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 Platform Engineer & Cloud Ops Engineer based in India.

• Lead the architecture, deployment, and evolution of complex multi-cloud environments across GCP and AWS, covering networking, compute, storage, IAM, load balancing, and multi-environment infrastructure design.
• Define scalable platform standards and reusable engineering patterns, including Terraform modules, Kubernetes cluster blueprints, golden paths, and consistent deployment practices across development, staging, and production environments.
• Provision, configure, maintain, and automate cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code, with Terraform as the primary technology and CloudFormation or ARM where appropriate.
• Design, operate, and support production-grade Kubernetes platforms, preferably GKE, including upgrades, autoscaling, node pools, namespaces, RBAC policies, and application deployment standards using Helm and Kustomize.
• Support and manage service mesh capabilities such as Istio for traffic management, mutual TLS, observability, and security, while promoting safe and consistent application delivery.
• Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery, automating operational processes and reducing manual effort.
• Monitor platform health and performance using Datadog metrics, logs, traces, alerts, and SLOs, while troubleshooting complex issues, supporting incident response, and contributing to post-incident reviews.
• Own platform reliability, scalability, capacity planning, and disaster recovery design, maintaining runbooks and dashboards and participating in or leading on-call operations.
• Drive cloud cost optimization and FinOps practices through right-sizing, governance, and ongoing evaluation of cloud consumption and infrastructure efficiency.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, provide technical direction, review designs, and communicate architectural decisions clearly to technical and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate effectively with global, cross-functional, and distributed teams to deliver platform initiatives and continuously improve operational practices.

• 3+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or DevOps for Platform Engineer-level roles, or 8+ years of experience with leadership or architect-level responsibilities for Senior Platform Engineer-level roles.
• Deep, hands-on expertise with GCP and/or AWS, including services such as Compute Engine, GKE, VPC, Storage, IAM, Load Balancing, EC2, EKS, and S3.
• Strong production Kubernetes experience, preferably with GKE architecture, cluster upgrades, autoscaling, node pools, RBAC, Helm, and Kustomize.
• Expert-level Terraform experience, including reusable modules, multi-environment Infrastructure as Code, remote state, and infrastructure consistency.
• Proven experience developing and supporting CI/CD automation at scale, particularly with GitLab pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of observability and monitoring practices, including metrics, logs, traces, alerting, and SLO management with platforms such as Datadog.
• Experience with Istio and service mesh concepts including traffic management, mTLS, observability, and security.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose complex cloud, infrastructure, and platform issues.
• Clear communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across global and cross-functional teams and communicate technical decisions to different audiences.
• A proactive and ownership-oriented mindset, with the ability to balance hands-on engineering, strategic thinking, operational priorities, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with GitOps tools such as ArgoCD or Flux, progressive delivery techniques, FinOps, cloud cost optimization, Python, Go, Bash, Linux administration, Vault, Packer, service catalogs, or self-service platforms is advantageous.
• Experience working in regulated environments such as HIPAA, SOC 2, or ISO 27001 is a plus.
• Relevant certifications such as Google Professional Cloud Architect, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) are valued.

• Opportunity to work on complex multi-cloud infrastructure and modern platform engineering initiatives.
• Exposure to technologies including GCP, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Datadog, and Istio.
• Opportunity to influence platform architecture, standards, reliability, automation, and cloud cost efficiency.
• Senior-level opportunity to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and shape platform engineering practices.
• Collaborative environment involving global and cross-functional teams.
• Opportunity to contribute to automation, self-service deployment paths, and the continuous improvement of cloud operations.
• Role with direct impact on platform reliability, security, scalability, operational efficiency, and disaster recovery.