Senior Platform Engineer - On-Prem & Bare-Metal (Philippines/Malaysia)

X-Team; Philippines; Sur place; PHP 1 200 000 - 2 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

X-team is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to modernize on-premises and bare-metal infrastructure for telecommunications-grade platforms. You will deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters across private environments, automate infrastructure with Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and GitOps tools, and drive platform reliability and developer experience.

The role emphasizes on-call readiness, security-first practices, and collaboration with developers and operations teams to deliver scalable, automated

Qualifications

• Experience installing and upgrading Kubernetes clusters in on-prem/bare-metal environments.
• Strong GitOps experience with Argo CD or Flux and IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, Helm).
• Solid Linux systems administration for production workloads.
• Ability to design automated provisioning of infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
• Willingness to participate in on-call and follow security-first engineering practices.

Responsabilités

• Install, deploy, maintain, and upgrade Kubernetes clusters on on-premises and bare-metal environments.
• Build and manage declarative infrastructure and deployment workflows using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Argo CD or Flux.
• Design and evolve reusable platform capabilities, automate provisioning and CI/CD pipelines.
• Maintain highly available and resilient platforms with monitoring, incident response, and post-incident reviews.
• Support networking, observability, and security across distributed infrastructure.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve platform architecture.

Connaissances

Kubernetes administration

Cluster lifecycle management

GitOps

Linux administration

CI/CD practices

Automation mindset

Networking basics

Problem solving

Communication

Outils

Terraform

Ansible

Helm

Argo CD

Flux

Prometheus

Grafana

Description du poste

Senior Platform Engineer – On-Prem & Bare-Metal #3129

The Mission

What does it take to modernize critical infrastructure in the telecommunications industry Join a platform engineering engagement focused on replatforming on-premises infrastructure, building highly available and resilient platforms, and improving how engineering teams develop and deploy applications.

You’ll work across Kubernetes, bare-metal infrastructure, virtualization, GitOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code, helping transform complex environments into secure, scalable, and automated platforms.

The Role

• Kubernetes & On-Premises Infrastructure: Install, deploy, maintain, and upgrade Kubernetes clusters across on-premises and bare-metal environments, supporting containerized and virtualized workloads.
• Infrastructure as Code & GitOps: Build and manage declarative infrastructure and deployment workflows using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Argo CD, or Flux, improving consistency, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Platform Engineering & Automation: Design and evolve reusable platform capabilities, automate infrastructure provisioning and CI/CD pipelines, and provide tools and environments that improve developer experience.
• Reliability, Security & Operations: Maintain highly available and resilient platforms through monitoring, alerting, incident response, post-incident reviews, and security-first engineering practices, including participation in an on-call rotation.
• Networking & Observability: Support Linux systems, container networking, load balancing, and distributed infrastructure, with exposure to technologies such as BGP, Cilium/eBPF, Istio, Linkerd, Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.
• Technical Leadership & Collaboration: Work closely with development and infrastructure teams to improve platform architecture, troubleshoot complex production issues, mentor junior engineers, and drive operational excellence.

The Must-Haves

• Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes installation, deployment, cluster lifecycle management, and upgrades in on-premises or bare-metal environments.
• Proven expertise in GitOps (Argo CD or Flux) alongside Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Helm.
• Solid Linux systems administration experience supporting production, containerized, and virtualized workloads.
• Experience with platform automation, CI/CD, production troubleshooting, and maintaining secure, highly available infrastructure.
• Based within 2–3 hours of AEST, such as the Philippines, Vietnam, or Malaysia.

The Bonus Skills

• Experience with bare-metal infrastructure, Rancher RKE2, KubeVirt, or Kubernetes Gateway APIs.
• Knowledge of distributed systems, high availability, fault tolerance, and advanced networking, including BGP, Cilium/eBPF, and service mesh.
• Experience in telecommunications, ISP, or service-provider environments.
• Programming skills in Go or Python for custom automation and infrastructure tooling.
• Hands-on experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, OpenTelemetry, or Jaeger for monitoring, logging, and tracing.

Personal Traits

• Platform Engineer at Heart: Passionate about building scalable, resilient platforms that enable engineering teams to deliver efficiently.
• Hands-On Problem Solver: Enjoys working across Kubernetes, Linux, networking, and infrastructure to solve complex technical challenges.
• Automation-Minded: Focused on reducing manual processes, improving workflows, and embracing declarative infrastructure.
• Reliability-Focused: Prioritizes security, availability, observability, and operational excellence in production environments.
• Strong Communicator: Comfortable collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders, providing guidance, and mentoring others.
• Independent & Collaborative: Takes ownership, works autonomously, and thrives in a fast-paced environment while supporting the wider team.