Platform Engineer II

NextGenEnergyJobs; Houston, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs is seeking engineers to contribute to platform services and deploy scalable solutions in a cloud-first environment. You will work with senior engineers to design and improve reliability, performance, and developer experience across core systems, including CI/CD and monitoring.

The role emphasizes collaboration, hands-on AWS experience, and a proactive learning mindset, with opportunities to grow into ownership of major platform areas.

Qualifications

• Proven collaboration in cross-team environments.
• Strong hands-on cloud experience and architecture understanding.
• Familiarity with security practices and automation.
• Experience operating production systems in distributed/cloud setups.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building and improving platform services, writing code, reviewing changes, and supporting deployments
• Work with senior engineers to design and implement scalable, reliable platform solutions
• Help maintain and operate core systems such as CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and monitoring
• Participate in incident response and retrospectives to drive learning and improvement
• Collaborate with engineers to translate needs into practical platform features
• Take ownership of tasks and small projects, with growth toward owning larger platform areas

Skills

AWS

CI/CD

Observability

Security best practices

Automation tools

Distributed systems

Collaboration

Proactive learner

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Welcome to the future of energy

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building and improving platform services, writing code, reviewing changes, and supporting deployments
• Work alongside senior engineers to design and implement solutions that improve scalability, reliability, and developer experience
• Help maintain and operate core systems such as CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and monitoring
• Participate in incident response and retrospectives, contributing to learning and improvement
• Collaborate with other engineers to understand needs and translate them into practical platform solutions
• Take ownership of tasks and smaller projects, while developing towards owning larger areas of the platform

Requirements

• Solid communication skills and a collaborative approach.
• Hands-on experience with AWS or another major cloud provider.
• Familiarity with security best practices and automation tools.
• Experience contributing to the operation of production systems, ideally in a distributed or cloud environment.
• Exposure to multi-team environments or shared platform services.
• Interest in data-focused systems such as analytics, telemetry, or IoT
• Familiarity with CI/CD or observability practices beyond the basics
• A proactive mindset and enthusiasm for learning from more senior engineers