Senior Platform Engineer - TI100325

emergiTEL Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Toronto is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design and maintain cloud-native infrastructure. This role involves extensive work with Kubernetes, CI/CD, and mentoring team members. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in DevOps and strong skills in cloud platforms, particularly AWS and GCP. Join us to make a significant impact on our data strategy and work with cutting-edge technologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps and Platform engineering.
• Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes administration and architecture.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable cloud-native architectures.
• Lead the development and maintenance of Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Establish and promote technical standards and best practices.

Skills

Kubernetes administration

CI/CD pipeline design

Terraform

Docker

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

Helm Charts

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)

Job description

As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our cloud-native infrastructure. You'll leverage your extensive experience with the different Cloud Providers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code to drive technical excellence and innovation. This role offers the opportunity to take on increased responsibilities and mentor team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Platform Architecture and Development:

• Design and implement scalable cloud-native architectures
• Lead the development and maintenance of Kubernetes infrastructure
• Architect, optimize, and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
• Develop and maintain scalable Helm Chart templates
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) best practices using Terraform
• Drive container strategy and implementation
• Maintain and enhance comprehensive observability solutions, with hands-on experience
• Implement FinOps practices for optimizing cloud costs

• Process and Quality:

• Establish and promote technical standards and best practices
• Conduct thorough code reviews and participate in architecture discussions
• Implement and monitor SLOs/SLIs for platform services
• Spearhead automation and optimization initiatives
• Ensure adherence to security and compliance requirements
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide incident management support for production environments
• Lead post-mortems and drive continuous improvement in incident response processes
• Collaborate with the security team to implement robust security practices

• Collaboration & Mentorship:

• Mentor other team member engineers and contribute to their technical growth.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• Lead technical discussions and present complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proactively identify and propose solutions to technical challenges
• Drive agile practices and contribute to continuous improvement efforts
• Write comprehensive technical documentation to empower team members and ensure knowledge transfer.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps and Platform engineering.
• Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes administration and architecture, including configuring, managing, and maintaining clusters.
• Extensive experience with:

• GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipeline design
• Helm Chart development and maintenance
• Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices
• Container technologies and Docker
• Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), including an understanding of cloud-native application architectures and deployment patterns

• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities with outstanding communication skills
• Ability to troubleshoot and handle issues in production environments.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide team members
• Experience in leading technical initiatives or small teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hold a Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) certification.
• Experience with FluxCD or any other GitOps tool.
• Experience in configuring and maintaining Kong API Gateway.
• Experience in configuring and maintaining Istio service-mesh.
• Experience with observability platforms such as Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Logstash.
• Experience working with microservices in an event-driven architecture.
• Experience with Terragrunt
• Scripting and automation (Python, Bash, Go)
• Have worked or maintained a Hashicorp Vault
• Understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements
• Experience with multiple cloud providers
• Designed, built, and maintained scalable and reliable AI/ML infrastructure on AWS, including MLOps pipelines and data platforms, to support the full lifecycle of machine learning models from experimentation to production.

Why Join Us:

• Be part of a significant transformation program and have a real impact on data strategy.
• Work with cutting-edge technologies and stay at the forefront of innovation.
• Have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a customer-facing application.
• Contribute to shaping technical direction and innovation.
• Collaborate with a talented and passionate team of Platform/DevOps professionals.