Platform Engineer (AWS) - 144172

Sunnyvale, CA, US • Posted 12 days ago • Updated 8 minutes ago

Full Time

On-site

PTR Global

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Skills

IaaS
ProVision
SAN
Apache Kafka
Amazon Kinesis
Amazon SQS
Redis
High Availability
Scalability
Grafana
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Release Management
Root Cause Analysis
Continuous Improvement
Optimization
Operational Excellence
Cloud Computing
FOCUS
Amazon EC2
Amazon S3
Virtual Private Cloud
Remote Desktop Services
Amazon RDS
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon CloudFront
Management
Streaming
Messaging
Caching
Database
Terraform
Linux
Computer Networking
Performance Tuning
Communication
Collaboration
Digital Asset Management
Media
Workflow
Kubernetes
Orchestration
Amazon Web Services
DevOps

Summary

Job Title: DevOps Engineer (AWS-Focused)
Duration: 12+ Months contract with extension
Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite on every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)

Job Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled DevOps Engineer with deep AWS expertise to design, provision, secure, and operate cloud infrastructure supporting large-scale Digital Asset Management (DAM) platforms. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building resilient, observable, and high-performance systems, and will collaborate closely with internal engineering teams as well as external platform partners, including Apple teams.
Experience with DAM platforms is a strong plus but not mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

Design, provision, and secure AWS infrastructure supporting DAM workloads using infrastructure-as-code best practices.
Build and manage scalable cloud services across AWS, including compute, storage, networking, IAM, and security services.
Operate and optimize streaming, messaging, caching, search, and database platforms (e.g., Kafka/Kinesis, SQS/SNS, Redis/Elastic Cache, OpenSearch, RDS/DynamoDB).
Ensure high availability, scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance of production systems.
Implement robust monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability using CloudWatch, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, or similar tools.
Support CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release management across environments
Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance optimization for production issues.
Collaborate cross-functionally with application engineers, third-party platform providers, and Apple engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions.
Drive continuous improvement in security posture, cost optimization, and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

Strong hands-on experience as a DevOps or Cloud Engineer, with heavy focus on AWS.
Deep knowledge of AWS services including EC2, ECS/EKS, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudFront, and CloudWatch.
Experience managing distributed systems involving streaming, messaging, caching, search, and databases.
Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK).
Solid understanding of Linux systems, networking, and security best practices.
Experience supporting production systems with high scale and reliability requirements.
Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills.
Excellent communication skills and ability to work across teams and organizations.

Nice to Have

Experience with Digital Asset Management (DAM) platforms or media-heavy workflows.
Kubernetes (EKS) and container orchestration expertise.
Experience working with large enterprise platforms or partner-driven ecosystems.
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer, or Security Specialty).

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Dice Id: ptrtx
Position Id: 173788
Posted 12 days ago

Company Info

About PTR Global

Pinnacle Group is a leading provider of information technology and workforce solutions. Pinnacle Group includes Pinnacle Technical Resources, Inc., its flagship information technology staffing and consulting services provider; Pinnacle MSP, a managed services provider; Pinnacle Payrolling, a payrolling and independent contractor compliance provider; Pinnacle Canada, which provides staffing, MSP and payrolling services in Canada.

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