Key skills
AWSCloudDockerKubernetesPythonTerraformGolangGitHub ActionsEKSArgoCDCloudFormationCircleCIS3RDSAPI GatewayGitHubGitOpsIstioService MeshCI/CDCommunicationCollaborationWAF
About this role
Role Overview
- Design, deploy, and manage scalable cloud solutions on AWS public cloud platform via Infrastructure as Code.
- Manage infrastructure as code (IaC) leveraging Terraform, CloudFormation and GoLang.
- Design and implement Kubernetes-based platform solutions with focus on scalability, reliability, and security.
- Support and maintain large Kubernetes clusters in production environments.
- Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
- Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate infrastructure as code practices.
- Develop automation to build and deploy Docker Containers through CI/CD pipelines for engineering teams deploy and test services.
- Write policy & standard validation tests and integrations with Security Scanning software to ensure compliance.
- Implement and support Observability solutions to ensure platform performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Create Dashboards and integrate into Backstage IDP for visibility into system health.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to team members on best practices in GitOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure management.
- Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to integrate infrastructure as code practices across the organization.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in cloud & platform engineering, DevOps, developer enablement, or infrastructure roles with increasing responsibility.
- Expert-level proficiency with AWS cloud services especially in compute, storage, networking, implementing cloud native services, and developing resilient infrastructure architecture.
- Strong software engineering skills and methodologies.
- Deep Knowledge of AWS EKS or running multiple Kubernetes instances, VPC Configuration, AWS Waf, S3, RDS, and other cloud services.
- Experience with ArgoCD, Argo Workflows, CircleCI, or GitHub Actions.
- Experience with Crossplane a plus.
- Strong hands-on experience with developing golden paths for engineers and managing CI/CD pipelines leveraging GitOps workflows for Kubernetes application delivery.
- Deep expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for multi-cloud resource provisioning and full stack deployments.
- Proven experience with Kubernetes infrastructure management and service mesh technologies like Istio and API gateway solutions.
- Strong understanding of Kubernetes architecture, operators, custom resources, and ecosystem tools.
- Advanced programming skills in GoLang and Python for building platform tooling and automation.
- Experience with Grafanna, OTEL, and Backstage.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and influence architectural decisions across engineering teams.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical.
- Background in SRE or Software Engineering practices and principles.
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or relevant experience.
- AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional).
Tech Stack
- AWS
- Cloud
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Python
- Terraform
Benefits
- An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.
- The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.
- Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.
- An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.