Platform Engineer

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

Platform
Platform Engineer
Kubernetes

Job Details

Role: Platform Engineer

Location : Dallas, TX (Day 1 Onsite)

Interview Type: Face to Face

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes (OpenShift, EKS, AKS) clusters across cloud environments - AWS, Azure.
  • Implement and maintain Service Mesh solutions to ensure secure, resilient, and observable service-to-service communication.
  • Collaborate with software engineers to design and optimize microservices architecture.
  • Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Helm and Terraform.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot performance, scalability, and reliability issues in Kubernetes environments.
  • Ensure platform security, compliance, and best practices are followed.
  • Automate deployment, operational and monitoring pipelines, and CI/CD workflows on Jenkins.

Skillset and Qualification:

  • Deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture, deployment, and management and multi-cloud Kubernetes environment.
  • Hands-on experience with Service Mesh technologies - Istio or Gloo or Kong
  • Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Experience with Jenkins CI/CD tools
  • Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm).
  • Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Loki, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger).
  • Understanding of networking concepts, load balancing, and API gateways.
  • Knowledge of scripting languages like Python, Go, or Shell scripting.
  • Familiarity with any container security tools
  • 3+ years of experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role
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