Lead Platform Engineer- 9+ years of experience in Platform or related infrastructure engineering

Angel-and-Genie; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Angel-and-Genie is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer based in Hyderabad. This role is critical to oversee the design and optimization of CI/CD pipelines and AWS cloud infrastructure. You will lead a team, ensuring high availability and performance across cloud environments.

The ideal candidate should have 8+ years of infrastructure engineering experience, with significant expertise in Terraform and CI/CD methodologies. The position offers opportunities for technical leadership and innovation within a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Platform or related infrastructure engineering, with at least 2 years in technical leadership.
• Deep expertise with Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Argo, Helm, and GitHub Actions.
• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Platform engineers.
• Architect and manage cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Oversee CI/CD pipeline development using GitHub Actions and Argo.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform)

CI/CD pipelines

Communication skills

Cloud platforms

Scripting languages

Observability tools

Troubleshooting skills

Analytical skills

Tools

GitHub Actions

Argo

Helm

Job description

Location: Hyderabad

Work mode: Mon to Thurs - WFO (mandatory) and Friday WFH.

Overview

As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of our CI/CD pipelines and AWS cloud infrastructure.

This role includes strategic planning, technical leadership, and hands‑on engineering. Participation in an on‑call rotation and occasional support outside of business hours is expected.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Platform engineers, fostering growth and technical excellence.
• Architect and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools via Terraform.
• Lead and perform research to find solutions for complex business problems as they relate to infrastructure.
• Oversee CI/CD pipeline development and optimization using GitHub Actions and Argo.
• Drive automation initiatives using Golang, Helm, and Bash for infrastructure and monitoring.
• Enhance system observability through logging, monitoring, and alerting solutions.
• Collaborate with development, architecture, operations, and security teams to align infrastructure with business goals across time zones.
• Ensure high availability, performance, and security of production systems.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging Platform tools and practices to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Lead incident response and root cause analysis for infrastructure‑related issues.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Platform or related infrastructure engineering, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role.
• Deep expertise with Infrastructure as Code tooling (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, and strong knowledge of Argo, Helm, and GitHub Actions.
• Proficiency in scripting languages and knowledge of cloud platforms.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and analytical skills. Ability to work in a team and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Expertise with observability tools and techniques (e.g., logging, metrics, monitoring, and alerting).
• Expertise with compliance and risk management requirements (e.g., security, PII, SOC, ISO, etc.)
• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills, with experience resolving complex infrastructure and application issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience developing system requirements, documentation, architecture diagrams, and implementation plans.

Bonus Skills

• AWS or DevOps‑related certifications
• Expertise with Cloud Optimization strategies
• Experience working with multiple cloud providers