Senior Platform Engineer — Cloud & Automation Leader

Archer; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the design of major components of a digital service platform, spanning automation, build, deployment and ongoing support. You will collaborate across engineering, testing, consulting, product management and security to deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced environment.

You will use AWS, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration while mentoring peers and promoting a proactive DevOps culture.

Qualifications

• Fluent in at least one scripting language (PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ruby, Go, Groovy).
• Experience with configuration management, infrastructure provisioning and automation tools.
• Strong communication and teamwork in multidisciplinary settings.
• Experience building, testing, automating and supporting production digital services.
• Secure, scalable, cost-efficient designs with MVP mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of major components of a modern digital service platform (automation, build, deployment, support).
• Collaborate with engineering, testing, consulting, product mgmt and security to deliver high-quality software.
• Ensure use of current technologies and industry standards for maximum user and business benefit.
• Drive scalable, secure, reliable and performant services and advise on architecture and MVP.
• Mentor junior team members and promote a strong DevOps culture.

Skills

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Ruby

Go

Groovy

AWS

DevOps

Git

Container orchestration

Education

Third level qualification in related discipline

Cloud provider certification (AWS/Azure)

Tools

Git

Terraform

Ansible

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Kainos is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead the design of major components of a digital service platform, spanning automation, build, deployment and ongoing support. You will collaborate across engineering, testing, consulting, product management and security to deliver high-quality software in a fast-paced environment.

You will use AWS, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration while mentoring peers and promoting a proactive DevOps culture.