Platform Engineer Lead

KSB; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

KSB is seeking an experienced Lead Platform Engineer in Pune, India, to design, implement, and maintain modern software artifacts and cloud-native infrastructure. The role involves driving software development practices, managing CI/CD pipelines, and optimizing system performance. You should have at least 10 years of experience in software development and DevOps, along with strong programming skills in C#, TypeScript, and experience with Kubernetes and GitOps workflows. A proactive automation-first mindset is essential for success in this collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Min. 10 years extensive experience in software development, DevOps engineering and cloud infrastructure.
• Independent working style with structured task management in a team environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive software development and DevOps practices in agile teams.
• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows.
• Build and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes.
• Develop automation scripts and tools for efficiency.
• Contribute to application development tasks as needed.
• Implement infrastructure as code and configuration management solutions.
• Ensure security and best practices across the infrastructure.

Skills

Software development

DevOps engineering

Cloud infrastructure

C#

TypeScript

Python

Kubernetes

GitOps workflows (ArgoCD)

CI/CD tools (GitLab)

AWS

Infrastructure as code (Terraform)

Monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

Job description

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Lead Platform Engineer to design, implement, and maintain modern software artifacts, cloud-native infrastructure and deployment pipelines in the context of IIoT. Automating processes and building reliable, scalable systems is your passion, and you thrive in collaborative environments where infrastructure meets development.

Responsibilities

• Technical driver for software development and DevOps practices within agile software development teams
• Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows
• Build and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes
• Develop automation scripts and tools
• Contribute to application development tasks as needed, leveraging your programming expertise
• Implement infrastructure as code (IaC) and configuration management solutions
• Collaborate on technical decisions around deployment strategies, monitoring, and observability
• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices across the infrastructure
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for infrastructure and processes
• Collaborate closely with development teams, SRE, and platform engineering
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
• Mentor team members on DevOps practices

Profile

• Min. 10 years extensive experience in software developemt, DevOps engineering and cloud infrastructure
• Independent working style and the ability to work through tasks independently in a structured manner, also as coordinator within the team
• Programming skills in C#, TypeScript and optionally Python
• Expertise with Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Hands-on experience with GitOps workflows (ArgoCD)
• Proficient with CI/CD tools (GitLab)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS)
• Strong understanding of infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Flexibility to support development initiatives and cross-functional projects
• Documentation skills and attention to detail
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Structured, proactive, and automation-first mindset