Platform Engineer III
Job Summary
The Platform Engineer III is responsible for building maintaining and improving the infrastructure automation and platform services that support reliable SaaS delivery. This role focuses on infrastructure as code Kubernetes and EKS operations CI/CD GitOps observability incident response production reliability and self-service platform capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform OpenTofu Ansible and related automation tooling.
- Administer Kubernetes and EKS environments including installation networking security troubleshooting monitoring autoscaling upgrades and cluster management.
- Build manage and support containerized workloads using Kubernetes EKS and related cloud-native technologies.
- Support GitOps-based deployment workflows using ArgoCD Kustomize GitHub Actions Jenkins and Kubernetes manifests.
- Build and improve self-service platform capabilities that help engineering teams provision infrastructure onboard services and deploy applications efficiently.
- Monitor site availability investigate production issues and provide remediation for incidents.
- Create and maintain monitoring logging alerting dashboards APM configuration and incident reporting.
- Support secure-by-default platform practices including least-privilege Kubernetes configurations container vulnerability scanning static analysis and infrastructure-as-code security checks.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure application platform Linux networking IAM and cloud-related issues.
- Write SQL ELK and other operational queries to diagnose issues and support production investigations.
- Create review merge and apply infrastructure pull requests using tools such as Ansible Terraform and OpenTofu.
- Create and maintain AMIs support rightsizing autoscaling and infrastructure optimization.
- Serve as a technical lead on complex platform projects driving work to successful completion on time and on budget
- Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools such as Cursor GitHub Copilot Claude Code or similar technologies to improve development speed code quality automation documentation and troubleshooting workflows.
- Experience with infrastructure as code and the full lifecycle of SaaS implementations.
- Strong Kubernetes administration experience including networking security troubleshooting monitoring and day-2 operations.
- Experience with containers EKS Kubernetes GitHub Actions Jenkins ArgoCD Kustomize and cloud-native deployment practices.
- AWS proficiency including basic IAM management autoscaling AMIs and cloud infrastructure operations.
- Intermediate to advanced Linux and Unix skills.
- Understanding of TCP/IP OSI model stateless architecture infrastructure and system architecture.
- Ability to write SQL and ELK queries.
- Experience with monitoring applications APM tools logs alerts and incident diagnostics.
- Experience with secure delivery practices including vulnerability scanning static analysis and least-privilege infrastructure patterns.
- Ability to effectively use AI-assisted engineering tools such as Cursor GitHub Copilot Claude Code or similar technologies while applying sound engineering judgment code review practices and security awareness.
- Ability to merge and apply pull requests for Ansible Terraform OpenTofu or similar infrastructure tooling.
- Deep understanding of release cycles SDLC infrastructure and architecture.
- Strong analytical reasoning troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Strong listening teamwork time management and attention to detail.
- Minimum of 3 years of direct experience in a similar role with a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related STEM field.
- Minimum of 7 years of direct experience in a similar role without a Bachelors degree.
Required Experience:
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