Platform Engineer

Job Title: Platform Engineer III

Location: Seattle, WA – Hybrid

Job Type: Contract Position

Responsibilities:

Job Description: We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design, build, and optimize the infrastructure that supports our applications and services. You will play a key role in enhancing the reliability, scalability, and efficiency of our platform while working closely with software engineers, DevOps, and security teams.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Development: Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available platform infrastructure.

Automation & CI/CD: Develop and manage automated deployment pipelines, configuration management, and infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions.

Cloud Management: Architect and optimize cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) for performance, cost-efficiency, and security.

Observability & Monitoring: Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure platform reliability and rapid issue resolution.

Security & Compliance: Enforce security best practices and compliance policies in infrastructure and application deployments.

Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve system bottlenecks to improve overall platform efficiency.

Collaboration: Work closely with software engineers, SREs, and DevOps teams to improve developer experience and streamline workflows.

Incident Response & Troubleshooting: Participate in on-call rotations, diagnose production issues, and ensure quick resolution of outages.

Qualifications & Skills

Experience: 5+ years in platform engineering, DevOps, or infrastructure roles.

Cloud Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency in Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi.

CI/CD: Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar tools.

Containerization & Orchestration: Expertise in Docker and Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE).

Scripting & Automation: Strong skills in Python, Bash, or Go for automation tasks.

Observability: Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or New Relic.

Security Best Practices: Knowledge of cloud security, IAM, network security, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.).

Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and debugging skills to troubleshoot complex issues.

Collaboration & Communication: Ability to work in a team environment and effectively communicate technical concepts.