Platform Engineer: Cloud-Native Infra & Security Leader

Tata Communications; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Communications is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure cloud-native infrastructure. You will work on infrastructure hardening, storage provisioning with NetApp S3, and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes in a fast-paced environment.

You will also manage Kafka clusters, implement observability with Grafana and Prometheus, and enable IoT integrations through Node-RED and MQTT.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or similar.
• Hands-on with infrastructure hardening, security, and vulnerability management.
• Experience deploying NetApp S3 storage or similar cloud storage.
• Strong Docker and Kubernetes expertise.
• Experience administering Kafka clusters.
• Familiarity with observability tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
• Experience with Node-RED for IoT integration.
• Knowledge of MQTT for lightweight IoT messaging.
• Experience with secure coding practices and patch management.
• Strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage infrastructure hardening processes.
• Configure NetApp S3 storage for project needs.
• Manage Docker and Kubernetes clusters for containerized apps.
• Administer Kafka clusters for high-throughput streaming.
• Implement observability with Grafana and Prometheus.
• Configure Node-RED for IoT integration and workflows.
• Implement MQTT messaging between IoT devices and backends.
• Conduct on-call rotations and respond to incidents promptly.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies to improve infra.

Skills

Cloud-native infra

Infrastructure hardening

Docker & Kubernetes

Grafana/Prometheus

Node-RED

Kafka administration

MQTT protocols

Secure coding practices

Incident management

Team collaboration

Tools

NetApp S3 storage

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Grafana

Prometheus

Node-RED

MQTT

Puma

Job description

Tata Communications is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure cloud-native infrastructure. You will work on infrastructure hardening, storage provisioning with NetApp S3, and container orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes in a fast-paced environment.

You will also manage Kafka clusters, implement observability with Grafana and Prometheus, and enable IoT integrations through Node-RED and MQTT.