Cloud Platform Engineer

Aptino, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 240.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Aptino, Inc. is seeking an experienced Platform/Cloud Architect to design, build, and govern secure, scalable Azure cloud platforms. You will lead Kubernetes-based platform engineering, Terraform IaC, and automation initiatives across CI/CD and GitOps workflows.

The role emphasizes observability, security, and cost optimization while collaborating with security, DevOps, and operations teams to deliver reliable cloud services.

Formación

• Deep experience designing secure, scalable Azure cloud platforms.
• Proven expertise with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and AKS.
• Strong Terraform / IaC implementation and automation skills.
• Advanced Python scripting for automation and API work.
• Hands-on with CI/CD, GitOps, and cloud-native tooling.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, security, IAM, and observability.

Responsabilidades

• Design and architect scalable, secure Azure cloud platforms.
• Lead Kubernetes/AKS, Docker, Helm, and container platform architecture.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and reusable automation.
• Design CI/CD and GitOps workflows using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.
• Develop Python-based automation, APIs, and platform components.
• Implement security, IAM, networking, secrets management, and compliance controls.
• Establish monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Drive high availability, disaster recovery, and cloud cost optimization.
• Troubleshoot production/infrastructure issues and lead RCA activities.
• Define platform standards, architecture patterns, and best practices.
• Collaborate with application security, DevOps, and operations teams.

Conocimientos

Cloud Architecture

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Helm

AKS

Terraform

Python

CI/CD

GitOps

DevSecOps

Observability

Security

IAM

Descripción del empleo

We are looking for an experienced Platform / Cloud Architect to design, build, and govern secure, scalable, and highly available cloud platforms. The role will focus on Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, CI/CD, GitOps, automation, and observability, while driving cloud architecture and platform engineering best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure, and resilient Azure cloud platforms.
• Lead Kubernetes/AKS, Docker, Helm, and container platform architecture.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and build reusable automation solutions.
• Design CI/CD and GitOps workflows using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.
• Develop Python-based automation, APIs, and reusable platform components.
• Implement security, IAM, networking, secrets management, and compliance controls.
• Establish monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting, and observability solutions.
• Drive high availability, disaster recovery, performance, and cloud cost optimization.
• Troubleshoot complex production and infrastructure issues and lead RCA activities.
• Define platform standards, architecture patterns, and engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with application, security, DevOps, and operations teams and mentor engineering teams.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Cloud Architecture / Platform Engineering.
• Advanced Azure experience; AWS/GCP knowledge is a plus.
• Strong expertise in Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and AKS.
• Strong Terraform / Infrastructure as Code experience.
• Advanced Python scripting and automation skills and Databricks
• Experience with CI/CD, GitOps, DevSecOps, and cloud-native technologies.
• Strong knowledge of cloud networking, security, IAM, observability, and high availability.
• Experience supporting production environments and resolving complex technical issues.