Platform Engineer

United StatesRemote

Responsibilities

Validate Solutions/Implementations: Ensure that solutions and implementations align with the outlined tasks and business requirements.
Conduct thorough validations to maintain the integrity and efficiency of the platform.
Develop small components to address specific challenges without relying on explicit architecture diagrams.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate various components into a cohesive and functional platform.
Estimate Time and Effort: Provide accurate time and effort estimates for medium-sized tasks. Assist in project planning and resource allocation based on estimated timelines.
Own the bridge between the Application Development team(s) and the Production Environment
responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional

Possessing strong proficiency with Kubernetes, the ideal candidate will play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of our platform, demonstrating a strong understanding of system architecture, problem-solving skills, and the ability to guide junior engineers.
You will help us automate and build a runtime Production Environment and serve as a link between the Applications, either custom development, COTS, or OSS, and that environment, advocating best practices and facilitating communication between the application teams and platform teams.
Independently Problem Solve: Demonstrate the ability to identify and solve business problems independently.
Demonstrate Programming Language Proficiency: Possess familiarity with at least one programming language.
Exhibit a basic understanding of when to use a programming language versus a shell for efficient task execution.
experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role, with a focus on system architecture and development. Demonstrated
experience with cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, Google Cloud, and Docker.
Familiarity with continuous delivery, distributed architectures, systems, everything-as-code, containerization, and cloud services.
Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Go, Ansible) and a basic understanding of shell scripting.
Experienced in working on a team following an Agile framework in a remote environment.