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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Platform Engineer - Cloud, DevOps & AKS - **Company:** Computer Task Group, Inc - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Audit Trail, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Multi-Factor Authentication, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, OAuth, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Role-Based Access Control, Reliability Engineering, Openid Connect, Azure Active Directory, Cloud Services, Runbook, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Single Sign-On, Software Vulnerability Management, Scripting, Software Modules, Cloud Platform System, Okta, Autoscaling, Software Troubleshooting, Containerization, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Github Enterprise, Bicep, Azure AKS, Cloud Optimization, Terraform, Devsecops, Docker, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** November 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/9C9E5109E10A4AC8B011CAB15D09877A/job/ ## About the Role * Strong expertise in Kubernetes and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including cluster architecture, networking, autoscaling, upgrades, security, and operations. * Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and/or AWS, with working knowledge of the other cloud platform. * Expert-level experience with GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipeline development, repository automation, and runner infrastructure. * Strong infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform and Bicep, including infrastructure migration, module development, and state management. * Proficiency in Docker, Python, PowerShell, Bash, or comparable automation technologies. * Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, SSO, MFA, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM, RBAC, and secrets management. * Understanding of DevSecOps, cloud security, least-privilege access, vulnerability management, and compliance controls. * Knowledge of cloud networking, distributed systems, observability, disaster recovery, reliability engineering, and cost management. * Strong troubleshooting, systems design, documentation, and technical communication skills., * At least 7 years of experience in platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, site reliability, identity, or related engineering roles. * Extensive hands-on experience building and operating enterprise Kubernetes and AKS environments. * Demonstrated experience designing and delivering complex cloud and platform engineering initiatives from initial architecture through implementation and production support. * Proven experience with enterprise cloud environments, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and identity management. * Experience migrating infrastructure from Bicep to Terraform and implementing reusable infrastructure-as-code solutions. * Experience establishing operational standards, monitoring, runbooks, knowledge transfer, and production handoff processes. * Ability to independently lead technical workstreams, make engineering decisions, and deliver solutions with limited direction. * Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts and trade-offs to technical and non-technical audiences. * Must be available to start within a short lead time and commit to the full six-month engagement. Education: * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field required. Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group are required. ## Description * Design, build, and operate secure, scalable cloud platforms across Microsoft Azure and AWS, including networking, compute, storage, identity, security, and monitoring services. * Build and manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, including configuration, networking, node pools, autoscaling, upgrades, patching, security, and performance optimization. * Develop and maintain containerized application deployment patterns using Kubernetes, Docker, and related cloud services. * Design and implement identity and access management solutions using Microsoft Entra ID and Okta, including SSO, MFA, conditional access, RBAC, privileged access, and workload identities. * Build and standardize CI/CD pipelines and software delivery workflows using GitHub Enterprise and GitHub Actions. * Develop automated repository provisioning, branch protection, security controls, reusable workflows, and self-hosted or ephemeral GitHub Actions runners. * Implement infrastructure as code using Terraform and Bicep, including migrating existing Bicep infrastructure to Terraform and managing configuration across cloud and network environments. * Develop automation and tooling using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar scripting languages. * Integrate security and compliance controls into platform engineering and DevOps workflows, including vulnerability scanning, secrets management, policy enforcement, and audit logging. * Establish monitoring, dashboards, alerts, operational runbooks, and reliability metrics to support production environments. * Lead application onboarding and platform adoption, including workload assessments, containerization, architecture reviews, and CI/CD implementation. * Support incident response, root-cause analysis, disaster recovery, capacity planning, and cloud cost optimization. * Deliver completed solutions with technical documentation, operational procedures, knowledge transfer, and clearly defined ownership for ongoing support. * Collaborate with application, infrastructure, AI, data, Operations, Security, and Risk teams to deliver platform capabilities and improve engineering standards.