Platform Engineer

Lufthansa Group; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 198,000 - 363,000; Full time

Job summary

Lufthansa Systems India Private Ltd. is seeking a Cloud Platform Engineer to design, build and optimize Azure-based cloud platforms, ensuring stability, security, and scalability in a global environment.

You will drive automation, implement IaC, work with SRE and platform teams, and manage on-call rotations while advancing observability and cost efficiency across enterprise workloads.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Cloud or Platform Engineer in Azure environments.
• Expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code and cloud resource management.
• Proficient with Azure Services, Azure DevOps, and Git.
• Familiarity with Elastic Cloud, OpenTelemetry, and cloud observability tools.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS).
• Knowledge of microservices deployment.
• Expertise in one: PostgreSQL, CosmosDB, or GenAI/LLM infrastructure.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Quick learner with ability to explore new tech.
• Preferred: multi-region cloud, CI/CD, custom Kubernetes Operators, GitOps (Argo CD), Service Meshes (Istio), Google Cloud Platform

Responsibilities

• Ensure stability, scalability, and security of Azure-based platforms.
• Optimize cloud services, driving automation and cost efficiency.
• End-to-end responsible for Digital Cloud Platform; on-call rotations.
• Focus on automation and Kubernetes; design components within feature teams.
• Implement and manage cloud infrastructure using IaC.
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance; follow tagging policies.
• Integrate observability into central monitoring; provide self-service provisioning.
• Ensure platform stability and participate in on-call rotations.
• Collaborate with product, SRE, and platform teams on standards, SLAs, and guardrails.
• Develop and maintain SOPs; conduct RCA for incidents and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Cloud platform engineering

Problem solving

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Git

Elastic Cloud

OpenTelemetry

Kubernetes

AKS

CosmosDB

GenAI/LLM infra

Job description

Shape the future of aviation technology! Design, build, and optimize cloud platforms for stability, security, and scalability. Collaborate with top teams, drive automation, and support innovative solutions in a dynamic, global environment!

Tasks

Key Responsibilities:

• The Cloud Platform Engineer ensures stability, scalability, and security of Azure-based platforms
• Focused on optimizing cloud services, driving automation and cost efficiency to support enterprise workloads

• End-to-end responsible for Digital Cloud Platform (DCP); available outside office hours during extended rotations
• Focus on automation and Kubernetes; design components within feature teams
• Implement and manage cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Ensure security, compliance, and governance; follow tagging policies
• Integrate observability into central monitoring; provide self-service provisioning
• Ensure platform stability and participate in on-call rotations for critical incidents
• Collaborate with product, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and platform teams on standards, Service Level Agreements (SLAs), and guardrails
• Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for incidents and implement corrective actions

Requirements

The ideal candidate should meet the following requirements:

• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Cloud or Platform Engineer in Azure environments
• Expertise in Terraform for Infrastructure-as-Code and cloud resource management

• Proficient with Azure Services, Azure DevOps, and Git
• Familiarity with Elastic Cloud, OpenTelemetry, and cloud observability tools
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes or Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)
• Knowledge of microservices deployment
• Expertise in one: transactional DB (PostgreSQL, Azure SQL), NoSQL (CosmosDB), or GenAI/LLM infrastructure
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
• Quick learner with ability to explore new tech
• Preferred: multi-region cloud, CI/CD, custom Kubernetes Operators, GitOps (Argo CD), Service Meshes (Istio), Google Cloud Platform

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in India.

About Lufthansa Systems India Private Ltd.

Lufthansa Systems is a leading airline IT provider. Based on long-term project experience, a deep understanding of complex business processes and strong technological know-how, the company provides consulting and IT services for the global aviation industry. Over 350 airlines worldwide rely on the know-how of IT specialists at Lufthansa Systems. Its portfolio covers innovative IT products and services which provide added value for its customers in terms of enhanced efficiency, reduced costs or increased profits.