Platform Engineer

Job#: 2044409

Job Description:

Job Description:

Contribute to the design and implementation of a software engineering culture that unifies Application Development and Operations. Assist in engineering solutions that maximize the throughput of code releases through automated, secure, and portable tools and functions.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the analysis, design, and development of technical specifications, programming, and testing of DevOps components.
• Engage in design and scripting reviews to ensure adherence to enterprise programming standards and guidelines. Assist in creating or updating enterprise standards when gaps are identified.
• Support team members in issue resolution, scalability metrics, integration issues, and critical production issues as required.
• Follow technology best practices and standards, escalating issues as appropriate. Adhere to architecture and design best practices as guided by the Senior Engineer, Lead DevOps Engineer, and Architectural team.
• Assist in configuration and scripting to implement fully automated infrastructure provisioning, image builds, and instance deployment capabilities.
• Follow standard change control and configuration management practices.
• Participate in a 24-hour on-call rotation in support of the platform.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Drive and desire to automate repeatable processes.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a willingness to collaborate with teams across the organization.
• Experience in DevOps practices, infrastructure, and scripting/programming.
• Linux/Unix OS experience.
• Kubernetes experience.

Desired Skills/Qualifications:

• KCNA, CKA, and/or CKAD certification.
• Experience working with Kubernetes in an enterprise environment.
• Working knowledge of cloud technologies (e.g., OpenStack, Azure, Rancher), container concepts (e.g., Docker), infrastructure deployment tools (e.g., Ansible, Chef, Terraform), and CI/CD tools (e.g., ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).

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