Platform Engineer

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posted 19 hours ago | Updated 19 hours ago

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Full Time

Skills

Agile
Bash
Docker
Terraform
Scrum
Python
Workflow

Job Details

Responsibilities:

  • Design, implement, and manage AWS cloud environments (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, Lambda, ECS/Fargate), optimizing for reliability, scalability, and efficiency.

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS and modern automation tools, supporting application builds, testing, and releases.

  • Automate infrastructure provisioning with AWS CloudFormation, CDK, or Terraform, ensuring reproducible and documented environments.

  • Establish and manage container platforms using Docker, ECS, and Fargate for scalable microservices deployments.

  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize AWS platforms for performance, security, cost, and compliance.

  • Implement secure practices, enforce IAM policies, and integrate compliance into infrastructure operations.

  • Collaborate with software engineers, SREs, and security teams to deliver robust internal platform capabilities.

  • Document platform architecture, standards, deployment workflows, and onboarding guides for engineering teams.

Required Skills & Experience:

  • Hands-on expertise with AWS infrastructure and services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Lambda, ECS/Fargate).

  • Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code (CloudFormation, CDK, Terraform) and CI/CD tooling.

  • Experience with container orchestration, automation scripting (Python, Bash), and cloud networking principles.

  • Solid knowledge of security, encryption, and compliance in AWS environments.

  • Effective collaboration and documentation skills with cross-functional technical teams.

  • AWS certifications preferred.

Preferred:

  • Experience supporting developer productivity in large-scale environments.

  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum practices.

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