Platform Engineering & DevOps Tech Lead

Key Responsibilities

Platform Engineering

• Design, build, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure platform infrastructure.
• Develop self-service capabilities and reusable platform components for development teams.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Standardize environments and deployment practices across projects.
• Drive platform modernization initiatives and cloud adoption strategies.

DevOps & Automation

• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment processes.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and operational tasks.
• Improve software delivery efficiency through DevOps best practices.
• Integrate security, compliance, and quality checks into deployment pipelines.

Cloud & Infrastructure Management

• Manage and optimize cloud environments on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Implement high-availability, disaster recovery, and scalability solutions.
• Monitor cloud infrastructure performance, utilization, and cost optimization.
• Ensure infrastructure security and compliance with organizational standards.

Containerization & Orchestration

• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Support Kubernetes cluster administration, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Implement service mesh, ingress controllers, and container security practices.

Monitoring & Reliability Engineering

• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions using tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or Datadog.
• Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Support incident management, root cause analysis, and post-incident reviews.
• Improve platform reliability, availability, and operational excellence.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Management

• Work closely with Development, Architecture, Security, and Operations teams.
• Provide guidance on cloud-native architecture and DevOps best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards and documentation.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Required Skills

• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Hands-on expertise in Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, or Infrastructure as Code frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure DevOps, or CircleCI.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Shell Script, or PowerShell.
• Experience with Linux administration and networking fundamentals.
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Splunk, or Datadog.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps and security best practices.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Experience with microservices architecture and cloud-native applications.
• Certifications such as:
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
  • Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer Expert
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
  • HashiCorp Terraform Associate
  • Google Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer

Key Competencies

• Platform Engineering
• DevOps & CI/CD Automation
• Cloud Architecture
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Kubernetes & Containerization
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Monitoring & Observability
• DevSecOps
• Incident Management
• Cost Optimization
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Leadership & Mentoring