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# Platform Engineer (AWS/Node.js/Python

- **Company:** TALENER GROUP
- **Location:** Naperville, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $166,400.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Node.Js, Reliability Engineering, Data Logging, Cloud Platform System, ReactJS, Kubernetes, Terraform
- **Published:** October 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://talener.com/job/senior-platform-engineer-il-9adjvugx7gy/

## About the Role

\* Strong hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting cloud infrastructure within AWS. \* Experience building cloud platforms and infrastructure from the ground up, rather than solely maintaining existing environments. \* Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized application environments. \* Experience setting up and managing infrastructure that supports scalable, production-grade applications. \* Strong understanding of application support, including troubleshooting issues across applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments. \* Experience with infrastructure-as-code, automation, and CI/CD processes. \* Strong understanding of monitoring, logging, observability, incident management, and production support. \* Experience working across both infrastructure and application environments. \* Full-stack development experience working across Python, Node.js, and React, with the ability to understand and support applications running within cloud environments. \* Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and determine whether problems originate within the application, infrastructure, containers, or broader cloud environment., \* Experience building and supporting Kubernetes environments within AWS, including Amazon EKS. \* Experience with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code technologies. \* Background spanning Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or full-stack application engineering. \* Experience working in environments where engineers have ownership across both cloud infrastructure and the applications running on top of it., production, requiring a strong understanding of application support and the ability to work across **Python, Node.js, and React** environments.

  

**Job Title:** Senior Platform Engineer (AWS/Node.js/Python)

  

**Compensation:** Up to $80/hour

  

**Location:** Naperville, IL (Hybrid, 3 Days Onsite per Week)

  

**Duration**** :** 6-Month Contract-to-Hire

### **Required Skills & Experience**

- Strong hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting cloud infrastructure within AWS.
- Experience building cloud platforms and infrastructure from the ground up, rather than solely maintaining existing environments.
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes and containerized application environments.
- Experience setting up and managing infrastructure that supports scalable, production-grade applications.
- Strong understanding of application support, including troubleshooting issues across applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code, automation, and CI/CD processes.
- Strong understanding of monitoring, logging, observability, incident management, and production support.
- Experience working across both infrastructure and application environments.
- Full-stack development experience working across Python, Node.js, and React, with the ability to understand and support applications running within cloud environments.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex issues and determine whether problems originate within the application, infrastructure, containers, or broader cloud environment.

### **Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience building and supporting Kubernetes environments within AWS, including Amazon EKS.
- Experience with Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code technologies.
- Background spanning Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, SRE, or full-stack application engineering.
- Experience working in environments where engineers have ownership across both cloud infrastructure and the applications running on top of it.

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## Description

* 6-month contract with the intention of converting to a full-time employee.
 * Must be authorized to work in the United States. No visa sponsorship available.
 * This is a hands-on position focused on both building cloud infrastructure and supporting the applications running within the environment.