About the role
The Platform Engineer is a hands-on individual contributor responsible for designing, building, and shipping capabilities of the internal developer platform and the integrations that connect engineering tools and processes. This role partners with the Engineering Manager and senior peers to turn platform priorities into reliable, well-tested implementations that measurably improve developer productivity and delivery velocity.
You are a skilled practitioner with a solid command of the technology stacks within your domain and broad familiarity with tooling across the wider Platform environment.
- You own and deliver CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure workstreams end-to end with increasing autonomy, taking responsibility for moderately complex projects and exercising sound judgment in selecting methods and
- approaches.
You build and improve internal developer tooling in collaboration with other teams, contribute to self-service platform features, and support your team onboarding workflows
Your contribution will be
You are sufficiently skilled and experienced in Platform tools and processes to contribute to long-term programs or technologies such as secrets management, PIM, CosmosDB, Azure Key Vault, etc. (or AWS/GCP equivalents)
You write tools and utilities that support and integrate with delivery pipelines and you integrate telemetry where appropriate
You debug and fix infrastructure issues on production environments
You actively build, shape, and promote infrastructure architecture patterns and practices
You are an advocate for a Platform culture and add value by bringing the Platform perspective to all your projects
You contribute to the development of new functions in complex areas of Platform such as continuous integration, new infrastructure, or automated incident mitigation
You identify opportunities to improve the software development and delivery processes and support activities to improve them
You modify and improve existing development and operational procedures to make them compliant with relevant standards
You use appropriate Platform patterns to solve development and operational problems
You start each project with security in mind and make sure that security is built into the design, implementation, and relevant processes and practices
Required Technical Expertise
Integration Engineering & Cloud-Native
Designing and building integrations across engineering tools (SCM, CI/CD, ticketing, observability, security scanners) via APIs, webhooks, and event-driven patterns.
GitOps and Infrastructure as Code (ArgoCD, Terraform); Kubernetes and cloud-native application design; experience operating platforms on Azure and/or AWS.
AI-Augmented Development
Demonstrated, daily use of AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot or equivalent) and agentic workflows to accelerate delivery - able to show concrete examples.
Comfort designing prompts, building small agents/automations, and embedding AI into team workflows.
To be successful, we think you need
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical field; or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 2+ years of professional experience in Platform, infrastructure engineering, or related field
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- Experience with infrastructure as code and automation tools
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and Platform practices
Preferred Qualifications
Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Platform Engineer Expert, AWS Certified Platform Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Administrator)
What’s in it for you?
Nintex has a hybrid working model, enabling us to build culture, learn, and grow together. We intentionally connect and collaborate, while emphasizing flexibility with a blend of at-home and in-office work. This role is a hybrid role in our local Nintex office.
While our offerings differ from country to country, we offer our entire global workforce an array of exciting perks and benefits, including
Global Gratitude and Recharge Days
Flexible, paid time off policy
Employee wellness programs and counseling resources
Meaningful peer recognition and awards
Paid parental leave
Invention/patenting assistance
Community impact, paid volunteer time, and opportunities
Intercultural learning and celebration
Multiple tools through which to learn and grow, and an incredible global community
View more about our benefits here: https://www.nintex.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Global-Perks-and-Benefits.pdf.
Equity Statement: Preference will be given to People Living with Disability who are members of the designated groups in line with the Employment Equity Plan and Targets of the Company.
