Senior Platform Engineer

Job Title: Platform Engineer
Location: Salt Lake City, UT / Midvale, UT   Onsite 5 Days/Week / Nearby States also can apply
Relocation: Candidates willing to relocate to the Salt Lake City/Midvale, UT area are welcome
Duration: 12+ Months Contract + Possible Extension
Employment Type: 1099 Contract Only
Pay Rate: Based on Experience
Interview: 2 Video Interviews

Note : Looking for proper Platform Engineer not DevOps Engineer

 Job Summary 
We are seeking a Platform Engineer with 3 5 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, or SRE environments. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Cloud platforms, automation, and DevSecOps. This role focuses on building and maintaining scalable enterprise platforms, automating infrastructure, improving software delivery pipelines, and supporting cloud-native applications.   Mandatory Skills

• 3 5 years of experience as a Platform Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or SRE

• Strong knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and SCM

• Hands-on experience with Git and branching strategies

• Experience with Terraform / Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm

• Strong experience with at least one CI/CD tool: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps

• Experience with Ansible, Puppet, or Chef

• Cloud experience with Google Cloud Platform preferred; AWS acceptable

• Experience with cloud-native architecture and microservices

• Experience with REST APIs and Maven or Gradle

• Scripting/programming experience with Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Bash, Groovy, YAML, Ruby, or Perl

• Experience with monitoring/logging tools such as Splunk, AppDynamics, Prometheus, ELK, or OpenSearch

• Working knowledge of Linux and Windows

• Experience with relational/NoSQL databases such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB

• Knowledge of Liquibase or database migration/versioning tools

• Understanding of Agile/Scrum/Kanban/SAFe

Preferred Skills

• OpenShift, Rancher, or Tanzu

• GitOps Argo CD / Flux

• DevSecOps, security automation, policy-as-code, and secrets management

• Cloud migration and platform modernization

• Google Cloud Platform / AWS / Kubernetes / Terraform certifications

• Experience supporting highly available enterprise environments

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain enterprise CI/CD pipelines

• Develop and manage Terraform-based infrastructure

• Deploy and manage applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm

• Build and support cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform/AWS

• Automate infrastructure and platform processes

• Support cloud-native applications, microservices, and REST APIs

• Implement DevSecOps practices

• Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure and application platforms

• Resolve deployment, networking, and cloud infrastructure issues

• Collaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams

• Improve platform reliability, automation, and developer productivity