Platform Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Sr. Platform Engineer - Jfrog Expert based in United States.

• Cloud infrastructure: Build scalable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective AWS environments using Terraform and modern Infrastructure-as-Code practices, with an emphasis on reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Platform architecture: Design and implement enterprise-grade cloud solutions, including service mesh and sidecar architectures, with a security-first approach to availability, resilience, scalability, and performance.
• CI/CD and release automation: Develop and enhance advanced CI/CD pipelines using GitOps and tools such as ArgoCD, FluxCD, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps to support stateless, stateful, and serverless applications.
• Cloud operations: Automate infrastructure maintenance, including patching, upgrades, configuration, and lifecycle management, while keeping environments compliant and operationally healthy.
• Kubernetes and cloud-native engineering: Build and optimize containerized platforms using Kubernetes, service mesh technologies, and automated scaling solutions.
• Automation: Identify opportunities to eliminate manual processes and drive organization-wide automation across AWS infrastructure, deployment workflows, and operational activities.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with customers, architects, software engineers, and security teams to translate business and regulatory needs into effective infrastructure solutions.
• Technical innovation: Evaluate new technologies, propose improvements, contribute to cloud strategy, and help establish scalable engineering practices for future platform development.
• Engineering support: Troubleshoot complex infrastructure and deployment issues and take on additional technical responsibilities as business needs evolve.

• Education and experience: Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience, with at least 6 years of relevant industry experience; senior-level experience is strongly preferred.
• Infrastructure as Code: Extensive hands-on experience developing Infrastructure-as-Code solutions, with approximately 8+ years of experience using Terraform or comparable technologies preferred.
• CI/CD expertise: Strong experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines, including GitOps technologies such as ArgoCD or FluxCD and automation platforms such as GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
• Cloud-native engineering: Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes, service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd, and automated scaling solutions such as Karpenter.
• AWS expertise: Deep hands-on experience with AWS services including EKS, EC2, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, VPC, IAM, and security or firewall controls.
• Programming and scripting: Strong scripting or programming capabilities in Python, Shell, or an equivalent language, particularly for infrastructure and operational automation.
• Platform engineering: Ability to design enterprise-scale cloud platforms with a focus on security, scalability, availability, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Problem-solving: Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities, with the capacity to independently investigate complex technical challenges and develop effective solutions.
• Strategic thinking: Ability to translate high-level business objectives into practical technical strategies and identify opportunities to improve automation and cloud operations.
• Collaboration: Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, including customers, architects, developers, and security teams.
• Ownership and adaptability: A proactive mindset, strong attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while contributing to a continuously evolving technology environment.

• Salary: Annual full-time base salary range of $110,000–$180,000, with actual compensation determined by experience, skills, education, training, location, and market considerations.
• Bonus potential: Certain positions may be eligible for discretionary bonus compensation, subject to applicable program guidelines and eligibility.
• Remote work: Fully remote position within the United States.
• Paid time off: PTO and paid holidays in accordance with applicable company policies.
• Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Insurance coverage: Life and disability insurance benefits.
• Retirement: 401(k) plan participation.
• Career growth: Opportunities to work on large-scale cloud transformation, automation, and platform engineering initiatives.
• Technology impact: The opportunity to influence cloud strategy, modernize infrastructure, and introduce innovative engineering practices across a growing organization.