Platform Engineer

T-Mobile; Frisco (TX); On-site; USD 81,200 - 146,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate Bonus Target: 15%

Job summary

A telecommunications leader based in Frisco, Texas, is seeking a Platform Engineer to design and optimize resilient infrastructure for internal services. The role focuses on implementing CI/CD pipelines and ensuring the performance and security of platforms on AWS and Azure. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree with relevant work experience and familiarity with tools like Docker and Kubernetes. The position offers a base pay range of $81,200 - $146,400 and encourages innovation in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree plus 2 years of related work experience or equivalent.
• 2-4+ years in designing scalable and resilient infrastructure systems.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop resilient and scalable infrastructure systems.
• Ensure uptime, performance, and security across on-prem, AWS, and Azure.
• Implement and manage Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform or Ansible.

Skills

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science or Related Field

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Azure Monitor

ELK

Job description

Overview

At T-Mobile, we invest in YOU. The Platform Engineer designs and optimizes infrastructure that supports internal services and platforms, building resilient and scalable systems to ensure robust infrastructure and enterprise-wide governance. The role focuses on implementing CI/CD pipelines and enhancing data platform interoperability. Success is measured by system reliability, efficient software deployment, and seamless technology migrations and integrations. The work enables adaptability and operational excellence in a dynamic technological environment.

We are a team that encourages innovation and advocates an agile and open approach, truly working in the Un-carrier way!

Job Responsibilities

• Designs and develops resilient and scalable infrastructure systems
• Own day-to-day operations of hybrid infrastructure supporting T-Mobile’s platform services
• Ensure uptime, performance, and security across on-prem, AWS, and Azure environments
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure, configuration, and deployment issues impacting platform reliability
• Lead patching, updates, and configuration management with minimal oversight
• Participate in on-call rotation and drive improvements in incident response and postmortem practices
• Optimizes existing infrastructure to enhance functionality and interoperability
• Ensure system reliability, performance, and security through proactive monitoring, automation, and performance tuning
• Troubleshoot complex platform and application integration issues impacting performance or availability
• Develop, execute, and tune DML logic — queries, data migrations, transformations, and batch operations — for performance and reliability
• Drive incident analysis and reliability reviews to improve operational posture and system resilience
• Implements and maintains CI/CD pipelines for efficient software deployment
• Support containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, to standardize deployment practices
• Design, develop, and maintain automation using Python, Bash, or PowerShell to increase operational efficiency
• Implement and manage Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent frameworks
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for platform infrastructure and environment deployments (GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins)
• Establish documentation standards and reusable modules for consistent automation delivery
• Collaborates within Agile teams to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies, driving infrastructure readiness and delivery excellence
• Advocate for DevOps and automation best practices across engineering teams
• Participate in on-call rotations and lead incident resolution and root cause analysis
• Lead efforts in automation for self-healing, scaling, and performance tuning
• Facilitates seamless migrations and integrations across different technologies
• Develop and manage observability solutions leveraging Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or ELK
• Implement proactive monitoring, log analysis, and metrics-based alerting for early issue detection
• Collaborate with SREs to improve MTTR and overall platform reliability
• Execute and optimize DML operations within Postgres, Oracle, and Cassandra environments under existing organizational DDL structures
• Develop and maintain integrations with Kafka for event-driven data pipelines, message publishing, and asynchronous workloads
• Implement caching strategies (Redis, in-memory caches) to reduce query latency and improve application performance
• Support database performance tuning, data ingestion, and transformation activities aligned with enterprise governance standards
• Partner across engineering, DevOps, and data teams to design scalable solutions and resolve complex issues

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree plus 2 years of related work experience OR combination of education and experience deemed equivalent (Required)
• Acceptable areas of study include Computer Science, Data Science or Related Field (Preferred)
• 2-4+ years - Designing and developing scalable and resilient infrastructure systems
• 2-4+ years - Implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines for enterprise applications
• 2-4+ years - Integrating and optimizing data platforms for interoperability across various technologies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Hands-on development experience using Python, Bash, or PowerShell
• Experience with observability solutions leveraging Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or ELK

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) — Preferred
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Preferred
• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) — Preferred

• At least 18 years of age
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Travel: Travel Required (No)

DOT Regulated Position: No

Safety Sensitive Position: No

Base Pay Range: $81,200 - $146,400

Corporate Bonus Target: 15%

The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The actual starting pay will vary based on location, qualifications, and experience.

Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions concerning the employment relationship will be made without regard to age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, religious affiliation, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by law.

If you require accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via the standard channels provided by T-Mobile.