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Platform Engineer

India

Role Overview

We are seeking a skilled Platform Engineer with expertise in DevOps and DevSecOps practices. This role will focus on building, automating, and securing modern cloud-native platforms, while enabling scalable, reliable, and secure delivery of microservices-based applications. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes, microservices migration, CI/CD, scripting, observability, databases, and security automation.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering & Automation
- Build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and self-service platform capabilities for
  
  developers.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Helm, and GitOps
  
  workflows (ArgoCD, Flux).
- Modernization and migration of applications to Kubernetes-based
  
  microservices architectures.
- Optimize cloud resource utilization with a focus on cost efficiency,
  
  performance, and resilience.
DevOps Enablement
- Implement, and manage CI/CD pipelines across multi-cloud and hybrid
  
  environments.
- Automate deployments, scaling, and monitoring for containerized workloads
  
  (Docker, Kubernetes, GKE/EKS/AKS).
- Establish observability practices using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus,
  
  Loki, Tempo, or Splunk.
DevSecOps & Security
- Integrate security practices into CI/CD pipelines and application delivery
  
  workflows.
- Implement vulnerability scanning, secrets management, and runtime security
  
  for containers, clusters, and cloud resources.
- Collaborate with security teams to enforce governance and policy-as-code
  
  (OPA, Kyverno, Gatekeeper).
Database & Data Platform Support
- Manage containerized and cloud-hosted databases, ensuring scalability,
  
  backup, and recovery.
- Support migration of legacy databases to cloud-native or managed services
  
  (Cloud SQL, AlloyDB, MongoDB etc.).
- Enable monitoring, logging, and auditing for database operations.
- Partner with data engineering teams for platform readiness, compliance, and
  
  performance optimization.
Collaboration & Culture
- Work closely with developers, architects, and security teams to drive platform
  
  adoption
- Promote DevOps and DevSecOps best practices across engineering teams.
- Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and documentation.

Required Skills & Experience

4–5 years of experience in Platform Engineering / DevOps roles.
Strong knowledge of Kubernetes, microservices, and containerized application/database migration strategies.
Proficiency in scripting/programming (Python, Go, or Bash).
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, Argo Workflows).
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm, Ansible).
Cloud platform experience (GCP / AWS / Azure).
Experience managing and migrating databases (Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, or NoSQL equivalents).
Familiarity with observability for both applications and databases.
Knowledge of DevSecOps practices such as container/database scanning, secrets management, and runtime security.

Preferred Qualifications