Overview
Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 9 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Unable to Provide Sponsorship
Skills
Amazon Web Services
Apache Hadoop
Apache Kafka
Apache Spark
Artificial Intelligence
Auditing
Bash
Cloud Computing
Collaboration
Communication
Computer Networking
Confluence
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
Data Link Layer
DevOps
Documentation
Enterprise Architecture
GitHub
Good Clinical Practice
Google Cloud Platform
Knowledge Transfer
Kubernetes
Machine Learning (ML)
Microservices
Microsoft Azure
Migration
Network Layer
Onboarding
Oracle Policy Automation
Orchestration
PaaS
Provisioning
Python
Regulatory Compliance
Reliability Engineering
SaaS
Scripting
Technical Writing
Terraform
Workflow
Job Details
Job Title: Platform Engineer Platform (Kubernetes PaaS)
Location: US-Based Remote or Las Vegas (Hybrid)
Duration: 6-Month Contract Engagement
Location: US-Based Remote or Las Vegas (Hybrid)
Duration: 6-Month Contract Engagement
Note: Includes 2 weeks of unpaid knowledge transfer (KT) for onboarding and alignment with the client team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect, deploy, and maintain Kubernetes clusters using tools such as Rafay, vCluster, and Crossplane.
- Develop and maintain Terraform modules for infrastructure provisioning and service catalog integration.
- Implement Knative eventing, pod overlay networks, and service mesh components.
- Define and enforce security and compliance policies using OPA (Open Policy Agent) and Kyverno.
- Support compliance with enterprise security standards and ensure thorough audit logging.
- Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines, automation scripts, and platform operations workflows.
- Integrate and support observability tools and SIEM platforms.
- Lead and participate in architectural discussions supporting AI-driven SaaS and microservices initiatives.
- Drive cloud migration strategies and enterprise platform modernization efforts.
- Collaborate with developers, architects, and stakeholders to ensure platform capabilities align with business goals.
- Maintain clear and up-to-date technical documentation (GitHub) and user-facing content (Confluence).
- Provide L2/L3 support for platform-related issues and participate in on-call rotations as needed.
Required Qualifications:
- 7 10 years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) roles.
- Proven expertise in enterprise architecture and platform strategy.
- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and container orchestration.
- Proficiency in Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform and Crossplane.
- Solid scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go.
- Familiarity with Kafka, Redis, Hadoop, Spark, and AI/ML frameworks, including GenAI (e.g., OpenAI, Amazon Bedrock).
- Experience across major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and hybrid networking environments.
- Knowledge of OAuth, OIDC, JWT, Amazon Cognito, and IAM governance.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
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