Platform Engineer - DevOps Specialist

Position Title: Platform Engineer - DevOps Specialist

Location: Seattle, US (Onsite)

Basic Qualifications:

• 3 years experience in SRE / DevOps / Platform Engineering
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure
• Expertise in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes ecosystem tools
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps preferred)
• Strong scripting/programming skills (Python, Go, Bash)
• Solid understanding of Linux, networking, and distributed systems

Required Skills:

• AKS cluster administration and troubleshooting
• Cloud-native architecture design on Azure
• Automation-first mindset
• Observability and monitoring expertise
• Incident management and root cause analysis
• Cross-team collaboration and communication

Preferred Qualifications:

Not specified

Role and responsibilities:

• Platform Engineering & Azure Infrastructure:
  • Design, build, and maintain cloud-native platforms on Microsoft Azure
  • Architect and manage Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters for production workloads
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
  • Design multi-region, highly available architectures leveraging Azure services
• Kubernetes & Container Orchestration (AKS Focus):
  • Deploy, manage, and optimize AKS clusters
  • Ensure Kubernetes best practices (RBAC, network policies, pod security, etc.)
  • Manage containerized workloads using Docker
  • Troubleshoot cluster performance, networking, and workload issues
• Reliability & Operations:
  • Lead incident response, production support, and post-incident reviews
  • Implement observability for underlying systems
  • Ensure high availability, minimal downtime, and scalability for platform services
• Automation & DevOps:
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning, deployments, and operational runbooks
  • Improve developer experience through self-service platform capabilities
• Security & Governance:
  • Implement Azure security best practices including Managed Identities, Key Vault, and RBAC
  • Secure Kubernetes clusters (network policies, pod identity, secrets management)
  • Ensure compliance with enterprise security and governance standards

Job description:

Seeking a skilled Platform Engineering SRE with expertise in Azure and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to build and operate highly reliable, scalable, and secure cloud platforms. This role combines software engineering principles with infrastructure expertise to ensure platform resilience, automation, and operational excellence.