Cloud Platform Engineer (GCP/Alibaba) | IaC, Kubernetes, CI/CD

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable cloud platforms on GCP or Alibaba Cloud. You will work with software, DevOps, security, and architecture teams to automate deployments and enforce best practices for internal developer platforms.

The role emphasizes IaC, container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker, observability, and cloud security.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or SRE.
• Proficiency with IaC tools: Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation/ROS.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes (GKE/ACK) and Docker.
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.
• Proficiency in Python, Bash, Go, or Shell.
• Knowledge of cloud networking and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, provision, and maintain enterprise cloud infrastructure on GCP or Alibaba Cloud using IaC.
• Develop and maintain robust CI/CD automation pipelines for deployment and testing.
• Architect and manage containerized environments with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Implement platform observability, monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Drive cloud security, IAM, compliance, and governance across environments.
• Build self-service developer tools and platform APIs to accelerate deployments.
• Perform FinOps, capacity planning, and architecture refinement for efficiency.
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot complex infrastructure challenges.
• Establish SRE practices, incident response, and operational readiness standards.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for platform architecture and automation.

Skills

Platform engineering

Python, Bash, Go, or Shell

Cloud networking & security

Problem solving in distributed systems

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

CloudFormation/ROS

Kubernetes (GKE/ACK)

Docker

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Prometheus/Grafana/Datadog

Job description

Machine Learning Technologies, LLC is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable cloud platforms on GCP or Alibaba Cloud. You will work with software, DevOps, security, and architecture teams to automate deployments and enforce best practices for internal developer platforms.

The role emphasizes IaC, container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker, observability, and cloud security.