Kubernetes Application Platform Engineer

MaC VC; México; Presencial; MXN 480.000 - 650.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Qualcomm Intl Inc., Mexico Branch Office seeks an experienced Application Platform Engineer / Platform DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate enterprise‑grade platform services. You will own Kubernetes, Jenkins, CI/CD enablement, and shared services, enabling application teams to deploy workloads efficiently.

You will partner with security and enterprise engineering, focusing on platform reliability, automation, governance, and self‑service enablement without owning application code or

Formación

• 3+ years IT experience with relevant field, or 5+ years without a degree.
• Bachelor’s in CS/Engineering or related field preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Own design, implementation, and lifecycle of shared application platforms including Kubernetes clusters and Jenkins infrastructure.
• Operate enterprise Jenkins as a service with tenancy isolation and RBAC.
• Build and maintain secure, scalable Kubernetes platforms for hosting internal apps and CI/CD workloads.
• Define and enforce platform standards, guardrails, and onboarding practices.
• Automate provisioning, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management of platform components.
• Collaborate with security to implement secure-by-default platform architectures.

Conocimientos

Linux administration

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

CI/CD

AWS

Networking

Scripting

Git

Observability

RBAC

IaC

Terraform

Argo CD

Kong

NGINX Ingress

Vault

Apigee

Istio

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Herramientas

Terraform

Argo CD

Kubernetes

Istio

Kong

NGINX Ingress

Apigee

Vault

Descripción del empleo

Company: Qualcomm Intl Inc., Mexico Branch Office

Job Area: Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > IT Engineering

General Summary: Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Application Platform Engineer / Platform DevOps Engineer to design, build, and operate enterprise‑grade application platform services. This role is focused on platform engineering and operations, providing scalable, secure, and standardized platforms that enable application teams to build, deploy, and operate their workloads efficiently.

You will own the underlying platform infrastructure—including Kubernetes, Jenkins, CI/CD enablement, and shared services—while partnering closely with application development teams, security, and enterprise engineering stakeholders. This role does not involve application development or pipeline authoring for tenants, but instead focuses on platform reliability, automation, governance, and self‑service enablement.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the design, implementation, and lifecycle management of shared application platforms, including Kubernetes clusters and Jenkins infrastructure
• Operate enterprise Jenkins as a service, supporting both shared and dedicated controller models with strong tenancy isolation and RBAC
• Build and maintain secure, scalable Kubernetes platforms for hosting internal applications and CI/CD workloads
• Define and enforce platform standards, guardrails, and best practices for application onboarding and operations
• Partner with application teams to enable smooth onboarding, troubleshooting, and production readiness—without owning application code or pipelines
• Drive automation‑first operations for provisioning, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management of platform components
• Collaborate with security teams to implement secure‑by‑default platform architectures, including secrets management, certificate handling, and network controls
• Ensure high platform reliability through monitoring, alerting, capacity planning, and incident response
• Continuously improve platform scalability, performance, and developer experience

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant IT experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or 5+ years of relevant experience without
• Strong experience in Linux system administration, including troubleshooting, performance tuning, and OS‑level security hardening
• Hands‑on expertise with containerization using Docker, including:
  • Image and container lifecycle management
  • Dockerfile authoring and image optimization
  • Container networking and runtime troubleshooting
• Deep understanding of Kubernetes platform operations, including:
  • Control plane and worker node architecture
  • Pods, Deployments, Services, Ingress, and networking fundamentals
  • Authoring and managing Kubernetes manifests and Helm‑based deployments
  • Cluster upgrades, scaling, backup/restore, and lifecycle management
• Proven experience administering Jenkins infrastructure at scale, including:
  • Jenkins controller and agent architecture
  • Installation, upgrades, plugin governance, and configuration management
  • Supporting shared and multi‑tenant CI environments
  • Container‑based Jenkins agents on Kubernetes
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD platform concepts, including:
  • Pipeline enablement frameworks and standards
  • Build, test, and deployment automation patterns
  • CI platform reliability and capacity planning
• Hands‑on experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Splunk and Datadog, including:
  • Platform‑level dashboards and alerting
  • SLA/SLO tracking
  • Log analysis and incident troubleshooting
• Experience provisioning and operating cloud infrastructure, with working knowledge of AWS services such as:
  • EC2, S3, IAM, VPC
  • Baseline cloud security controls and cost monitoring
• Strong fundamentals in networking, including DNS, IP addressing, routing, load balancing, and connectivity troubleshooting
• Ability to build automation using Shell, Python, or similar scripting languages
• Experience with Git‑based version control, including branching strategies and repository governance
• Excellent problem‑solving skills across platform, infrastructure, and CI/CD layers
• Strong professional attributes including ownership mindset, operational discipline, collaboration, and accountability

Preferred Qualifications

• Practical experience with platform engineering or DevOps enablement teams in large enterprise environments
• Experience operating microservices platforms on Kubernetes, including:
  • Secure service‑to‑service communication
  • Platform‑level observability (metrics, logs, traces)
  • Traffic routing and policy enforcement
  • Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes ingress and traffic management, including:
    • Gateway API, NGINX Ingress, Kong
    • Enterprise API management platforms such as Apigee
    • Experience with service mesh technologies (Istio or equivalent) for security, traffic management, and observability
    • Familiarity with Kubernetes load‑balancing solutions such as MetalLB
  • Hands‑on experience with HashiCorp Vault for:
    • Centralized secrets management
    • Dynamic credential generation
    • Tenant self‑service workflows
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or equivalent
  • Exposure to security and compliance practices, including:
    • Certificate lifecycle management
    • IAM and RBAC
    • Secrets handling and Kubernetes network policies
  • Familiarity with GitOps‑based deployment models and related tooling (Argo CD, Flux, or similar)
  • Industry‑recognized certifications such as CKA, CKAD, or equivalent
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate platform capabilities into clear guidance for application teams
  • Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and platform modernization
  • Experience working with Apigee API management platform, including API proxy development, policy configuration, and troubleshooting in enterprise environments.

  Minimum Qualifications

  • 3+ years of IT‑related work experience with a Bachelor's degree.
  • 5+ years of IT‑related work experience without a Bachelor’s degree.

  Applicants

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