Platform Engineer

Quantum Technologies. LLC; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Technologies. LLC in Burlington, MA is seeking a Platform Engineer who can design, build, and maintain scalable cloud platforms on GCP or Alibaba Cloud, with strong IaC discipline and modern developer tooling.

You will collaborate with software, DevOps, security, and architecture teams to automate deployments, enforce best practices, and empower engineers to move fast while staying secure. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years in platform engineering, hands-on Kubernetes and CI/CD, and a

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Platform Engineering/DevOps/SRE.
• Proficient in IaC with Terraform, Pulumi or CloudFormation.
• Hands-on with Kubernetes (GKE/ACK) and Docker.
• CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.
• Proficient in Python, Bash, Go, or Shell.
• Strong cloud networking and security knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, provision, and maintain enterprise cloud infrastructure on GCP or Alibaba Cloud via IaC.
• Develop and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment and testing.
• Manage containerized environments with Kubernetes and Docker for high availability.
• Implement observability, monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure health and performance.
• Drive cloud security, IAM, compliance, and governance across environments.
• Build self-service developer tools and platform APIs to speed deployments.
• Perform FinOps, capacity planning, and architecture refinements for efficiency.
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot infrastructure and deployment issues.
• Establish SRE readiness, incident response, and runbooks.
• Maintain comprehensive platform documentation.

Skills

Cloud architecture

CI/CD expertise

SRE practices

Scripting (Python/Go)

Platform engineering

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

CloudFormation/ROS

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Prometheus

Grafana

Datadog

Istio

Job description

We are looking for a Platform Engineer with deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, specializing in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Alibaba Cloud. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and highly available cloud platforms and developer tooling. You will collaborate closely with software engineering, DevOps, security, and architecture teams to automate deployment pipelines, enforce infrastructure best practices, and build internal developer platforms that empower engineering teams to ship software reliably and efficiently.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Design, provision, and maintain enterprise cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Alibaba Cloud using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
• Develop and maintain robust CI/CD automation pipelines for continuous deployment, automated testing, and release management.
• Architect and manage containerized environments using Kubernetes (GKE / ACK) and Docker, ensuring high availability, scalability, and resilience.
• Implement platform observability, monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to maintain system health and proactively address performance issues.
• Drive cloud security, identity management (IAM), compliance, and governance best practices across all environments.
• Build automated self-service developer tools and platform APIs to accelerate application deployment and engineering velocity.
• Perform cloud cost optimization (FinOps), capacity planning, and architecture refinement to maximize performance and efficiency.
• Collaborate with development teams to troubleshoot complex infrastructure, network, and application deployment challenges.
• Establish operational readiness standards, incident response frameworks, and site reliability engineering (SRE) practices.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for platform architecture, operational procedures, and automation scripts.

WHAT YOU BRING

Must Haves

• 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Strong proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or CloudFormation/ROS.
• Hands-on experience with container orchestration using Kubernetes (GKE or ACK) and Docker.
• Demonstrated expertise in CI/CD pipeline development using tools like GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or ArgoCD.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming languages such as Python, Bash, Go, or Shell.
• Solid understanding of cloud networking (VPC, DNS, Load Balancers, Firewalls, VPN) and cloud security practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills with experience in troubleshooting distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Good to Have
• Professional GCP Certifications (e.g., Professional Cloud Architect, Professional DevOps Engineer) or Alibaba Cloud Certifications (ACP / ACE).
• Experience with Service Mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd) and GitOps tooling (ArgoCD, Flux).
• Knowledge of FinOps tools and cloud cost governance strategies.
• Familiarity with cross-cloud migration or multi-cloud deployment strategies (GCP + Alibaba Cloud).
• Experience with observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, or Google Cloud Operations / Alibaba SLS.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.