Design, build, and operate a secure and scalable Kubernetes-based platform across cloud and/or on-prem environments
Own the full containerization lifecycle, including Docker image creation, optimization, registry management, and security best practices
Provision and manage Kubernetes clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and production stability
Develop, maintain, and optimize Kubernetes resources (Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Services, Ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets)
Design and maintain Helm charts for standardized, repeatable deployments
Implement and enforce Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and cluster security hardening standards
Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines for containerized workloads using modern automation and GitOps practices
Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure reproducible and reliable infrastructure provisioning
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize cluster, networking, and application performance issues
Implement observability solutions including monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks
Drive incident response and root cause analysis for production environments
Collaborate closely with Development, QA, Security, and Operations teams to improve platform reliability and developer experience
Contribute to documentation, standards, and platform best practices

Strong understanding of containerization concepts (images, layers, registries, networking)
Hands-on experience with Docker, including writing and optimizing Dockerfiles
Deep knowledge of Kubernetes architecture and core components
Proven experience provisioning and managing Kubernetes clusters (cloud or on-prem)
Experience with managed Kubernetes services such as Amazon EKS, Google Kubernetes Engine, or Azure Kubernetes Service
Strong understanding of cloud networking fundamentals (VPCs, load balancers, DNS)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
Hands-on experience designing CI/CD pipelines for containerized applications
Experience with CI/CD and GitOps tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Flux)
Experience implementing monitoring and logging solutions (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)
Knowledge of Kubernetes security hardening, network policies, secrets management, and container runtime security
Solid Linux system administration skills
Proficiency in at least one scripting or programming language (Python, C#, Bash, or similar)
Experience writing automation scripts and integrating APIs
Systems thinking and troubleshooting mindset
Clear documentation practices
Cross-team collaboration (Dev, QA, Security, Ops)
Ownership of infrastructure reliability
Confident English proficiency, both written and spoken.

Senior Platform Engineer

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