Platform Engineer

TheCorporate LLC; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TheCorporate LLC is seeking a Platform Engineer in Columbus, OH (Hybrid) for a 6-month assignment. The role focuses on designing and maintaining scalable Azure infrastructure, managing AKS deployments, and implementing robust observability and security practices.

You will build Terraform modules, automate tasks with Ansible, and integrate CI/CD pipelines. Collaboration in an Agile/Scrum team is essential to deliver bi-weekly value.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable Azure-based cloud infra.
• Hands-on with AKS, ARM/Bicep and Terraform IaC.
• Automation mindset with CI/CD and IaC best practices.
• Proficient Linux administration and RBAC/security hardening.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on Azure.
• Develop and manage containerized apps on AKS with security hardening.
• Write Terraform modules for IaC and integrate with CI/CD.
• Automate sysadmin tasks using Ansible across Linux systems.
• Implement observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and Azure Monitor.
• Collaborate in Scrum sprints to deliver features bi-weekly.
• Enforce least-privilege access and secrets management.

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Azure Kubernetes Service

Azure Resource Manager

ARM/Bicep

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure-as-Code

Observability

Job description

Job Title: Platform Engineer

Location: Columbus, OH (Hybrid) - Locals only

Duration: 6 Months

Interview Mode: Phone then Video

Technologies -

• Azure


• Kubernetes


• Linux


• Observability (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor)


• Terraform


• AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service)


• Ansible


• Automation mindset (Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD pipelines, drift prevention)


• Agile - 2 week sprints

Job Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure on Azure , including virtual networks, storage accounts, and identity management using Azure Resource Manager (ARM) or Bicep.


• Develop and manage containerized applications and services on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including cluster provisioning, scaling, security hardening (e.g., RBAC, network policies), and monitoring integration.


• Write and maintain Terraform modules to provision and version-control infrastructure as code (IaC), ensuring state management best practices and integration with CI/CD pipelines.


• Automate system administration tasks and configuration management using Ansible, including OS hardening, patching, and service deployment across Linux environments.


• Implement end-to-end observability solutions using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, and Application Insights to monitor system health, performance, and alerting thresholds.


• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to define service-level objectives (SLOs), error budgets, and incident response procedures within a Agile (Scrum) framework, delivering features in 2-week sprints.


• Contribute to platform security posture by enforcing least-privilege access, secrets management (e.g., Azure Key Vault), and compliance with internal and regulatory standards.


• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues across compute, network, storage, and orchestration layers in hybrid and cloud-native environments.