Senior Platform Engineer

RAVAL WEST LLC
Sacramento, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Sacramento, United States of America

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Bash
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Programming Tools
Distributed Systems
Github
Monitoring of Systems
Python
PostgreSQL
Octopus Deploy
Redis
Reliability Engineering
Vault (Revision Control System)
TypeScript
Datadog
Pulumi
Enterprise Software Applications
Cloud Platform System
Istio
System Availability
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloudformation
Containerization
Git Flow
Kubernetes
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Information Technology
Terraform
Docker
Go

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to build and operate scalable cloud-native platforms that improve developer productivity, automate infrastructure, and ensure reliability, security, and compliance across enterprise applications., * Design and maintain cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes platforms.

  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Crossplane, CloudFormation, Pulumi).
  • Build CI/CD, GitOps, and automation solutions.
  • Develop self-service platform capabilities and developer tooling.
  • Improve platform reliability, observability, performance, and cost efficiency.
  • Implement security controls, compliance automation, and operational best practices.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams and provide technical leadership and mentorship.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of Platform Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS.
  • Expertise with Kubernetes, containers, and cloud-native technologies.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and GitOps practices.
  • Proficiency in Python, Go, Bash, TypeScript, or similar languages.
  • Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, networking, security, and automation.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Skills

AWS (EKS, Lambda, RDS, VPC), Terraform, Crossplane, Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, Backstage, Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Istio, Vault, PostgreSQL, Redis, and related cloud-native technologies.

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