Platform Engineer – Pune

Umanist Staffing LLC; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Umanist Staffing LLC is seeking a Platform Engineer for Pune to support a 24×7 AI platform operations environment. You will work on platform monitoring, incident troubleshooting, recovery, escalation and operational support for Kubernetes/OpenShift based systems.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering and 5–10 years of hands-on experience, with a willingness to work in a 24×7 shift. Pune-based candidates are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field is required.
• 5–10 years of experience in platform operations or IT infra support.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor platform/application dashboards and alerts.
• Perform L1 incident detection, troubleshooting and recovery.
• Troubleshoot Linux, networking, DNS, ports and connectivity issues.
• Check Kubernetes/OpenShift nodes, pods, deployments, services.
• Review logs and collect diagnostics for escalation.
• Execute runbooks and SOP-based recovery procedures.
• Restart/redeploy workloads and verify service recovery.
• Create incident tickets and coordinate with L2/L3 teams.
• Maintain shift handovers and operational docs.

Skills

Platform Monitoring

Incident Troubleshooting

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Linux command-line

Networking

Containers

IT Operations

SOPs/runbooks

Communication

24x7 shift

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS, IT, Engineering or related field

Tools

Git

Grafana

Prometheus

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Job description

Platform Engineer — Pune

Experience: 5–10 Years

Location: Pune

Notice Period: Immediate to 45 Days(685)

Shift: 24×7 Operations

Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in CS, IT, Engineering or related field

Role Overview

We are hiring a Platform Engineer to support a 24×7 AI platform operations environment. The role involves platform monitoring, incident troubleshooting, recovery, escalation and operational support across Kubernetes/OpenShift-based platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor platform/application dashboards, alerts and operational systems.

• Perform L1 incident detection, troubleshooting and recovery.

• Troubleshoot basic Linux, networking, DNS, ports and connectivity issues.

• Check Kubernetes/OpenShift nodes, pods, deployments and services.

• Review logs and collect diagnostics for escalation.

• Execute approved runbooks, SOPs and GitOps-based recovery procedures.

• Restart/redeploy workloads and verify service recovery.

• Create incident tickets, provide status updates and coordinate with L2/L3 teams.

• Maintain proper shift handovers and operational documentation.

Must-Have Skills(with these skill sets, must have 4 yrs of hands-on real projects experience)

• Platform Monitoring

• Incident Troubleshooting & Recovery

• Kubernetes & Red Hat OpenShift

• Experience with Linux command-line

• Experience withNetworking: IP, DNS, ports & connectivity

• Experience withContainers knowledge

• Experience in IT Operations / Infrastructure / Cloud / Application Support

• Ability to follow SOPs, runbooks and technical procedures

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills

• Excellent communication & stakeholder management

• Willingness to work in a 24×7 shift environment

• Minimum 2 years of stability in an organization preferred

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Git / GitOps

• Grafana / Prometheus

• Bash / Python scripting

• ITIL / Incident Management

• Cloud / Data Centre infrastructure

• AI/ML or GPU infrastructure

• SRE / Platform Engineering exposure

Candidate Requirements

• Strong communication skills are mandatory.

• Pune/local candidates preferred.

• Candidates should be comfortable working in a structured L1 operations and incident management environment.

Interview Process

2 Technical Rounds Client Round HR