Own major platform components and deliver complex initiatives from design through to production.
Implement and enhance architectural patterns and platform standards for reliability, scalability, and performance.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex distributed systems issues across multi-cluster environments.
Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines to ensure repeatable, scalable deployments.
Contribute to observability, reliability, and operational excellence across the data platform estate.
Collaborate with engineering teams and Product Management to align platform capabilities with product needs.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to knowledge sharing within the team.
- Participate in on-call rotations to support platform reliability and continuous improvement.
- Skills & Experience
- We’re looking for an experienced Platform Engineer with strong expertise in cloud-native and DevOps practices. The ideal candidate will have:
5+ years of experience in platform engineering, SRE, or infrastructure-focused roles.
Strong experience operating at least one of MongoDB, Kafka, or ElasticSearch in production environments, including day-2 operations.
Solid experience designing and operating Kubernetes environments and ecosystem tooling (e.g. Helm, ArgoCD) is a significant plus.
Proficiency in at least one programming language (Python, Java, or similar).
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
Hands-on experience working with major cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
Experience implementing, maintaining and evolving observability solutions (e.g.Prometheus/Grafana or ELK).
Good understanding of security principles and experience embedding security best practices into production environments and code promotion systems.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail
- Desirable Experience:
- Experience contributing to internal platform APIs or automation tooling.
Exposure to regulated environments.
Interest in advancing platform engineering practices such as self-service infrastructure.
We're especially interested in candidates that may have transitioned from Software
Engineering into Platform Engineering.