Platform Engineer - Remote/Hybrid, CI/CD & Kubernetes

HostGator; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Three work environments: remote/hybrid

Health care

Tuition reimbursement

Internet reimbursement

English lessons

LinkedIn Learning

Referral program bonus

Annual bonus

F5 extra days off

Job summary

NewfoldDigital is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable hosting platform infrastructure supporting Shared Hosting and Shared Wordpress services. You will automate provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, and develop CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable software delivery.

You will optimize platform usability, monitor health, and manage container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker.

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux system administration.
• Strong knowledge of Apache/Nginx HTTP server configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Solid scripting skills (Python, Bash).
• Good understanding of networking, security, and system architecture principles.
• Strong problem-solving and teamwork abilities.
• Willingness to be contacted outside working hours, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance Shared Hosting and Shared Wordpress platforms.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment using Terraform and Ansible.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for fast, reliable software delivery.
• Optimize platform usability and performance.
• Monitor platform health and implement proactive alerting and remediation systems.
• Manage container orchestration environments (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Manage and optimize Apache web server configurations for performance, security, and scalability.
• Ensure security best practices and compliance across the platform infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and implement long-term solutions.

Skills

Linux admin

Apache/Nginx tuning

Infrastructure as code

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Networking & security

Team collaboration

On-call availability

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Grafana

OCI / Cloud platforms

Job description

NewfoldDigital is seeking a Platform Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable hosting platform infrastructure supporting Shared Hosting and Shared Wordpress services. You will automate provisioning with Terraform and Ansible, and develop CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable software delivery.

You will optimize platform usability, monitor health, and manage container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker.