Platform Engineer

SSTech LLC

Seattle, WA, United States

1 day ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.dice.com

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Bash Shell Cloud Computing Cloud Computing Security Configuration Management Continuous Integration Software Debugging DevOps Github Monitoring of Systems Identity and Access Management

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Python (Programming Language) Network Security Performance Tuning Cloud Services Prometheus Software Deployment Datadog Data Logging Pulumi Google Cloud System Availability Grafana Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Cloudformation Containerization Gitlab-ci Deployment Automation Terraform New Relic (SaaS) Docker Jenkins

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and optimize the infrastructure that supports our applications and services. You will play a key role in enhancing the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of our platform while working closely with software engineers, DevOps, and security teams., * Infrastructure Development: Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available platform infrastructure.

Automation & CI/CD: Develop and manage automated deployment pipelines, configuration management, and infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions.
Cloud Management: Architect and optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) for performance, cost-efficiency, and security.
Observability & Monitoring: Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure platform reliability and rapid issue resolution.
Security & Compliance: Enforce security best practices and compliance policies in infrastructure and application deployments.
Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve system bottlenecks to improve overall platform efficiency.
Collaboration: Work closely with software engineers, SREs, and DevOps teams to improve developer experience and streamline workflows.
Incident Response & Troubleshooting: Participate in on-call rotations, diagnose production issues, and ensure quick resolution of outages.

Requirements

Experience: 5+ years in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles.
Cloud Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.
CI/CD: Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools.
Containerization & Orchestration: Expertise in Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE).
Scripting & Automation: Strong skills in Python, Bash, or Go for automation tasks.
Observability: Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic.
Security Best Practices: Knowledge of cloud security, IAM, network security, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.).
Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and debugging skills to troubleshoot complex issues.
Collaboration & Communication: Ability to work in a team environment and effectively communicate technical concepts.