Platform Engineer

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills: • Strong expertise in Python for platform automation, API development, and engineering tooling. • Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including cluster administration, Helm, networking, RBAC, storage, security, and troubleshooting. • Proven expertise in GitOps practices using Argo CD and/or FluxCD for automated, declarative application and infrastructure deployments. • Extensive experience in DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipeline design, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Docker, and release automation. • Strong knowledge of Developer Experience (DevEx) tooling, including Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs), Backstage, self-service workflows, and developer automation. • Experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native architectures. • Proficiency in Observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK/OpenSearch, and distributed tracing solutions. • Strong understanding of DevSecOps, Kubernetes security, secrets management, Policy-as-Code (OPA/Kyverno), and secure software delivery practices. • Experience building scalable, resilient, and highly available platform services with a focus on automation, reliability, and operational excellence. • Excellent troubleshooting, scripting, and cross-functional collaboration skills to enable high-performing engineering teams. Roles & Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain scalable Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) and platform services. • Develop automation tools and platform services using Python. • Build and maintain Kubernetes-based infrastructure for containerized workloads. • Implement GitOps practices for infrastructure and application deployments using tools such as Argo CD or FluxCD. • Design and optimize CI/CD pipelines for secure, reliable, and automated software delivery. • Build and enhance Developer Experience (DevEx) capabilities by creating self-service portals, templates, reusable automation, and platform APIs. • Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi, or similar). • Develop platform observability using monitoring, logging, and tracing solutions. • Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to improve platform reliability and deployment velocity. • Implement security best practices, policy-as-code, and compliance automation. • Troubleshoot production platform issues and continuously improve system reliability and performance.