Platform Engineer

Luxoft; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team as a Platform Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in enhancing the Public Cloud Platform. This innovative firm is focused on streamlining the migration process for applications, ensuring security, compliance, and scalability. Your expertise in Golang and cloud technologies will be pivotal in developing features that support the client's ambitious goal of achieving 75% cloud adoption by 2026. If you are passionate about cloud engineering and thrive in collaborative environments, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact on cutting-edge projects.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development with a focus on cloud platforms.
• Proficiency in Golang and Terraform for managing cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance the Public Cloud Foundations platform.
• Collaborate with client teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Skills

Golang

Cloud Networking

Terraform

CI/CD

DevOps principles

Automated tools for cloud management

Security best practices

Troubleshooting and debugging

Job description

Project description

The Platform Engineer will be part of a dynamic team working on the Public Cloud Foundations projects. This initiative aims to enhance the Public Cloud Platform with improvements to streamline, secure, and scale the migration process for both new and existing applications. The project supports the client's strategic goal of achieving 75% cloud adoption by 2026 and involves developing features such as improved network connectivity, traffic management, security, compliance, and self-service tools.

Responsibilities

• We are looking for an experienced Platform Engineer to help in design, development, and enhancement of the Public Cloud Foundations platform, migration and adaptation of applications to a cloud environment:
• Write code aligned with the new architecture: Develop and maintain code that adheres to the architectural standards and requirements of the platform.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues: Identify and fix bugs, performance issues, and other technical challenges.
• Collaborate closely with client teams: Work with client teams to ensure alignment with goals and deliver high-quality solutions.

SKILLS

Must have

• 7+ years of experience
• 3+ years of software development experience; Golang is a MUST
• Hands-on experience with one of the major CSPs (AWS, Azure, GCP): 2+ years
• Strong knowledge of Cloud Networking concepts including networking architecture, ingress/egress traffic management, load balancing, security
• Proficiency in implementing the security best practices: IAM, WAF, Secrets Management, Code Scanning, etc.
• Experience with developing automated tools for cloud environment management
• Proficiency with Terraform for managing infrastructure as code
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and tools
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles and practices: Including containerization, orchestration, and monitoring

Nice to have

• Experience with implementation of internal development platform is a plus
• Ability to create detailed and comprehensive documentation for onboarding and best practices
• Deep understanding of enterprise application architecture patterns
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Experience working in distributed teams
• Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with client teams