Remote Platform Engineer: Cloud, CI/CD & Automation

Avaya Corporation; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 127,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Avaya is seeking a Platform Engineer to design and evolve cloud platform technologies, leveraging Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and Ansible to enable scalable, reliable infrastructure. The role emphasizes automation, CI/CD, GitOps, and secure, resilient cloud platforms.

The engineer will collaborate with cloud operations and application teams to deliver scalable solutions, improve deployment reliability, and stay current with cloud-native practices.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in platform engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, or a related software engineering role.
• Strong automation scripting with Python, Bash, Ansible, and Groovy.
• Hands-on with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization, orchestration, and application deployment.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and experience with pipeline automation tools such as Jenkins or Travis CI.
• Understanding of networking concepts and services, including DNS, load balancing, and firewalls.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable cloud platform solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering and cloud operations teams to improve platform reliability and deployments.
• Support and optimize CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows.
• Monitor platform health, performance, and security; drive reliability improvements.
• Document platform architectures, configurations, and procedures.

Skills

DevOps

Cloud infrastructure

Python

Bash

Ansible

Groovy

Docker

Kubernetes

GitOps

CI/CD

Jenkins

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Job description

Avaya is seeking a Platform Engineer to design and evolve cloud platform technologies, leveraging Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform and Ansible to enable scalable, reliable infrastructure. The role emphasizes automation, CI/CD, GitOps, and secure, resilient cloud platforms.

The engineer will collaborate with cloud operations and application teams to deliver scalable solutions, improve deployment reliability, and stay current with cloud-native practices.