Platform Engineer (Kubernetes & OpenShift)

About the role

The company is looking for a Platform Engineer to oversee the day-to-day operations of its Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms, keeping them reliable, performant and secure. The role also involves automating scaling, adding new features, collaborating with development and infrastructure teams, and keeping the platforms up to date.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor platform health, troubleshoot issues and implement solutions to minimize downtime.
• Manage and automate the scaling of containerized applications and services.
• Design, develop and implement new features on the Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps and infrastructure teams to integrate new tools, services and processes.
• Lead upgrades and patches of Kubernetes and OpenShift clusters.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
• Proven experience managing and developing Kubernetes and/or OpenShift platforms.
• Experience with automation tools and scripting languages such as Terraform and Bash.
• Solid understanding of networking, security and cloud infrastructure.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and strong communication skills with non-technical stakeholders.

Required skills

• Strong proficiency in container technologies.
• CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins and Azure DevOps.
• Monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus and Grafana.
• GitOps tools and practices such as ArgoCD.