R&D Platform Engineer – GPQSS Digital- IDC

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited is seeking a Platform Engineer in Chennai, India to design, build, automate, and operate secure, scalable engineering platforms enabling faster cloud-native delivery. You will own developer experience, infrastructure automation, and platform reliability across the software lifecycle.

The role requires hands-on expertise with Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm, Azure DevOps, and GitOps, and collaboration with architects, DevOps,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years in DevOps, cloud engineering, platform engineering, or cloud-native delivery.
• Hands-on with Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, container registries, and cloud-native deployment patterns.
• Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines and reusable templates in Azure DevOps.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ARM/Bicep, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with GitOps practices (Argo CD, Flux) and observability stacks.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain internal developer platforms with reusable services and automation.
• Manage cloud-native platform components on Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, and Docker.
• Standardize CI/CD templates for build, test, security, deployment, and release automation.
• Implement infrastructure as code to provision consistent environments.
• Enable GitOps and configuration-driven deployment for scalable platform operations.
• Develop self-service capabilities for environment provisioning, monitoring, and runbooks.

Skills

Azure

AKS

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Helm

Azure DevOps

GitOps

Observability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

ARM/Bicep

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Job description

Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Job ID: R0141640 Date Posted: 2026-08-25 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED Profession (Job Category): Engineering & Science Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No Job Description: Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer The opportunity We are looking for a Platform Engineer to design, build, automate, and operate secure, scalable, and reliable engineering platforms that enable development teams to deliver cloud-native applications faster and with higher quality. The ideal candidate will have hands‑on expertise in Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm, Azure DevOps, GitOps, observability, and platform automation. This role requires strong ownership of developer experience, infrastructure automation, cloud operations, security‑by‑design, and platform reliability. The candidate will collaborate with architects, developers, DevOps engineers, cybersecurity teams, product teams, and business stakeholders to establish reusable platform capabilities, standards, and self‑service solutions across the software delivery lifecycle.

How you'll make an impact:

• Design, build, and maintain internal developer platforms that provide reusable services, templates, pipelines, and automation for application teams.
• Create and manage cloud-native platform components on Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, Docker, and container registries.
• Standardize CI/CD pipeline templates using Azure DevOps for build, test, security scanning, deployment, and release automation.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Helm, Ansible, or similar tools to provision and manage consistent environments.
• Enable GitOps and configuration-driven deployment practices for repeatable, auditable, and scalable platform operations.
• Build self‑service capabilities for developers, including environment provisioning, deployment templates, monitoring dashboards, and operational runbooks.
• Improve platform reliability through observability, logging, metrics, alerting, SLOs, incident analysis, and continuous operational improvements.
• Integrate platform security controls including secrets management, container security, dependency scanning, image scanning, and policy enforcement.
• Support DevSecOps practices by integrating tools such as SonarCloud, Black Duck, MetaDefender, or equivalent security and quality gates into delivery pipelines.
• Implement authentication, authorization, API gateway, ingress, service mesh, and secure connectivity patterns for platform services.
• Partner with application teams to troubleshoot deployment, performance, networking, availability, and operational issues.
• Define platform standards, reusable architecture patterns, documentation, and best practices to improve developer productivity and governance.
• Evaluate and introduce automation, AI‑assisted development, and platform engineering improvements that reduce manual effort and accelerate delivery.

Your background

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure automation, or cloud-native application delivery.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, container registries, and cloud‑native deployment patterns.
• Strong experience in Azure DevOps pipeline design, YAML pipelines, release automation, branching strategies, and reusable pipeline templates.
• Hands‑on experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, ARM/Bicep, or equivalent tools.
• Good understanding of platform engineering concepts such as developer portals, golden paths, self‑service automation, reusable templates, and paved‑road standards.
• Experience with GitOps tools and practices such as Argo CD, Flux, or equivalent configuration‑driven deployment approaches.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, or similar platforms.
• Good understanding of networking, ingress controllers, DNS, certificates, load balancing, API gateways, and secure service‑to‑service communication.
• Experience with secrets management, identity, access control, OAuth, JWT, OpenID Connect, Keycloak, Azure Key Vault, or equivalent solutions.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps, secure SDLC, threat modeling, vulnerability management, dependency scanning, image scanning, and compliance readiness.
• Experience supporting event‑driven or distributed systems using Kafka, RabbitMQ, background jobs, or similar integration patterns is an advantage.
• Good understanding of application architecture, microservices, REST APIs, .NET Core, Angular, or full stack development concepts is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, automation, and problem‑solving skills with the ability to resolve complex platform and production issues.
• Strong communication, collaboration, ownership, documentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently, guide engineering teams, and drive adoption of platform standards and best practices.
• Proficiency in English, both speaking and writing.
• Experience with AI‑assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot is an advantage.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodation

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Use of Al and automated tools in recruitment

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Background Screening and Security Checks

As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws. For certain roles—particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions—additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position. The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity, and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.

Hitachi brings together the world’s greatest minds to help breathe life into new possibilities – and drive innovation for a better future. That’s why we look for individuals who share our pioneering spirit, have imaginative ideas and are fearless when it comes to tackling the world’s biggest challenges. Our people love technology – and they love making a difference. They have a passion for finding new solutions and working with brilliant colleagues. Every day they dedicate themselves to a huge range of exciting projects, contributing to the Hitachi vision around the globe. From engineering new sustainability solutions that conserve water and energy to creating the infrastructure for the smart cities of tomorrow, there’s no challenge too great for our pioneers. And there’s no shortage of opportunities for you to make a difference. Come and experience the dynamic, collaborative and creative environments where your ideas are welcome and new discoveries are waiting. To help you grow to your full potential, we strive to support our employees in their career aspirations and promote the freedom to explore new horizons.

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