Job Title : Senior Platform Engineer (AWS Kubernetes / EKS)

Location: New York, New York, United States

Job Duration : 6 Months

Experience :12+ years

Study Level : Bachelor's Degree

Skill Cluster : AWS Infra - Native.

Primary Skill : AWS, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Terraform, Helm, KEDA, AWS Networking, VPC, Load Balancers (ALB/NLB), EC2, HashiCorp Vault, Redis, DevOps, SRE, Python, Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Job Description :

We are looking for a Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable secure and highly available cloud platforms on AWS
This role focuses on Kubernetes based platforms infrastructure as code cloud networking and shared platform services that enable application and AI teams to ship faster and more reliably
You will work closely with application AI and security teams to provide a robust platform foundation while driving best practices around automation scalability and operational excellence

Key Responsibilities

Design build and operate production grade Kubernetes platforms on Amazon EKS
Implement and manage event driven autoscaling using KEDA
Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform
Build and manage Helm charts for platform and application deployments
Design and operate AWS networking components including VPCs load balancers routing and security groups
Manage EC2-based workloads and integrations alongside Kubernetes platforms
Implement and operate secrets management solutions HashiCorp Vault or equivalent
Design and support caching layers using Redis class technologies
Partner with security SRE and application teams to ensure reliability scalability and security
Experience using Python to build automation, platform tooling or operational workflows
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and platform issues across environments
Contribute to platform standards documentation and operational runbooks

MUST HAVE Qualifications

Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes on AWS EKS in production environments
Proven experience implementing autoscaling solutions including KEDA
Solid expertise in Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and lifecycle management
Experience building and maintaining Helm charts
Deep understanding of AWS infrastructure including VPC design and networking Load balancers ALB Club
Hands on experience with secrets management using HashiCorp Vault or similar tools
Experience designing and operating distributed caching systems Redis or Redis compatible technologies
Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud networking and Kubernetes layers
Experience working in a DevOps Platform SRE oriented environment

STRONG PLUS Qualifications

Experience with OpenShift self managed or managed offerings
Hands on experience configuring and managing BlueCat DNS
Familiarity with enterprise networking and DNS architectures

Senior Platform Engineer (AWS Kubernetes / EKS)-12+ Years-New York, New York, United States(onsite)

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