Platform Engineer

Soul Ai; Chennai; Remote; INR 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Soul Ai is seeking Platform Engineers to build scalable, high-performance AI/ML platforms. You will architect cloud infrastructure across AWS/GCP/Azure, develop Kubernetes clusters, and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines.

The role emphasizes observability, security, and cost optimization in a remote, contract setting. Ideal candidates have deep experience with Terraform/Pulumi, Kubernetes tooling (Helm, Istio), and IaC automation, plus scripting skills in Bash and Python.

Qualifications

• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi) with strong knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and scripting (Bash, Python)
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) and security practices (RBAC, IAM)
• Familiarity with networking (VPC, Load Balancers, DNS) and performance optimization

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure using Terraform and CloudFormation
• Design and implement Kubernetes clusters with Helm, Kustomize, and Service Mesh (Istio, Linkerd)
• Develop CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, and Argo CD for automated deployments
• Implement observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) for logging, monitoring, and tracing; automate provisioning with Ansible, Chef, Puppet; optimize cloud costs and security

Skills

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Observability

Security practices

Networking

Cost optimization

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

Docker

Helm

Kustomize

Istio

Linkerd

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Jenkins

Argo CD

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Job description

We are looking for Indias top 1% Platform Engineers for a unique job opportunity to work with the industry leaders

Who can be a part of the community?

We are looking for Platform Engineers focusing on building scalable and high-performance AI/ML platforms

Strong background in cloud architecture, distributed systems, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation is expected

If you have experience in this field then this is your chance to collaborate with industry leaders

Pay above market standards

The role is going to be contract based with project timelines from 2 12 months, or freelancing

Be a part of an Elite Community of professionals who can solve complex AI challenges

Work location could be:

• Remote (Highly likely)
• Onsite on client location
• Deccan AIs Office: Hyderabad or Bangalore

Responsibilities:

• Architect and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure using tools like Terraform and Cloud Formation
• Design and implement Kubernetes clusters with Helm, Kustomize, and Service Mesh (Istio, Linkerd)
• Develop CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, and Argo CD for automated deployments
• Implement observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) for logging, monitoring, and tracing & automate infrastructure provisioning with tools like Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and optimize cloud costs and security

Required Skills:

• Expertise in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi) with strong knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and scripting (Bash, Python)
• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack) and security practices (RBAC, IAM)
• Familiarity with networking (VPC, Load Balancers, DNS) and performance optimization

Nice to Have:

• Experience with Chaos Engineering (Gremlin, LitmusChaos), Canary or Blue-Green deployments
• Knowledge of multi-cloud environments, FinOps, and cost optimization strategies

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