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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Platform Engineer - **Company:** IBM - **Location:** Yorktown Heights, United States - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Github, IBM Cloud Computing, Python (Programming Language), Octopus Deploy, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Pulumi, Google Cloud, Git, Cloudformation, Build Management, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Terraform, Software Version Control, Docker, Jenkins, Programming Languages - **Published:** September 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/c953a754-0268-4a26-a67d-1e2a8fdc77d4 ## About the Role High School Diploma/GED Preferred education Bachelor's Degree Required technical and professional expertise * Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field * Basic proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Python or Go * Foundational knowledge of cloud computing concepts (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or IBM Cloud), gained through coursework or personal projects * Exposure to Infrastructure as Code concepts or tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi * Basic understanding of version control practices using Git * Familiarity with the concept of CI/CD pipelines and automated software delivery * Basic understanding of containers (e.g., Docker) and how they're used in modern software deployment Preferred technical and professional experience * Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn new technologies * Good communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team * Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi * Experience designing and building CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD) * Practical experience deploying and operating workloads on a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or IBM Cloud) * Strong understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background. Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do. Are you ready to be an IBMer?, IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship. ## Description As a Platform Engineer, you will design and build the tooling and automation frameworks that make infrastructure operations easy, deterministic, and repeatable - codifying provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes using infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform. Rather than managing infrastructure directly, your focus will be on creating the software and pipelines that allow other teams to deploy and operate infrastructure reliably and consistently, including building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines that streamline how code and infrastructure changes move through our environments., Supplemental 1 employees may be eligible for up to 8 paid holidays, minimum of 56 hours paid sick time and the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan. IBM offers paid family medical leave and disability benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 15 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. 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