during out-of-office hours and holidays to provide support and assistance in resolving high-severity incidents and anything that greatly impacts the platform delivery.

Your skills & qualifications

Proficient in working with Linux-based infrastructure.
Technical expertise in container orchestration concepts such as Kubernetes and related tools (e.g., Helm, Istio).
Proficiency in databases, message brokers, and caching solutions such as PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, or Kafka.
Strong project management skills and practical knowledge of Agile Methodology (Scrum, Kanban).

CERTIFICATIONS

Any of the following is a plus:

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional

Additional Requirements for Senior Level

Any of the following

AWS Certified SysOps Admin Associate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional

Knowledge & Experience:

Advanced knowledge of systems and networking concepts and fundamentals.
Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Experience in implementing and operating microservices architectures.
Experience with web services and APIs (REST, GraphQL).
Familiarity and experience with modern DevOps tools and frameworks such as GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, and monitoring tools like Prometheus and Grafana.

Additional Competencies for Senior Level

3+ Years of experience in DevOps Concepts, Tools, Processes
Experience in Project Management, Agile Methodology
Has at least 1 programming language to implement automation such as Python, PHP, Bash, or PowerShell