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# Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Synergize Consulting Ltd
- **Location:** United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Kubernetes Security, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Computer Networks, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Octopus Deploy, OpenShift, Role-Based Access Control, Ansible, Ruby, Software Deployment, AWS Cdk, Data Logging, Scripting, Grafana, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Azure AKS, Terraform, Software Version Control, Docker
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://computerjobs.com/us/en/mob/job/C973BAA86DA9EF21A8

## About the Role

* Extensive experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure or a similar engineering role.
 * Strong hands-on expertise in Kubernetes and Amazon EKS within a public cloud environment.
 * Proven experience designing, deploying and managing secure, scalable and highly available Kubernetes clusters.
 * Strong understanding of Kubernetes security, networking, upgrades, disaster recovery and resilience.
 * Experience with containerisation technologies, particularly Docker.
 * Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, such as Terraform or AWS CDK.
 * Experience automating infrastructure and operational tasks using tools such as Ansible and Scripting languages including Python or Ruby.
 * Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, version control and DevOps practices.
 * Experience with public cloud platforms, particularly AWS, and a good understanding of cloud architecture and services.
 * Knowledge of monitoring, logging and observability tools.
 * Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
 * Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to a range of audiences.
 * A proactive, team-oriented approach and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement
 * Experience implementing GitOps solutions using Argo CD and/or Flux (desirable)
 * Experience with managed Kubernetes services such as AKS or GKE (desirable)
 * Due to the nature of the client, it would be an advantage for candidates to hold, or be eligible and willing to undergo, a certain level of security clearance (SC)

## Description

* Design, deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters using Amazon EKS.
 * Build and maintain secure, scalable and highly available Kubernetes platforms across development, test and production environments.
 * Implement best practices for cluster security, networking, resource allocation and performance.
 * Develop and maintain Kubernetes upgrade, resilience and disaster recovery strategies.
 * Work with containerisation technologies such as Docker, Podman and OpenShift.
 * Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform and AWS CDK.
 * Automate cluster provisioning, configuration, upgrades and scaling.
 * Integrate Kubernetes deployments with CI/CD pipelines using push-based and pull-based deployment approaches.
 * Implement and manage GitOps solutions, such as Argo CD and Flux, to streamline platform configuration and application deployment.
 * Promote automation to improve consistency, efficiency and reliability.
 * Monitor and optimise platform performance, availability, cost and resource utilisation.
 * Implement Kubernetes and cloud security best practices, including role-based access control (RBAC), network policies and secrets management
 * Work closely with development and engineering teams to advise on containerisation, deployment and cloud architecture