Platform Engineer
Role: Platform Engineer
Location: Plano, TX (Onsite)
Duration: Contract
Looking for a skilled Platform Engineer with deep knowledge and extensive experience in Kubernetes and Service Mesh (e.g., Istio, Gloo, Kong), Gateway technologies to design, build, automate and manage platform infrastructures.
Skillset and Qualification:
• 3+ years of experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role.
• Deep expertise in Kubernetes architecture, deployment, and management and multi-cloud Kubernetes environment.
• Hands-on experience with Service Mesh technologies - Istio or Gloo or Kong
• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Jenkins CI/CD tools
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Helm).
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Loki, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger).
• Understanding of networking concepts, load balancing, and API gateways.
• Knowledge of scripting languages like Python, Go, or Shell scripting.
• Familiarity with any container security tools
Key Responsibilities:
• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes (OpenShift, EKS, AKS) clusters across cloud environments - AWS, Azure.
• Implement and maintain Service Mesh solutions to ensure secure, resilient, and observable service-to-service communication.
• Collaborate with software engineers to design and optimize microservices architecture.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions using tools like Helm and Terraform.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance, scalability, and reliability issues in Kubernetes environments.
• Ensure platform security, compliance, and best practices are followed.
• Automate deployment, operational and monitoring pipelines, and CI/CD workflows on Jenkins.
Thank you
Praveen
